Oktoborror Fest 18 -Evil Dead Burn (2026) Movie

 I will say up front that I did not enjoy this movie. This book is in the same vein of other Evil Dead but it focus a lot on , and it really wants you to understand about husband vs wife violence - on this of course it's the husband which is violent. 

So let's start, you meet two brothers and their respective wife/girlfriend. The husband is a bit idiotic as expected and leaves the place they are after aa few drinks. Of course he runs someone over which is the evil dead (from previous movies). The deadites are trying to find a dagger that this family has. 

After the funeral the evil dead takes over the father and from that moment on it's blood, gory situation and killing and after killing.

This movies follows Evil Dead Rise although it's not mandatory to watch. It may help.

I didn't enjoy the not-so-subtly of disguising of themes but alas that is to be epected but the violence is over the top.  6/10

Oktoborror Fest 09 - Daddy's Head (2024) - Movie

This is a slow burn movie with some jump scares. The movie starts with the death of a man leaving behind the son   (around 10/12) and his step-mother. She has some doubts on keeping the child but innitially she says she will. The boy is not conformed with the dead of the father and becomes quite erratic and "seeing" his father. Innitially nothing major but as the days pass we've got a dead dog, disturb grave of the father among other things. We see the breakdown of the woman and I will say she had a great role on this movie. 

About the monster, well it's kind of weird as it's hinted it's a alien being that uses the fears and pain of the family against them.... or isn't?  

The story progress and the incidents keep getting worse and the stepmother is thinking about leaving the boy to the friend of the family. The ending is quite gruesome but it ends fast. Julia Brown did a great job and she is very beautiful.

There is no nudity whatsoever - I believe the monster was well done - it's thought provocative and it has a great atmosphere. Pace wise is bad. Writing is not that good as well. Overall a nice addition.

Oktoborror Fest 06 - From Black (2023) - Movie

This movie a slow burn about a woman who was drunk - now in remission and wants to understand what happened to her son. It's what I would consider quiet horror more focus on character development than the story itself - maybe the reason for this movie was just that.

The way it's somethings filmed may be wonder on why.... per example at 50m part where two characters are arguing the camera is stop outside of the bedroom while they argue within. Don't know the reason.

The story goes from a more centered on the main character dealing with drugs and reason why her son disappear and a way to overcome this issue via incantations \ summoning. and of course everything went to shit afterwards.

There is nudity although our main protagonist at halfway book has some cleavage and cleaning with her knees. It's rather revealing although you can see her naked on other movie.

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Oktoborror Fest 01- Humanoids from the Deep (1980) - Movie

 

Interesting movie from 1980. It's one of those monster horror that the 70's and 80's really shine. It was release in 1980 and it has some interesting costumes. 

We've got this small town that is in a turmoil due to some american indians wanting to shut down a fish factory as they believe it's destroying nature while the vast majority of inhabitants do not as it's the best source of income. We are introduce to several characters who are pro and against and stuff really is boiling over with people killing dogs of the other faction.

Meanwhile there is a monster, the one in the photo which is killing dogs and men and raping woman - not graphic.

This remind me of one of the cthulhu mythos stories where the deep ones from insmouth are attacking.

I enjoyed it. It will never win any awards but for people who enjoy lovecraftian tales this is a very good addition.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080904/

Nudity - Indeed there is. Some boobs of several characters. No sex situation. Just some breasts by Lisa Glaser, Linda Shayne , Lynn Theel

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Book Review: The X-Files: Skin (The X-Files #6) Ben Mezrich

A new X-Files book read. It's the fourth now. Only Antibodies & Whirlwind to read.

I want to re-watch the series again. I've watch a couple of episodes here and there over the years and some hold up others do not. But I will prevail!

This one starts interestingly with a person receiving a skin transplant and becoming a berserk like creature. Mulder and Scully heard of it and they travel New York to investigate.

This leads to a bunch to the skin, medics the company which created and to Thailand. It was very interesting cat and mouse chase. It was ok book but nothing major. Some stuff was never answered and there were some plotholes that made me wonder why happened what happened in New York because it has no semblance with the chase to thailand. Overall, it's another good addition.

Mulder & Scully did sound more like "them" than to author vision of them like other books I've read.

