by Daniel Stalter | Mar 16, 2021 | Pulp Horror
Wanted by Caroline B. Cooney Spoiler-Free Review: I remember reading this as a kid and thinking it was all-caps AMAZING. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. I couldn’t put it down. I did notice a few more plot holes this time around, but Wanted holds up for...
by Daniel Stalter | Nov 24, 2020 | Pulp Horror
The Locker by Richie Tankersley Cusick Spoiler-Free Review: The Locker is everything I want from a pulpy teen horror novel. It has a creepy atmosphere, a solid cast of characters, and a tightly executed plot. The gloomy feel of early spring in the deep woods of rural...
by Daniel Stalter | Sep 23, 2020 | Pulp Horror
The Babysitter by R.L. Stine Spoiler-Free Review: The Babysitter remains one of R.L. Stine’s most notorious books outside of his Goosebumps and Fear Street titles, and rightly so. Jenny was a relatable and endearing protagonist. Stine did an excellent job with the...
by Daniel Stalter | Sep 9, 2020 | Pulp Horror
Fall Into Darkness by Christopher Pike Spoiler-Free Review: Christopher Pike is great at twisted plots, and Fall Into Darkness more than delivers on that front. It kept me guessing until about halfway through. I was indifferent to the courtroom drama and creepy...
by Daniel Stalter | Aug 18, 2020 | Pulp Horror
Flight 116 is Down by Caroline B. Cooney Spoiler-Free Review I became slightly obsessed with plane crashes last year after the whole Boeing scandal. So when I found out that Caroline B. Cooney wrote a teen horror/thriller novel in the 90s that centered around a...
by Daniel Stalter | Jun 12, 2020 | Pulp Horror
Whisper of Death by Christopher Pike Spoiler-Free Review This was a twisted one, even by Christopher Pike’s standards. Overall, I liked it more than I didn’t. It was a good use of real-life trauma as a means of framing a horror story. There were some...
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