Archive for the ‘horror’ tag
All Hallow’s Read-A New Tradition, courtesy of Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman and HarperCollins are beginning a fiendishly delightful Halloween tradition, beginning now: All Hallow’s Read. The premise is simple: give a scary story – a wonderful, soul-shivering tale of terror, or a humorous, playful monstrous romp of a read – to someone you love, or someone you like, or someone you’ve never even met, [...]
GSB Interviews Kylie Chan: Author of the Dark Heavens Trilogy
GSB welcomes Australian best-selling author, Kylie Chan, for a “pixel side chat” about her Dark Heavens trilogy, Oriental mythology and the art of storytelling. GSB: Thanks for chatting with me, today, Kylie. As we got our introduction thanks to some little blue firebird sending you the link to our review of White Tiger, I’m eager [...]
Fan Fave Terri Garey Shares Some Forbidden Fruit
Terri Garey gave this Geek Gyrl the all clear to share a bowl of forbidden fruit with fellow gothic geeks, with the release of her next book’s cover AND and excerpt. I know, right? Feel free to squee, now, and remember…sometimes, it’s really good to be the geek. So, without any more ado (not that [...]
SyFy Summer Kicks Off Next Week with a Few Bangs
If you’re like me, you may have found last summer’s SyFy showcase to be a mixed bag of winners & lossers. (Sort of like those surprise grab bags labeled “Boys” & “girls” in the toy stores – I always picked the boy bags – they always had cooler toys, but I digress….)SyFy is ramping up this summer’s [...]
Nothing HEARTLESS About this Werewolf: GSB Interviews Gail Carriger’s Prof. Lyall
Many thanks to our guest, today, Professor Randolph Lyall. He comes direct from Gail Carriger’s London, in her deliciously entertaining steampunk series, The Parasol Protectorate. GSB: I know your time is precious, so I’ll jump right in, if you’ll forgive me bypassing the usual niceties. For anyone who may not yet be acquainted with …
Responding to the NY Times Review of HBO’s “A Game of Thrones”
So…..How many of you watched the premier of A Game of Thrones on HBO, last week? Raise your mouse….That’s what I thought. A lot of us were looking forward to this series debut. A lot of us watched it (or one of the reruns.) The television reviewer for the New York Times, Ginia Bellafante, also [...]
Give in to Temptation: Devil Without a Cause – Book 1 in the Devil’s Bargain Trilogy
Terri Garey’s RITA-award winning Nicki Styx series has been haunting my bookshelves for years. Wild, wacky, and original, those tale have delighted me from the first chapter of Dead Girls are Easy; the first book in the Nicki Styx series. However, my goal wasn’t to tempt you with tales of Nicki’s shenanigans. (At least, not [...]