Book Review: Apocalypse by Brian Bowyer

Apocalypse by Brian Bowyer
My rating: 55 of 100 stars

Pages : 409

Year : 2020

Genre : Apocalyptic, Horror

Series : Solo

I am going to rate 55 out of 100 due to the finale.

In this we follow several groups\characters that meet up for a finale that the backover hints. You've got Miranda & Will a young couple of 16 years old, You've got Amber of 12, Verna 42, Joseph, and Gwyneth and her father. All of the stories will lead to the finale that the book cover talks but for that to happen we need to go through 350 pages. The book ha 410. So it was a bit odd. So what's this tale about you may ask, and it's about death. It's about a apocalypse where people who have their phone on their arms (a new think of the future) starts dying or becoming assassins - hearing voices and such.

So far so good? Yes.

The characters are non-likable at most , distasteful, awful bunch at the least. All have some major psychological problems and they are already either killers, cannibals or truly crazy ones. Apart from 2 characters I think they are all crazy and hard to root - and one of them dies. I am not going to spoil much but one of the most wicked is Amber a 12 year old that has been killing animals since she was a child, raped since she was 7 and killer well since she was 11 I think. She enjoys sex and drinks more than your average drunkard. Too be honest that's a constant of all of this characters, there is not one that is not a drunk.

So, as you can see this book is not to root for your characters. This book is for the spatterpunk fanatics who want something evil. IF you have enjoyed Tim Curran you will feel right at home. This reminds me alot of The Devil Next Door from him BUT far off.

So, as I've said 350 pages is their stories, how they end up meeting, the backstory of some characters, their depravity acts and such. Sex exists but is not graphic. Rape as well, not even the killing.. Yes there are some heads cut, some children killed but all said rarely showed.

So why my rating you may ask? The Ending is crappy.

So, I am going to have to spoil a bit so be warned (I will not dwell much afterwards)

- Well as I've said the vast majority of the tale is seeing the evil that man do (Iron Maiden reference) and how deprave we are. Some due to external factors, some born that way. When they go the same place they find some stairs and some monsters that start killing them off one by one until two are left alive and they just leave... So, I was thinking, well so much killers together you've got a battle royale but no. It's just monsters, some characters are just killed off screen, characters that we've been following since the start and it's just boring, badly done. I can't forgive and it feels lazy. YEs the characters shouldn't all die in a blaze of glory but killing 50% of them -" and that happen" it's just bad...

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Book Review: Tomie by Junji Ito

Tomie by Junji Ito
My rating: 6 of 10 stars

Pages :  750p

Year :  2016

Genre : Horror

Series : Anthology Tomie

This was not my best book of Junji Ito. So you've got this girl that was butchered in the first story and came back to life. I Thought the all other stories were connected, like a revenge thing but they were not. there were some yes, but the vast majority is just normal people who encounter and go crazy. First they love her then kill her, probably due to loving her so much. It's a bit repetitive to be honest. I am not saying it's bad, it's not. But it's repetitive. It's 720 pages of some guy/gal find her, fell in love with her and go crazy. Mayhem and depravity.

There is some nudity so if you shy against it, well though luck. It's not that much but there is some. And now I am going to give you a spoiler , after reading it... she is a minor! ;)

True, this nudity has nothing to do with sexuality per se. 99% is well pure physics. You can't be born with clothes right?

I enjoy it. My goal of reading everyhing Junji Ito is almost over, only one more book to go... No Longer Human.

6/10

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Book Review: The Social Media Murders by Jon Athan

The Social Media Murders by Jon Athan
My rating: 6 of 10 stars

Pages : 216

Year :  2017

Genre : Slasher Horror

Series : Solo

Not my favourite book by him but good nevertheless. This one is also a revenge story like the one I read early this year (Sympathy for the widow) but not as good.. First of all, in the first you could almost feel - palpatable, the hatred, the need for revenge. Here it was written the other way around. He started introducing the characters, people being killed and as the book progress we learn more of the death. It's a Scream kind of book. In the beginning there is no knowledge why everything is happening and later on we get glimpses of why. I thought that this being scream inspired, the killer would be one of the protagonists, could even be the a woman (usually they are always male). But alas, when we get to know what was the killer I was a bit "oh.. ok"

don't get me wrong. This is Jon Athan. He is a great storyteller. Probably not the best written novel, he lacks some finesse there BUT in terms of stories I've never read on of his books and said - oh this is crap. I can't say that for much authors. 6/10

