Review of In the Blood (Paperback)

The back of this book says it's a roller coaster ride and they aren't kidding. I never read such a wild story -- very romantic, very funny, but also really sad, really scary, and REALLY erotic!!Also, there's some pretty gory stuff. But somehow this guy pulls it altogether and makes it work. I loved this book. I hated when I got to the end because I was so into these characters and this story. I totally reccommend this book if you don't mind the explicit sexual stuff and the gory stuff. It's a great vampire story but it's also a wonderful romance story.

Product Description
An unlikely romance between a hematologist and a vampire in the early years of the AIDS pandemic is the focus of Scott Miller's genre-defying riff on vampire legends, American pop culture, and horror fiction. Part romance, part gothic horror, part comedy, part steamy eroticism, it crosses all boundaries and ends up an entertaining roller coaster ride you won't soon forget.

About the Author
Scott Miller is the artistic director of New Line Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, and he has written three non-fiction books on musical theatre, From Assassins to West Side Story, Deconstructing Harold Hill, and Rebels with Applause: Broadway's Ground-Breaking Musicals (all published by Heinemann Publishing). He has also contributed to other books on theatre. He has written eight musicals and two plays for the stage and regularly writes for national theatre magazines and arts websites. His erotic fiction has been published in several magazines and his commentary on political issues has appeared in many national news publications, as well as eighty-five newspapers in thirty-two states. In the Blood is based on his stage musical of the same title, which was premiered by New Line Theatre at the St. Marcus Theatre in St. Louis in 1995. He holds a degree in music and musical theatre from Harvard University and currently lives in St. Louis, where he was born and raised, w!ith his black cat Joey. It is true that he keeps vampire's hours but he does not feed on human blood.

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Review of The Nightwalker (Mass Market Paperback)

As Jack Ketchum notes in the introduction to Thomas Tessier's The Nightwalker, the werewolf is generally underrepresented in fiction, especially compared to ghosts, vampires and zombies.This reprint of Tessier's 1979 novel helps to fill the void.

Actually, Bobby Ives may or may not be a werewolf.He is, however, an American in London who is haunted by memories of the Vietnam War as well as a possible past life.He is also occasionally finding himself disconnected from reality and overwhelmed with violent feelings.He is possibly becoming a werewolf, but he is certainly because some sort of beast, and he is relishing the feeling more and more.

This is a decent enough novel, which plays with the werewolf legend while not necessarily adhering to it.For one thing, Ives is not the victim of a werewolf bite, nor are his transformations constrained by the moon.Since the whole story follows Ives's point-of-view, for the most part we only given glimpses into what he becomes.Indeed, that is the heart of this small novel:it has less to do with the physical monster than the transformation of Ives's soul.

As I just mentioned, this is a small novel, just a shade over 200 pages.As a bonus, this book includes a 100 page novella called The Dreams of Dr. Ladybank.This is a tale of the title psychiatrist who has discovered he can project his thoughts into other people.Unfortunately, it only works on two people, a male prostitute and a pimp; Ladybank manipulates both of their lives, quickly discarding the motive of "scientific interest" in favor of sadistic pleasure.

Both stories are good tales of both psychological and supernatural horror.While entertaining, they lack that extra oomph that could make them truly great; in part, this is because there are times when things are a little predictable.They do have enough originality, however, to merit reading if you're a horror fan.




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Review of Mason (Paperback)

To everyone around him, Mason Avrett isn't the smartest or brightest person on the planet. He has no friends, no parents, and no one to look out for him. The only thing he has going for him is his drawing, and even that can't help him. He does have his Aunt Molly, but she can't protect him against the evil forces of his brother, Gene.

One look at Gene and everyone can tell that he spells trouble. Gene just so happens to find satisfaction in hurting those around him. Since the very beginning, Gene has hated Mason, his parent's "special" son. Gene uses Mason's gullibility as an advantage, making sure and influencing his brother that he is always doing something wrong, that he is "as dumb as a doorknob," someone who just doesn't deserve to even be alive.

Rene Denton is at first skeptical of Mason, but after continuously seeing how rude and dangerous Gene can be, she suddenly feels like she needs to become friends with him. Not caring what her other friends think, Rene begins to spend time with Mason, only to get a better view of what Mason thinks and how his life is.

Getting closer to Mason makes Gene want to hurt Rene even more, and he begins to plot a plan to take his brother's only friend away from him.

Even though people might think Mason's mind is weak, he will soon find out that it is the strongest thing he has and, even though it may help him, past events will show Mason how it ruined his life forever.

Unique, lovely, and all the more scary, MASON takes readers on an adventure they will never forget. Mind-over-matter is important in this novel, and Thomas Pendleton creates well-developed characters you will both love and hate. With an ending that will take your breath away, this is a story that will be remembered forever.

Reviewed by:Rnadstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen



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