# Horror Book Reviews | Reelybored Book Reviews


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- [Disembodied Voices Non-Fction Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/non-fiction-book-reviews/disembodied-voices-non-fction-book-review/): Non-Fiction Book Review: Disembodied Voices: True Accounts of Hidden Beings A disembodied voice is a sound of speech heard without a visible source, often described as ghostly, supernatural, or a manifestation of internal thoughts, appearing in paranormal tales (like a ghost), media (like radio drama), or as a psychological phenomenon linked to stress, fatigue, or mental health conditions, with many people reporting hearing one without underlying illness. It’s a common trope representing otherworldly presence or inner voices, ranging from scary to guiding, and can stem from cultural beliefs, technological mediation, or cognitive processes.  Ever just been walking down a poorly
- [Haunted Nights: Horror Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/horror-book-reviews/haunted-nights-horror-book-review/): Horror Book Review: Haunted Nights Ever since I was a kid, I delighted myself in horror anthology books. Whether it be at the elementary school book fair or the famed Troll Book Club Order forms, I was always perusing the “shelves” for scary books. It really didn’t matter what the book was about because it was the cover that sold me. From Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Tales for the Midnight Hour to The Scariest Stories You’ve Ever Heard, I had them all – well, a lot, at least. The tales in these books were simple, yet effective,
- [Project Hail Mary Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/science-fiction-book-reviews/project-hail-mary-book-review/): Science Fiction Book Review: Project Hail Mary After I finished reading Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End, I was in no hurry to read another science fiction novel. While I enjoyed reading the book, it didn’t leave me yearning for more. If I am being honest, it slightly put me off reading science fiction. This is no knock to Clarke, but there was something about Childhood’s End that didn’t quite do it for me. It wasn’t as impactful as I had hoped it would be so I reverted to one of my go-to genres, horror. It wasn’t until about a month
- [Childhood's End Book Review](https://reelybored.com/scifi-book-review-child/): Science Fiction Book Review: Childhood’s End I’ve been a fan of science fiction since being a kid and first watched Return of the Jedi in a dingy old movie theater in the summer of 1983. Would you believe I was three years old at the time? I don’t remember much of the film’s plot and storyline but what i do remember is bright yellow sand and a green laser thing. Fast forward a couple of years and my dad made a VHS copy of the film and I was able to relive that experience in all it’s full analog glory.
- [A Nightmare on Elm Street 1,2,3 Novelization Horror Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog-2/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-123-novelization-horror-book-review/): Horror Book Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street Novelization Jeffrey Cooper’s novelization of A Nightmare on Elm Street has to be the shortest “novel” I have read since my elementary school days. Having read the novelizations of the Halloween franchise, I wanted to dip my toes into the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The concept of falling asleep, dreaming of a deranged and disfigured man stalking you, terrified me as a kid. There is a dream that, to this day, I remember having of Freddy Krueger chasing me, my brothers, and a few friends in our old neighborhood. That dream solidified
- [Record Play Pause Non Fiction Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/non-fiction-book-reviews/record-play-pause-non-fiction-book-review/): Non Fiction Book Review: Record Play Pause My latest obsession is Joy Division. While I was aware of the band and their album, Unknown Pleasures, for a little over 10 years, I never looked any further than this outing. I did, however, once upon a time, hop onto Discogs to have a look and see what other albums might be available on their discography. The only thing I remember was feeling a bit disappointed because, aside from Unknown Pleasures and Closer (a blind buy that I picked up on a Record Store Day in 2015), there wasn’t much in the
- [Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Non-Fiction Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/non-fiction-book-reviews/non-fiction-book-review-elvira/): Non-Fiction Book Review: Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark Ever since I was a boy (tween), Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, enamored me with (in no particular order) her wit, comedic timing, and, alas, her beauty. Oh, and she was the horror hostess for Movie Macabre. This show featured famous and not-so-famous B-movies similar to the USA Network’s Up All Night show hosted by Gilbert Gottfried, Caroline Schlitt, and Rhonda Shear. I can’t say for certain when I was first introduced to the macabre vixen (it might have been her 1988 feature film, Elvira: Mistress of
- [American Psycho: Horror Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/horror-book-reviews/ampsy-horror-book-review/): Horror Book Review: American Psycho “Can you please pass the mustard?” “You mean the Grey Poupon?” “Yes, the mustard.” “Actually, it is a dijon mustard, which is made with brown mustard seeds and white wine, giving it a more complex, sharper, and tangier flavor compared to the milder, brighter yellow mustard which typically uses yellow mustard seeds and vinegar as its base ingredients; Dijon mustard also often includes a tart ingredient called verjuice, contributing to its unique taste.” “Jesus, Patrick, just pass me the damn mustard!“ I looked at Colin and wanted to gouge out his eyeball with the steak
- [Halloween Ends Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/horror-book-reviews/halloween-ends-book-review/): Horror Book Review: Halloween Ends It is only fitting that I finish my readings of the New Halloween trilogy with Halloween Ends on October 30, 2024. Having waited impatiently for another year following the conclusion of Halloween Kills with its foreboding cliffhanger, we finally saw the end of the trilogy. I must say that I had many mixed emotions at its conclusion. It wasn’t until maybe a month or so later that I could have a confident conversation about my feelings towards the film. I was both pleased and very disappointed with the film. Pleased because it was different and
- [Halloween Kills Horror Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/horror-book-reviews/hkills-horror-book-review/): Horror Book Review Blog: Halloween Kills Both the Halloween (2018) film and its novelization by John Passarella were lackluster, at best. While it was certainly fun and it was great to see Michael Myers return to the big screen and print, after the initial excitement of the franchise being reborn and given new life, yet again, it fizzled when an epiphany struck me – the movie was not that good. By no means was it bad either, it was just OK. I wanted it to be great, but there were just too many things that I wasn’t a fan of.
- [Halloween (2018) Novelization](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/horror-book-reviews/halloween-2018-novelization/): Now that I am done with reading the “old school” Halloween movie novelizations, it was only fitting to continue with reading the more recent adaptations of the latest trilogy in the saga. Yes, the David Gordon Green Halloween films, which completely dismissed all the sequels and only held the original Halloween canon. So, here, Michael and Laurie are not siblings and no curse of thorn. To me, this changes a lot and the current dynamic of the franchise makes less sense. It appeared there were no plans for a trilogy and expected the 2018 film to be a one-off. The
- [Halloween 5 Horror Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/horror-book-reviews/halloween-5-horror-book-review/): Horror Book Review: Halloween 5 The ending of Halloween 4 left many Halloween fans, including myself, stunned and with unknown expectations of what was to follow. We got Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers one year later. The filmmakers left us for a year, pondering what became of our beloved characters only to completely retcon the last events of Halloween 4 and diminish Jaime’s character to a mute. It was a slap in the face and an insult to the fans and actress Danielle Harris. Why handicap what was probably the best thing about Halloween 4? The decision to divert
- [Halloween IV Horror Book Novelization Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/horror-book-reviews/h4-horror-book-review-blog/): Horror Book Review: Halloween IV The return of Michael Myers. This, after being shot multiple times, is rendered blind by taking a bullet to each eye socket, blown away in an explosion, and set afire while still alive. Many people thought that the end of Halloween II definitively ended the man behind the mask. But, luckily for Michael Myers, studio execs and fans alike revitalized the corpse of Myers to help make pockets fatter with some more of that “cha-ching” after the Halloween spinoff that was Halloween III: Season of the Witch did not perform as well as its two
- [Halloween II Novelization Horror Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/horror-book-reviews/halloween-ii-horror-book-review/): Horror Book Review: Halloween II Reading Curtis Richards’ adaptation of Halloween left me very impressed and yearning for more. And so, I brought out the Halloween II novelization by Jack Martin, the O.G. Halloween movie in my case, being that this was the first film in the series that I saw as a kid. This film set the bar and put a stamp on my horror fandom. That is, of course, until I saw Halloween. Still, Halloween II will forever hold a special place in my heart and I thoroughly enjoy the film to this day. After reading Curtis Richards’