Good, but if you want to start with his books go read the one I mentioned before. Next one without a doubt is going to be Blenders Babies :) 

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Book Review: All of Your Dreams Will Come True When You're Dead by John Wayne Comunale

All of Your Dreams Will Come True When You're Dead by John Wayne Comunale
My rating: 6 of 10 stars

Pages : 186

Year : 2023

Genre : Weird Western , Horror

Series : Splatter Western Series

Another quick read. I received this and read in two days. It has around 180 pages and with 3/4 pages chapter. They are fast paced and you read it in a couple of hours.

So, was this good or bad? Well it's hard to classify this book. It wasn't good. I expected much more from the synopsis and cover and got basically the life of a not-so-good guy passing some adversities and challenges. at the same time we get to see the development of a young kid to adulthood (which I thought it was another timeline for the character but I was surprised). There were also the calamity trio, plus a young girl and one guy trying to bring doom to earth. Unfortunately they all fell a bit flat and the ending was the weakest part. To be honest it was a bit anti-climatic. I read it as too easy...

Not the best on the splatter western series(the fourth after their soft restart, this and the recently release don't have numbers) but not the weakest. I would rate 6.5. I think the author would have gain a bit more with more 50 pages or so. That's my impression. You may feel it different reading it.

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Movie Review: Fright Night Part II - October Horror Fest 2023 (30/31)

 This is the second movie (if the tile was not enough) of a movie I've watch a long time ago. I believe in the 90's and more recently as well. As soon as I started watching I started remembering the characters and story behind. You've got this young teen who have been three years locked/therapy because he believed in vampires. He is released and cured and as he went to tell the girlfriend (wonder how he still has the girl after being away 3 years) and his mentor on vampire-slayer (a presenteur of vampire horror on TV) he finds that the house next door has new tenants. He does everything not believing they are vampires and stuff happens. 

This is horror, don't get me wrong there are some good horror stuff BUT is also comedy. Watch the first one because is that good. Is a good horror flick from the 80's.

No Nudity.

Movie Review: Elevator Game 2023 - October Horror Fest 2023 (23/31)

This movie was okay. Nothing really to praise or criticize. We've got here a bunch of teenagers who do videos for profiting using dealing with horror stuff. This next video deals with going in a skyscraper, going through a bunch of floors and something will be awaken.  As they are doing, something interrupts and they think it's just a flop but isn't it? Death, blood and mayhem. IT's a cool story, nothing really sketchy, nothing too overboard. Probably they filmed everything in the same place and that's it.

The ending was good but expected. Again, good night movie to watch before bed since it's not truly horrific that will make you be insomniac.

No nudity.

Book Review: The Beast Must Die by Gav Thorpe

The Beast Must Die by Gav Thorpe
My rating: 6 of 10 stars

Pages :  242

Year : 2016

Genre : Black Library 40K

Series Book 8 out of 12 

So, book 8 of the series, I will rate 6.

I enjoyed this novel but I have several problems with it.

First of all, the first chapter is probably the better one. Vulkan returns and he basically own the show. Then the remaining novel is basically going to Ullanor and fight fight fight...

Positives, I've got barely none, unless you talk about Koorland and the assassin stuff. It was disappointing seeing Vulkan. Vulkan is a demigod for all purposes, it's like he is Jesus to the GodEmperor. I hoped for more idolatry of a legend but besides telling there wasn't that much impact. Then Vulkan was aloof most of the time, like he had been brought to a time that wasn't his own. If Space marines treat humankind as mere child, then Vulkan treated Space Marines with contempt, with distaste. He basically treated Koorland (as a small child learning basic stuff, when he was the Lord Commander of all forces),

Another thing I didn't understand was the why Vulkan didn't want to deal/talk with the Salamanders. Makes no sense.

The last thing that upset me was the all battle. It was a major battle where tens of thousands of space marines died. Probably millions Astra Militarum, Titans etc but unfortunately it was too crammed. Other novels, or authors would take a couple of hundreds of pages on this. But here we are just told stuff happened. The action scenes were a bit off.

What did I enjoy? Well I enjoy as I said Koorland trying to deal with all forces of space marines with their own agenda.

