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Review – Outer Dark

Posted on October 20, 2026

After her brother abandons their newborn in the woods and lies about its death, a desperate young Appalachian woman sets out to find her baby while her guilt-ridden brother flees across a bleak, violent landscape.

Review – Smothermoss

Posted on October 19, 2026

When a brutal murder of two hikers awakens a dark, supernatural presence on an Appalachian mountain, two impoverished, estranged half-sisters must unite to confront their own personal hauntings and hunt down a real-world fugitive.

Review – The Orchard Keeper

Posted on October 17, 2026

A timeless story without a specified human protagonist, π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘‚π‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ πΎπ‘’π‘’π‘π‘’π‘Ÿ follows three characters whose lives intersect within a narrow geographical and cultural context.

Review – The Old Gods Waken

Posted on October 16, 2026

A wandering balladeer and a medicine man must stop two English Druids from awakening ancient blood spirits and performing a human sacrifice.

Review – On Writing

Posted on October 15, 2026

King combines stories from his life with a practical master class on the art of writing. The result is a list of recommendations of what writers should and should not do, based on his own preferences and experiences.

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