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Angel's Inferno is the long-awaited sequel to William Hjortsberg's classic novel Falling Angel, which was made into the notorious film Angel Heart starring Mickey Rourke, Lisa Bonet and Robert DeNiro as Lucifer himself. Falling Angel is set in 1950s New York City and Harry Angel, the main protagonist, is a private detective who is hired … Continue reading Angel’s Inferno by William Hjortsberg
A ghostly tale, but not in the traditional sense, The Warm Hands of Ghosts is as much an homage to the bond between siblings and the utter horrors of war as it is a spiritual morality play about the choices we make to remember and forget and how those memories are the essence of who … Continue reading The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
I'm back and I missed you all, but my summer hiatus was much needed. I'm rested and refreshed, and have a new stack of books and many new recipes to blog, so let's go! When I was a young girl discovering the joys of books and reading, I was fascinated by Greek mythology. My favorite … Continue reading In The Garden of Monsters by Crystal King
If you're a Shirley Jackson fan, as so many of us are, you surely are aware of her supernatural (or is it?) masterpiece The Haunting of Hill House. That book, in my humble opinion, is one of the best and frightening novels of all time because it plays with the reader's concept of reality in … Continue reading The Bird’s Nest by Shirley Jackson
To kick off National Poetry Month, my latest NM Humanities article on the food odes of Pablo Neruda is now available. Neruda is arguably known more for his poems of love and desire, but his odes to everyday items, namely food, are at the heart of my article. Enjoy! https://nmhumanities.org/?blogId=2227
I'm a sucker for fairy tales, always have been, and always will be. When I was little, one of my very first pieces of creative writing was retelling the story of Hansel and Gretel from the wicked old lady's viewpoint and how these bratty little kids tried to eat her dream house, accused her of … Continue reading Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman
If you've read Chocolat by Joanne Harris or seen the marvelous film version with Juliette Binoche, you're familiar with the magical French town of Lansquenet sous Tannes. It's a deceptively calm, quiet and simple place; yet there are always goings-on and drama in this place. It's too bad that it's a completely fictional place, but … Continue reading Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris
A group of ghost hunters walk into a haunted house. Sounds like the opening of a joke, for my money, but it's not. Instead, it's the premise for one of the weirdest, creepiest, horniest and silliest (in the sense of the ending, that is) haunted house books I've ever read, and that's saying something because … Continue reading Hell House by Richard Matheson
My latest article for the Humanities Council talks about the history of pan de muerto, as well as the importance of food in our cultural commemorations of death and life, so give it a read at: https://nmhumanities.org/?blogId=2172
Though there is something to be said for the untraditional ghostly tale, for Halloween all I want is an old-fashioned ghost story and for classic ghost tales, you can't beat those of Susan Hill. I personally love any type of ghost story or haunted house tale and The Woman in Black fits the bill to … Continue reading The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
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