Although I love black templars they are basically the most obnoxious, all action, no thinking brutes you can imagine. At least that's how Gav Thorpe write them. That chapter master was a very bad leader. No brains. by the end he was slap by Koorland and probably that's the highpoint of the novel.

So the beast is dead, vulkan well gone and let's see the next four novels.

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Book Review: Vampire Hunter D Volume 10: Dark Nocturne by Hideyuki Kikuchi

Vampire Hunter D Volume 10: Dark Nocturne by Hideyuki Kikuchi
My rating: 6 of 10 stars

Pages : 204

Year :  1992

Genre : Post Apocalyptic, Horror, Weird Western

Series Vampire Hunter D (10th novel)

This was a very interesting novel, although not my favourite. The reason was the format (for both reasons). First of all, as you know, if you are reading 10 novel, you know that each story before is individual and no connection between them (very few exceptions). You could read any novel and don't lose anything in terms of character development or story wise because as you all know, there isn't any. D, the main protagonist, exists and is in all the books but the really story and character development is done by characters you will never see again, since they will change with each book. You know as much as in the first book and as this one. OK, probably the first do tell about the world and a bit about D but , apart from the first novel, that's it. Stagnation. What's the purpose of D? Being a vampire hunter killing nobles (vampires). But okay, so what's next? what's the big goal behind? You don't know. Who is he? It's hinted by other characters that he may be the son of D... and every time is cut off. (D being Dracula , the noblest of vampires, the king of vampires. Does he exist at all? We don't know because apart from , what two mentions in the last 10 novels, nothing is know). How is the world? Well , we also don't know. We know that Nobles conquered earth and have been there for 10,000 years and now, or for some time being dwindling. Why? Well, we don't know again. Probably is D since he easily dispatch noble after noble for 10,000 years lol. If killed one noble a year that's 10,000 nobles. OH well, I digress. Yes, my main problem and my love is the world. There is a capital where things are evolved and the rest of the world is called the Frontier (rather strange but whatever) unfortunately, apart from small villages we never saw or understand what the capital is/was.

So, this novels, au contraire of all others, are basically three short stories. A new thing he tried and to me didn't work as much as the novel. Usually the other characters are more developed, there are more battles and worldbuilding kind of exist, here, since it's a short format nothing is really given....

But then why am I reading this? Do I even enjoy it? To be honest I am bit of bored by it. I am feeling a bit bored by everything. Since is translated sometimes it's clunky. This was written almost for doing anime movies, with beautiful backgrounds, beautiful main character, flashy battles and unto the monster of next week. I really hope next novels improved. I Have more 20 to read LOL. I am not going to read one per month liked I wanted... Probably next one in November.

Oh about this novel, three stories one by an ancient monsters that sing people to died.. it was a bit of strange tale, I hoped for more and it was very convoluted. The second one was boring beyond belief - although I Saw something I saw in the second novel. Finally D is killed (I am kidding of course, he can't die. Even with arrow on his heart) and the third was the better one. Two ancient monsters who are destined to be enemies due to their masters (Who have long been dead). One doesn't want to fight but is compelled while the other transforms and forgets what she did in that time. Only D can save the day. 6/10 

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Book Review: Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry

Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry
My rating: 6 of 10 stars

Pages : 385

Year :  1996

Genre : Space Opera

Series : Star Wars 

What a nice little character Xizor. Oh well.

This includes a bit of spoilers but it's predictable since this book is set between the Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi. So you already know what is going to happen. Why did Luke "gave away" the droids, why Leia is a bounty hunter, why chewie is chain why Lando is a troop of the Hut and why Skywalker is a "badass".

This is a story that explains a bit on why it took them some time to save Han (1 year I think) but at the same time provided a new character Prince Xizor and his machinations to become the Emperor servant while the same time eliminate Darth Vader as number 2.

And to be honest that's the most interesting part of the story. Everything else was boring, from Leia to Chewie to Lando a Han Dash. this last character is the copy of hand, same traits, same way of speaking. If the writer swap the name nobody would have figure it out. Interestingly he puts Leia saying, do all people like Han behave like that? Is there a school? lol it's quite funny.

So why 6.5 Stars? Round to 7. Well because of Xisor and the last one hundreds pages that were good. Everything else was a bit boring. Again, the best parts were Xisor. Darth Vader & Emperor were also nice, but apart from that , no.

