Review: The Man Behind the Mask

The Man Behind the Mask by Richard Chizmar
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is another great story by Richard Chizmar that will horrify and enthrall readers to the very end. Chizmar does a fantastic job of building suspense, revealing horror after horror in measured doses throughout this short story in a way that causes readers to experience the terror first-hand, right through the final page.

Between the years of 1999 and 2006, The Boogeyman ... kidnapped, tortured and killed at least sixteen young women ranging from the ages of seventeen to twenty-three.
-- The Man Behind The Mask. Richard Chizmar

Jennifer Shea, the only woman to survive The Boogeyman's depravations, hopes to be able to finally put the past behind her by sharing the details of her captivity and torture with the mother of one of his other victims. Her emotions are raw, and her horrors are fresh as she recounts the details of her terrifying ordeal and eventual escape that came at a price almost too terrible to pay.

This is a story you won't soon forget


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Review: AMMIT

AMMIT by Aaron R. Tyler
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

AMMIT by Aaron R. Tyler is a paranormal mystery/thriller with elements of horror that help this book shine! Given some of the content in the book I would recommend it for older teens and adults ...

The tale begins with a sea voyage to dispose of a mysterious box in the depths of the ocean off the coast of Ireland, and it would be a short story indeed if that was the last we heard of the box. But the box resurfaces many years later off the coast of Florida, to the detriment of the Stipple family: Ron and Valerie, and their 2 children Michael and Charity.

Shortly after the box is recovered and opened, strange but harmless events occur within the Stipple household, but these become more disturbing and violent and even extend to the school the children attend. Police are brought in to investigate and, as events escalate and the family gets more desperate, a team of paranormal investigators are called in.

Tyler builds suspense slowly but surely. You know bad things are going to happen... you can feel it in his writing... but you don't know just how bad they're going to get or how the family is ever going to be free of the menace that has been unleashed.

This is a great read and highly recommended.

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Review: The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Holiday Fantasy

The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Holiday Fantasy by Todd Lockwood
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Todd Lockwood took the very familiar, perhaps boring to some, "The 12 Days of Christmas" carol and created some stunning artwork to go with it. Each subsequent page and illustration builds on what came before and grown-ups and kids alike will love pouring over the pictures to spot all the animals... Each time you re-read it you're certain to spot something new!

 

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