- [Halloween Horror Book Review](https://reelybored.com/all-book-reviews-blog/horror-book-reviews/halloween-horror-book-review/): Horror Book Review: Halloween John Carpenter’s Halloween, as far back as I can remember, is the first horror movie I saw when I was about five or six years old. It was actually Halloween II, but at the time I had no concept of sequels, so, to me, it was the first film. I found the old VHS tape in my dad’s movie cabinet. There, on the cardboard spine of the VHS tape, was my dad’s scribbled handwriting that read “Halloween & Halloween II”. For whatever reason, Halloween II played first. The entire opening scene of the film should have
- [Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! Book Review](https://reelybored.com/non-fiction-book-review-surely/): Non-Fiction Book Review: Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! I can’t say for sure when I first saw Airplane!, but I can say that there are a myriad of things that resonated with me. “Surely you can’t be serious! I am, and don’t call me Shirley,” is certainly one of them, if not my most quoted from the film. Others include, in no particular order: And so much more! I swear that Airplane! featured joke after joke with barely enough time to catch your breath. Of course, it has been a very long time since I’ve
- [The Disaster Artist Book Review](https://reelybored.com/non-fiction-book-review-blog-dis/): Non-Fiction Book Review Blog: The Disaster Artist “I Did Not Hit Her. I Did Not!… Oh, Hi Mark” This line was my very first introduction to Tommy Wiseau and the very independent film, The Room, which I initially thought was some horror or thriller film considering the brooding image of Wiseau that adorns the poster for the film. Because of this, I sought it out and, without reading anything about it, I made a fresh bowl of popcorn and plopped down on the couch with my wife to watch. Ten minutes later, I took the movie off. My wife and
- [Dominicana Fiction Book Review](https://reelybored.com/dominicana-fiction-book-review/): Fiction Book Review: Dominicana I want to seek out, and read, books by Dominican authors with the hopes of connecting with my culture that I know little of. I was born and raised in the United States to Dominican immigrants. This, however, meant nothing to me. I have vague memories of visiting the Dominican Republic with my parents when I was a kid. Vague, yet somehow memorable and nostalgic; the rundown and historic way the streets looked, the smell of the nearby Atlantic Ocean, the plethora of people in the streets no matter the time of day, the blackouts –
- [Paranormal Intruder: Paranormal Book Review](https://reelybored.com/paranormal-intruder-paranormal-book-review/): Paranormal Book Review: Paranormal Intruder It might be a little early in the season to bring out the paranormal books, but is it really ever? Sure, the leaves are still green and it’s hot out. Not really the mood – you know, the bright red and orange leaves adorning the lawn, the early sunsets, the slight chill in the breeze; the Fall. Still, one can dream. Rest assured, that time of season is just around the corner. This doesn’t stop me from picking up a book on the subject of ghosts and hoping it gives me a good scare. It
- [Diary of an Oxygen Thief: Fiction Book Review](https://reelybored.com/diary-of-an-oxygen-thief-fiction-book-review/): Fiction Book Review: Diary of an Oxygen Thief Anonymous’ the name. Who’s name? Well, it wouldn’t be Anonymous if I knew, now would it? Anonymous is the name attributed to writing Diary of an Oxygen Thief. The title is implicit, describing someone who is prone to taking the air out of the room with his presence. If I’m being honest, my initial thought was that the hacktivist group known as Anonymous went out and, collectively, penned a novel. Alas, they did not. I could not remember exactly how this book came into my possession. Perhaps it was given to me,
- [Horror Movie: Horror Book Review](https://reelybored.com/hmovie-horror-book-review/): Horror Book Review: Horror Movie My first Paul Tremblay book, The Cabin at the End of the World, didn’t do it for me. Despite Tremblay’s fantastic and impressive writing, I could not completely immerse myself in the story. While there was a lot to like in Cabin, there was also a lot that I did not like and left me with a tinge of disappointment. In this rare instance, I have to say that I was more of a fan of the film adaptation than the book. The next Paul Tremblay book I read, A Head Full of Ghosts, was
- [Horror Book Review: Episode Thirteen](https://reelybored.com/horror-book-review-episode-thirteen/): Episode Thirteen: Horror Book Reviews Disclaimer: I started reading the book but changed to listening to the audiobook version on my commute to and from work. Episode Thirteen is the book version of a found footage film much like Richard Chizmar’s novel, Widow’s Point. Widow’s Point and Episode Thirteen shared something else – they both dealt with seeking answers to the paranormal and whether or not ghosts exist. While Widow’s Point revolves around a lone protagonist searching for material for a new book, Episode Thirteen takes a different approach where we follow a television team, Fade to Black, of ghost