IT was nice to see Leia a bit different from high and mighty she looks like in empire strikes back and even doing stuff out of her character.

I had higher expectations for Xisor, but unfortunately we all know how it would end, after all in return of Jedi there wasn't any mention of it.

Another thing that upsets me is Luke. Everyone wants to convert , well Darth wants but I don't see the power he sees in him. He isn't powerful at all. I think Darth is kidding himself. He just don't want to kill his son. If they had killed Luke when they had the change, the Empire would survive. It's sometimes this badly written stuff that upsets me. Face palm situation. If the Emperor forseen everything, why didn't he forseen that.

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Book Review: Promise of the Witch King by R.A. Salvatore

Promise of the Witch King by R.A. Salvatore
My rating: 6 Stars

Pages 376

Year 2005

I didn't enjoy this novel as much as other from Drizzt although I enjoy reading about Entreri & Jarlaxe. The main problem was the plot itself. It bounced from one place to another but never really nothing happening. First of all there are too many characters that you won't really have time to invest because you know something is going to happen with them which was way more interesting that Drizzt. I know, I contradict myself but bear with me. Salvatore is a master creating characters but some of these we know they are just fodder for our companions and they aren't that well flesh out maybe because he intended to kill them off? Per example there is a dwarf assassin, which in theory sounds cool but why is he the best on the north? Well we never get that feeling because we were told and that's it. The best tracker is also there , again, because we are told not because we are shown.

Another thing I didn't enjoy is the repetitive in the castle attack. Uhh baddies, kill kill , okay let's g that way and rinse and repeat. The ending is fine and we expected as such. It was also cool to see some developement on both main villains (Entrari & Jarlaxe) and they are villains. Although they are the main characters, they are evil. Do not mistake or confuse with chaotic heroes. No. These guys will do evil stuff to further their gains. No respect. No humanity (drow-ity?) from them. Pretty good.

Overall, I will be reading the last one on this interconnected trilogy and then go to the War of Spider Queen. Maybe a project for 2024? 6/10

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Book Review: The Grimscribe's PuppetsThe Grimscribe's Puppets by Anthology

The Grimscribe's Puppets by Anthology
Pages 295

Year 2013

Another anthology which I didn't enjoy as much as I thought I would.
This anthology is a compilation of stories that want to homage Thomas Ligotti. Thomas Ligotti is one of the most writer-famous but not to general audience. Is an author that most writers know and revere but it's not well know to normal people. I believe the same parallel can be made with Gavriel Kay in fantasy that the vast majority of authors revere and look up to but then general audience and awards nobody/almost nobody knows. One of the reasons he is not well know (Ligotti) is that he is almost non-existent in terms of "normal" publishing houses and he is averse of making appearances, interviews of social media.

From Ligotti I have a couple of books, my favourite was My Work is Not Yet Done which deals with corporate nightmare. It's so awesome. It's very similar of Bentley Little the Store, but in this case imagine you are a store employee and not a visitor. Teatro Grottesco is also very good., but I also have Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe and conspiracy against human race.

The vast majority of these tales try to emulate that feeling of oddness and scary things from normal stuff that Ligotti tries to create and not from a "evil" person.

Good tales, Furnace is good tale, Cisco (secret's of the universe) is another unknown to normal audiance kind of author although I have several of his stuff. IT's a good tale and Cisco is probably the one that "mimicks" best Ligotti's words. Human Moth was one of my favorite but I don't think it's that "ligotti's" vibe. The “Pieces of Blackness” & "Blue Star" are also top. “Diamond Dust” is probably the most Ligotti vibe. Finally “Into the Darkness, Fearlessly” by John Langan which is one of those writers I Have several books since he dwell a lot on lovecraftian horror so I had great expectations which delivered.

Overall, there are some good stories and others not so good. I think it will depend if you are entering this anthology expecting pastiches of Ligotti or writers who love Ligotti and wanted to make homages. Some try to emulate while others try to make their own paths.

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Book Review: The Abstainer by Ian McGuire

The Abstainer by Ian McGuire
My rating: 6

Pages 369

Year 2020

6 stars due to the ending.

