Author Archives: Rory

{Like This, Read That} Shelter from the Storm by Bob Dylan

This particular feature is still being figured out, but as I’ve done TV shows (Gilmore Girls, Twin Peaks) and books (‘Salem’s Lot), I thought I might try a song. When I’m not feeling particularly great, I listen to Bob Dylan – and there’s been a lot of Bob Dylan listening lately. Anyway, ‘Shelter from theContinue reading “{Like This, Read That} Shelter from the Storm by Bob Dylan”

{Like This, Read That} Gilmore Girls. Part Two.

Now that Gilmore Girls is streaming on Netflix – something we can all be thankful for this holiday season – you might be wondering what to read if you enjoy that particular show. Now if you truly can’t get enough, you can read the novelization of the show. But I don’t recommend that. Instead, youContinue reading “{Like This, Read That} Gilmore Girls. Part Two.”

Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz

I don’t watch much television. I only have one that, oddly enough, I bought on eBay. I don’t have cable and my antenna reception is full of static, so I often rely on Netflix. The only problem with this? I’m never aware of current series, I’m always about a year behind. So this means IContinue reading “Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz”

The Heart Does Not Grow Back by Fred Venturini

The Heart Does Not Grow Back by Fred Venturini Publisher: Picador Source: Publisher (via TLC Books Tours) In an ironic twist of fate, Dale Sampson meets his best friend Mack during a rather cruel game of blind man’s bluff. Mack, charming, popular, and successful with girls, is the exact opposite of Dale. Dale, resident ofContinue reading “The Heart Does Not Grow Back by Fred Venturini”

Literary Mixtape: ‘Salem’s Lot

‘Salem’s Lot is the second novel Stephen King wrote and, in my opinion only of course, considerably better than his first. I am rather ambivalent about Carrie; I neither liked nor disliked it. I am glad it wasn’t my first Stephen King novel, as my unadulterated love for all things Stephen King might not haveContinue reading “Literary Mixtape: ‘Salem’s Lot”

Lately.

Making: Creamy Ham Potato and Corn Chowder. It’s SO good. Drinking: Mexican Coke. It’s my weakness. Reading: The Heart Does Not Grow Back by Fred Venturini Coveting: This Bob Dylan print. Listening: Shut Up and Dance / Walk the Moon Watching: The Americans. Smelling: Illume Enamelware Candle Tin in Vetiver Cedar. Wishing:  For world peace? OnlyContinue reading “Lately.”

Brood by Chase Novak

So what do you do when you’re part werewolf? I know this is a question we all wonder frequently. For Adam and Alice, two children born under the most mysterious of fertility circumstances, this is a legitimate fear. Their parents participated in an experiment that guaranteed the birth of children, but did not guarantee they’dContinue reading “Brood by Chase Novak”

Oh, the Horror? A Top Ten Halloween List

I spend a large portion of this blog talking about dark fiction, horror, disturbing literature, etc. So it should come as no surprise the I LOVE Halloween and spooky, foreboding, and downright terrifying literature. But…I talked about those last week. The topic for this week’s list is similar: books that put you in the moodContinue reading “Oh, the Horror? A Top Ten Halloween List”

This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash

This Dark Road to MercyPublisher: William MorrowSource: Publisher (via TLC Book Tours) Easter and Ruby are sisters living in Gastonia, North Carolina, near the border of Appalachia. Their mother is dead and their father, Wade, might as well be, having signed away his parental rights years ago. The sisters don’t give him a second thought until he shows upContinue reading “This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash”