"It was another rowdy night at the tavern. Sirin made his way though the throng of drunken patrons, intent on finding a game of Atsar in the hope that he could replenish his dwindling funds."
Almost every sword and sorcery or epic fantasy novel I've read has...
Fire-breathing, winged lizards have long been one of the mainstays of fantasy novels. Dragons have been part of many a mythical world and will probably continue to become so as more and more writers build upon the popularity of recent fantasy offerings in books, film,...
In the game Little Nightmares, guests enter a terrifying world where they gorge on the remains of children and other fellow guests. The protagonist, Six, isn’t faring so well either, considering the fact that her appetite becomes darker and more monstrous as the story continues. In...
In Xenon Phobia, by Sterling Emmal, a doctor decided to hunt down her mother's boyfriend for abusing her sister and her unborn child, Molly. She became so wrapped up in her anger that she couldn’t see the monster slowly trapping her, until finally she became...
How many times have we groaned at a character who refuses to listen to the protagonist? How many times have we shuddered at the sight of a corrupt leader who leads his people into a chasm of death, so much so that once they climb...
When you read the James Patterson’s Alex Cross series, A Great Reckoning by Louise Perry or The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy, what stands out about each book or author? Can you guess? Do you give up?
It’s the characters that they each created...
With the advent of movies such as Annabelle: The Creation, and Chucky, dolls have earned their place in the horror genre. Even the dolls in Clemenceau’s Daughter by Rocky Porch Moore have added to the dark, ominous feel of the book, acting as though they were...
When I was little, my mom took me to a wonderful carnival. I laughed at the clowns, ate most of the cotton candy, and enjoyed the other acts such as acrobatics and knife throwing. Cheerful smiles and gleeful giggles reached my ears, and alongside the...
With works such as Silent Hill, Pet, and Frankenstein, the horror genre is rife with symbols. Whether it be in the form of saying goodbye to a lover the protagonist may never see again, or remembering the fact that they just survived a horrific night...
We’re all familiar with Mother Goose, Disney, and even the Brothers Grimm. Whenever we think of these stories, we think of innocence, perfection, or some other nonsense that still existed in our youth. Popular authors such as Gail Levine Carson and Alex Flinn have utilized...