- [Daphne Horror Book Review](https://reelybored.com/daphne-horror-book-review/): Horror Book Review: Daphne Bird Box put Josh Malerman on my radar years ago when I had the privilege of reading that novel – my mind was blown. Of course, the movie adaptation starring Sandra Bullock pales in comparison simply because you are forced to watch instead of having to use your imagination putting you in the place of the characters in the book who had to utilize their God-given senses. That’s not to say that the film was bad, however, it did not have the same impact. Bird Box was followed up by a sequel, Malorie, which I purposely
- [Rabid Dogs: Giallo Film Review](https://reelybored.com/giallo-movie-reviews/rabid-dogs-giallo-film-review/): Rabid Dogs Euro-Crime Film Review Mario Bava is a name synonymous with giallo, thrillers, murder, and suspense. So, I was surprised to learn that Rabid Dogs, also known as Kidnapped, is a Euro-crime movie. While a key element of giallo films is the presence of crime, Rabid Dogs takes a different approach by focusing on a group of bandits who plan a heist to steal a company’s payroll. Things go awry during the brazen heist, leading to a daring yet sloppy escape from authorities with three hostages in tow —a woman, a man, and a sick child who were carjacked
- [Hotel Fear: Giallo Film Review](https://reelybored.com/giallo-movie-reviews/hotel-fear-giallo-film-review/): Giallo Film Review: Hotel Fear With a title like Hotel Fear, one might expect a story set in a haunted hotel in a remote location. Instead, we’re presented with a tale of a mother and daughter striving to keep their hotel afloat amidst the tail-end of World War II. The main issue isn’t necessarily the war itself, but rather the influx of shady and unsettling guests staying at the hotel. They all share one disturbing trait: an insatiable and aggressive sexual drive, putting Rosa (Leonora Fani) at constant risk of exploitation following the unexpected death of her mother, Marta (Lidia
- [Murder Rock: Dancing Death Giallo Movie Review](https://reelybored.com/giallo-movie-reviews/murder-rock-dancing-death-giallo-movie-review/): Giallo Movie Review – Murder Rock: Dancing Death Murder Rock: Dancing Death kicks off in 1980s New York City, with the iconic Twin Towers looming over the skyline. As Keith Emerson’s rock ballad, “Murder Rock“, sets the scene, we’re treated to images of the city, interspersed with a group of kids dancing in a club. At this point, I found myself puzzled, trying to connect the dots between the giallo murder mystery I signed up for and a bunch of kids breakdancing to this mismatched soundtrack. The year was 1984, and it seemed like director Lucio Fulci wanted to tap into the street
- [Giallo Movie Reviews Blog - Blood and Black Lace](https://reelybored.com/giallo-movie-reviews/giallo-movie-reviews-blog-blood-and-black-lace/): Blood and Black Lace Giallo Movie Review For a few years, I’ve had a Steelbook Blu-ray copy of Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace. But, for some reason, I neglected to watch it. I suppose it’s the same reason I never got around to watching any of his movies in the Mario Bava Box Set DVD that I own. Again, for no particular reason other than to call it neglect. It wasn’t until my recent resurgence into Italian Giallo films that I decided to divulge away from Dario Argento and explore what the niche genre had to offer. I learned
- [The Corruption Chris Miller Giallo Movies Review](https://reelybored.com/the-corruption-chris-miller-giallo-movies-review/): Giallo Movie Reviews: The Corruption of Chris Miller While perusing the interweb and reading forums about Giallo, I discovered that there are so, so, so many films that I never heard of. Many discussions turned into a friendly debate about films that many consider Gialli and others don’t, which leads you down another rabbit hole. Yet another rabbit hole is films outside of Italy such as American Giallo films like Brian de Palma’s Dressed to Kill, John Carpenter’s Eyes of Laura Mars, two films discussed by Quentin Tarantino in his The Video Archives Podcast, or German Krimi (crime) films, a
- [Discover the Dark: Horror Artists, Photographers, and Filmmakers](https://reelybored.com/horror-artist-showcase/): Dive into the macabre and explore the eerie brilliance of the horror genre in our dedicated section. Featuring spine-chilling works from renowned and emerging horror artists, photographers, and filmmakers, this space celebrates the art of fear. From haunting visuals and darkly imaginative artwork to bone-chilling short films and behind-the-scenes looks at horror productions, immerse yourself in the creativity that brings nightmares to life. Perfect for horror enthusiasts and curious minds alike, our collection showcases the beauty in the bizarre and the allure of the unknown. Shawn attended the Rochester Institute of Technology, majoring in painting & illustration. He left midway
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