There is a horde of creatures called The Throng that roam from planet to planet through a gateway, subjugating the inhabitants for food and sport. They take all they can from the planet and then move on to the next. Right now they are on Earth. Humanity had been overconfident, thinking they were a superior race, but the monsters took over. They are soon ready to move on to the next planet, seeing as how the human race is all but extinct. But all hope is not gone quite yet. There is The Raven’s Child. Read More »

Lisa Brooks lost her father in a tragic car accident that left her with a head injury. Her recovery is slow and she suffers from hallucinations, seeing not only her father but her dog who has not been seen since the night of accident. When Lisa’s therapist recommends her for a babysitting job, she jumps at the opportunity. Her mother is out of work because of injuries she sustained in the accident and Lisa Read More »

Lila Merriweather has been on her own since her mother was brutally murdered. Working for her mother’s friend, Mo, as a thief gives her everything that she needs to survive. Life in Cloudburst Falls has its challenges, though. Avoiding the monsters that lurk in the alleys is not even the greatest danger. Far more dangerous are the families, and getting caught up in their war is what Lila wants to avoid at all costs, as that is exactly what got her mother killed. Read More »

The Curse of the Wendigo is the second book in the Monstrumologist series and it succeeded in being even more disturbing than its predecessor. Young Will Henry, assistant and constant companion to the eminent Doctor Pellinore Warthrop, ends up in situations that would be exceedingly harrowing for a grown man, let alone a twelve-year-old. This story is told through his eyes based on a series of journals he wrote as a very old man. The language and prose is indescribably beautiful and Read More »

Even during my Stephen King period, it’s rare that a book has the power to creep me out or make me question the wisdom of entering dark areas even in my own home. The Monstrumologist has that power.

The Monstrumologist is written as if the author received the diaries of a main character, Will Henry, and transcribed them into a book. The story itself takes place in the late eighteen hundreds when Will Henry was a boy of twelve years old. Orphaned the year before, Will Henry (he is always referred to by his full name) was taken in and appointed assistant to Monstrumologist Pellinore Warthrop, usually referred to simply as “the doctor.” Read More »