‘Insomnia’ (1994) is long but not sleep-inducing
Stephen King flashback (Book review): Although it reads like an important novel to King, it for some reason is not a popular target for adaptation.
Stephen King flashback (Book review): Although it reads like an important novel to King, it for some reason is not a popular target for adaptation.
Book club book report: The author imagines a pitch-black horror filmmaker and delves into his world for answers about a mysterious suicide.
Frightening Friday (Book review): The novelization author of the third film gives us a crisp, unsurprising continuation. But at least it’s better than the “Omen IV” film.
Book club book report: Vikram Paralkar digs into the human body and dark ideas in an incongruously readable short novel.
Book club book report: David Wong’s comedic horror novel is written in such an entertaining manner that it almost doesn’t matter that the story is familiar.
Frightening Friday (Book and movie reviews): It’s a shame Smith hasn’t written a novel since, but “The Ruins” holds up as elite horror.
Frightening Friday (Book review): Fifty years ago, Lois Duncan wrote a gripping mystery novel for teens about guilt, responsibility and moving on.
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Rightly labeled as one of Christie’s “horror” novels, “Endless Night” is light on killings, but drenched in foreboding.
Toothy Tuesday (Book review): Sure, the novelization is better than the movie, but a tale of a voodoo shark remains inherently ridiculous.
Toothy Tuesday (Book review): “Jaws 2” eventually got simplified, but an early draft – as captured in the novelization – riffs on the original novel.