Category: horror

  • Book Review: The Five, by Robert McCammon

    I haven’t been keeping up with my book reviews. Oops. Well, here’s one I’ve been reading for months and only just finished: Robert McCammon’s The Five. Only minor spoilers here. The Five is the story of a rock band consisting of five people. They’re called The Five. They embark on their final tour, first touring…

  • Book Review: This is Not a Test, by Courtney Summers

    When I reviewed Some Girls Are, my greatest wish was for Courtney Summers to write a zombie novel. Follow your dreams, kids, because mine came true. This is Not a Test is, in some ways, a traditional zombie tale. It pays homage to the Romero blueprint without explicitly wink-winking at it: a diverse group of…

  • Review: Twilight: Breaking Dawn: Part 2 (SPOILERS)

    Who the fuck is this? Major spoilers ahead. Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 is the year’s bravest piece of storytelling. More than any other movie, it throws out all storytelling conventions completely. Tired tropes like “characters making rational decisions,” “conflict,” and “an ending” are eschewed in favor of its own brand of vampires-having-conversations entertainment. When…