Nothing Lasting – Glen Krisch

In 1984, Noah Berkley moves into his grandfather’s old house with his father following his parent’s divorce. Noah’s memories are clipped and fuzzy of the times he spent here while his grandfather was alive. He vaguely remembers Derek, the older boy that lives next door and whose mother is now dating Noah’s father. Noah is

Blood Sacrifices -Brian Moreland

  Blood Sacrifices is my first introduction to Moreland’s work and what an introduction it was. Plain and simple, Blood Sacrifices is the best read I’ve read in years. It’s that good. Influences of McCammon and King drip from the pages. Moreland’s style is so easy and smooth to get immersed in. The characterization is

The Witching House – Brian Moreland

Sarah has been dating Dean for 9 months now and it’s been nothing but one adventure after another. Dean and his friends are adrenaline junkies. This is all new to Sarah, but so far she’s been able to keep up. Now Dean and is friends are taking her on another action-packed weekend in the middle

Darkness Rising – Brian Moreland

Marty has been abused and ridiculed his whole life. His father murdered his mother when he was young. As a result, Marty was bounced around from foster home to foster home. Abused at each stop, Marty is a wreck emotionally and unable to share his true feelings. His only solace is in the poetry he

The Vagrants – Brian Moreland

I have quickly become a believer in Brian Moreland. The Vagrants is the final novella in his excellent collection, Blood Sacrifices. I’ll review The Vagrant’s here on it’s own merit and then in Blood Sacrifices as a whole with the other stories. Daniel is a recent journalism grad from Dartmouth who wants to make a

Throwback Thursday – Ahh the days gone by!

  

Midnight Rain – James Newman

Kyle is your typical twelve-year-old growing up in the late 1970s. His best friend is his bicycle, which he’s named Burner, and he enjoys hanging out in his secret place, an old, deserted hermit’s shack in the middle woods in Midnight, North Carolina. On a rainy night, he witnesses the murder of a young girl