Let's start why I read this book.... this is not my typical novel to read. I recently bought it and blackwells send me a double for some mistake. So I grab that novel and took me to my work to offer a person. I remember I had with me also the Third Girl by Agatha Christie and I was on the train but didn't felt reading that so I started the Abstainer and the first 50 pages really flow by. Then I had to finish, right?

The story is set in Britain, in the later part of 1850 and it deals with the growing independence movement by Irish revolutionary movement that culminated in the war and Ireland independence almost 60/70 years later. Here we follow a Irish police officer who is living in manchester after being sent from Ireland for violent behaviour. There he basically is a intermediary between irish spies and the UK. We get to know a bit about how police procedure work back in the day, how people live their lives and how the Irish independence movement work. After the UK hanged some of those irish man (the only real historical events), a Irish living in the USA returns to Manchester to help the revolution. To be honest he just wants mayhem.

So what's good? Well, from the life he gives Manchester circa 1870's, the police procedure, the Irish revolution & reasons , the surveillance the cat and mouse chase.

So what not so good? After a particular event, our main character becomes embroiled in politics of english vs irish resentment - even within the police force and we get a slow burn conversations that bore me a bit. I Think it was a bit repetitive and the main antagonist which supposedly was a bad bad gut really don't do much (well apart from a couple of killings).

The last arc if you wanna call it, it was odd. So, our main protagonist goes to USA to find our main villain and we get introduced to a character like 30 pages to the end and the author really try to make us care about him. The final confrontation was awful... And allow me to say why but it will be spoilers

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So as I've said our main guy goes to USA to find that killer and he rescues a small boy who starts following him. He then finds the bad guy and it ends. So how do we know how it ends? It's the boy, several years after telling a congregation I guess that the main villain killed the main protagonist. WTF? I don't mind the main protagonist being killed. To be honest it made the book better and unpredictable. I don't like it was told in a afterthought... Oh well

+++++++++Spoilers End***************

Overall it was a fast pace book, advisable to people who enjoy historical fiction mix with thriller and focus on characters.

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Book Review: Venus in the Blind Spot - Junji Ito

Here we go again. What can I say more about Junji Ito that has not been said before by better reviewers or by even me on other collections. To be honest it's not his best stuff. IF I Had a 10 star rating I would give this a 6. The problem being is that I am reading one per month. And if I had read this one first probably it would be on top - but I've seen so much by him to me this are meh. But If I would have to compare with other artists probably would be a better rating...

Fist of all, the cover is beautiful and if you remove the paper cover the hardcover is all black with grey and it's awesome. In the interior art also are part of stories within this. Very cool decision.

We've got 10 stories. The first one, Billions One is a very interesting horror story that has some criticism of how society involved and people are more isolated. 3,5 Stars

The Human chair is based on a japanese author and it's an amazing tale. Really enjoy. This guy really put horror in simple things like buying a chair. 4 star

An unearthly love is another tale of the same author of the human chair. I didn't enjoy as much but it's creepy. Do you even know who you are married to? Their inner thoughts? 3 stars

Venus in the blind spot started so interesting but then the finale came and didn't enjoyed as much. Either way good tale. 3 stars

The licking women... well well well... you are licked, you are dead. So cool story. Predictable. but good. 3 stars

Master Umezz and Me . Is this autobiographic story about Junji Ito journey to becoming the horror artist that he is? So cool.. If you don't know Umezz really exists.

How love came to see Professor Kirida - strange story and probably one of the weakest in my opinion.

The Enigma of Amigara Fault - This one is one of the weirdest ones that Junji has brought to us. Some strange holes are appearing in a mountain and they have the same form of people who are drawn to it.

The sad tale of the principal post - This story is short and so good. Why did this happen? Oh well

Keepstake - love... love is hard. When do you do, when your wife dies and you have toddler and a new wife? Well.. lets go. This one may offend some people - tough luck . It's good

Book Review : Cult of the Spider Queen- S. A. Sidor

Read in May 2022

366  pages published in 2021

Lovecraftian, Arkham Horror

As you figure it out by now I Am reading through all ARkham Horror novels within the Aconyte brand. I've read them all so far with exception of the compilation of novelas.
~Wrath of N'Kai 3 stars
~The Last Ritual 2 Stars
~Litany of Dreams 2 Stars
~Mask of Silver 2 stars
~The Devourer Below 3 Stars
Missing Dark Origins
Coming out soon - Deadly Grimoire

This one was not that good but also it wasn't as bad as the first one the author created. It's has some connecting dots but overall it's fairly different. In this story we follow a group of adventurers who are going to Amazonia all for different reasons. One of them, a reporter, received a package saying that a missing actress was alive in the jungle and so he wants to go to get fame and rescue a celebrity, one to meet the spirit of her dead husband and a group of scientists that want funding for future enterprises. Meanwhile they are being funded by a man who wants gold.

From this initial premises we are thrown into the Amazonia river with all of it's characteristics of a hidden world that it was back in the turn of the century and give it a twist of Lovecraftian horror. There are some interesting stuff going on that keep me invested in the stories but overall it was a bit bland and the ending left me unsatisfied. If you know anything at all about Lovecraftian lore you know who the spider queen is right?

There are some interesting connections to per example about the Facwett and trying to find the lost city of Z.

Overall it's not a bad story. But it's also nothing that feels like a) game b) lovecraftian pastiche. f you remove the references of Arkham & Atlach Nacha and a couple of other references you would get a normal terror novel - and this is my main problem with most of these novels - or they have any cosmic horror.

Book Review - Resurrection Dreams - Richard Laymon

Well as I finish the last a hundred pages in one sitting waiting for my medical appointment I felt cheated.. let me explain why... basically this novel we follow Vicki as she is going back to her small town to me a doctor. She has a friend, Alice, which she has been friends since highschool. In this tale we also follow Melvin. He is a crazy guy with a fetishes to resurrect people.. he tried doing on a science fair and was sent to the loony bin. A decade later or less he is out and taking care of a gas station but secretly killing people to follow his dreams. Can't fault a person for following dreams, right? 

So he is smitten, obsessed with Vickie because she defended him one time against a bully. So his ultimate goal? Resurrect someone and if he can do it, then Vickie. 

Vickie meanwhile is starting anew, she has some demons on her , we are never really focus on them , we don't know for concrete and hey at least it's not a perfect character (lol). 

Every time he meets a guy he is pig. Her former tenant , a police chief (former) is also a pig and being a piggy he harassed her. On that day he finds death at the hands of Melvin... no? Patrícia, the nurse? Okay... ah Patrícia the nurse his the first success on the resurrection dream and it works. It's alive!! And perfect, not rotten at all, still fucking and now totally obedient to Melvin (muqhaha) and she is a perfect body.. but Melvin wants more..he wants Vickie. So he do stuff for her... Her not knowing.

Until she meets jack, another perfect character. A lawyer who she ends up to the fiddle... (I mean fvck). Melvin is upset and plots to have her brought to her. Oh ace was stabbed by Melvin several times but she is fine, don't worry.

After capturing he tries to kill her and resurrect her. But Patrícia don't want to share so she kills Melvin with help of 2 police officer, they had kill ( and she brought them back) . Instead of biting to have more zombies you use magic.. way easier.. biting btw don't work.

Why didn't Patricia killed Vickie? Well because...shut up.

She is then seen on her own, doing some stretches and meet her former lover Paul who, was travelling around the world but knew about this, well because... and then fall in love again and they live ever yafter together...

So what happened to Patricia and the rest of the gang? Well they continuing eating people. The end.

First of all if you've read more than one of Laymon books you know he falls into the same stuff everytime. Female main character, HOT & perfect. IF this was a D&D she would always be a lawful good paladin kind of person. The bad guys are always bad and always go the either way around - chaotic (maybe neutral) evil and usually a bit crazy. There is always sex scenes - awkward some. In this he was kind moderate. There was no rape, well maybe who knows... if someone dies and now must do the bidding (partly) of the guy who brought her back and have sex and she enjoys it (her words) is it rape? And then in all books there are plot armor, deus ex-machina stuff and our main character, although may suffer, never dies and in the it's okay.

So I will rate this 6/10

This was my 14 book by Laymon Read. Let see my favorite...

The woods are Dark 9.5

Dreadfuil Tales 9

The Cellar 8

One Rainy Night 8 

Out are the Light 7.5

Flesh 7

The Beast House 6.5

Resurrection Dreams 6

NightShow 6

In the Dark 6

Beware 6

All Hallows Eve 4

Midnight's Lair 4

Endless Night 3