This Place is Death, Episode 5 of season 5 of Lost aired on Feb 11th in the US and it was a VERY good episode full of fangirl goodness. Picking up where we left off with Jin and Rousseau…
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February 2009
We have come to the end of another Appreciation Week and it is time for a confession. When Thea first came up with the idea of a Zombie Appreciation Week quite a few months ago, I wasn’t very enthused.…
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Zombie Appreciation Week: Interview & Giveaway with Mark Henry
To cap off our Zombie Appreciation Week, we bring you an interview and giveaway with the fabulous Mark Henry, author of the recently reviewed Happy Hour of the Damned and Road Trip of the Living Dead. Although it took…
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Zombie Appreciation Week – Book Review: Road Trip of the Living Dead by Mark Henry
Title: Road Trip of the Living Dead Author: Mark henry Genre: Urban Fantasy, Zombies, Comedy Publisher: Kensington Press Publication Date: February 2009 Trade Paperback: 288 Pages Stand Alone or Series: Book 2 in the Amanda Feral series Why did…
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Zombie Appreciation Week – Book Review: Happy Hour of the Damned by Mark Henry
Title: Happy Hour of the Damned Author: Mark Henry Genre: Urban Fantasy, Zombies, Comedy Publisher: Kensington Press Publication Date: March 2008 Trade Paperback: 288 Pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Amanda Feral series (currently 2 books…
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Zombie Appreciation Week – Book Review: Zombie Haiku by Ryan Mecum
Title: Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry For Your…Brains Author: Ryan Mecum Genre: Poetry (Haiku), Zombies, Horror, Humor Publisher: How Books Publication Date: July 2008 Paperback: 160 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone collection of haiku in a purported journal.…
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Zombies Appreciation Week – Graphic Novel Review: The Walking Dead Volume #1 by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore
Title: The Walking Dead Volume 1 – Days Gone Bye Author: Written by Robert Kirkman/ Art by Tony Moore Genre: Comics / Horror / Zombies Publisher: Image Comics Publishing Date: May, 2004 Paperback: 144 pages Stand Alone/ Series :…
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Zombie Appreciation Week – Book Review: Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
Title: Generation Dead Author: Daniel Waters Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Zombies Publisher: Hyperion Books (DBG) Publication Date: May 2008 Hardcover: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Generation Dead series. Book 2, Kiss of Life,…
Yesterday we gave you a good long look at the evolution of zombies in the film genre, highlighting some pivotal films. I could wax poetical all day about Romero’s movies, but the zombie movie has a lot of other…
When it was decided that this Zombie Appreciation Week was going ahead I was sent an email by Thea with the subject line: Ana’s Zombie Homework with a list of stuff I had to watch and read for the…
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Zombie Appreciation Week: A Brief History of the Zombie
Zombies in film have come a very long way since their inception in the early 1930s–from under the control of diabolical voodoo priests, to infectious shambling swarms, to talking & sentient creatures, to Olympic speed sprinters. With all the…
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Zombie Appreciation Week: A More Personal Introduction
You already know what we have planned for you this week (BRAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIINS!!), but what about our own personal connection with the walking dead? Here you go… Thea “They’re coming to get you, Barbara!” – Johnny, Night of the Living…
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ZOMBIES ATTACK!! An Introduction to Zombie Appreciation Week
Well folks, after a year of being around online, I have finally done it. I have finally convinced Ana to let me steal control of the blog and talk about all things ZOMBIES. For an entire week. THE GIDDINESS,…
Happy Sunday!!! This will be rather short because I am right now preparing myself for an ultra sekrit mission that Thea has given me that has to do with the last item in this stash *ninja* . New book…
Ready for another Lost Episode recap? This week I will be having a look at episode 4 of season 5 which aired on Feb 4th. Lost Season 5 – Episode 4: The Little Prince The episode opens and Kate…
After I first heard about this novel from the ladies over at Fantasy Debut, I immediately requested a review copy. The haunting premise–the obliteration of mankind due to a mysterious plague called The Despair, and creepy Collectors who steal…
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Book Review & Giveaway: The Suicide Collectors by David Oppegaard
Title: The Suicide Collectors Author: David Oppegaard Genre: Speculative Fiction, Literature, Post-Apocalypse Fiction Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publication Date: December 2008 Hardcover: 304 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel. Why did I read this book: I first…
We woke up today to some very good news: we made the top 10 of the Preditors and Editors Review Sites of 2008! We simply could not believe our eyes when we saw the list and all we can…
Last month we had Graeme from Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review over to review Neil Gaiman’s first installment to his epic Sandman series, Preludes and Nocturnes. This month we decided to pick on ask Kristen over, who runs one of…
Title: In Her Name Author: Michael R. Hicks Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy/Romance Publisher: Imperial Guard Publishing Publishing Date: April 1, 2008 Paperback: 684 pages Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Why did we read this book: Michael Hicks contacted us back…
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Book Review & ARC Giveaway: White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
Title: White Witch, Black Curse Author: Kim Harrison Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Eos Books (HarperCollins) Publication Date: February 2009 Hardcover: 512 pages Stand alone or series: Book 7 of the ongoing The Hollows (Rachel Morgan) books. These books must…
Another Sunday, another Stash: but you’d better fasten your seat belts because this week? It’s going to be crazy, fast and furious! This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, Thea will review White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows,…
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!!! And welcome to the first-ever SMUGGLERIFIC VALENTINE’S DAY GIVEAWAY: 7 BOOKS – 1 WINNER. Today we are giving away: MacGowan’s Ghost by Cindy Miles Coyote’s Mate by Lora Leigh Witch Heart by Anya Bast Star Bright…
Title: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn Author: Alison Goodman Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Viking Juvenile (Penguin) Publication Date: December 2008 Hardcover: 544 pages Stand alone or series: First book in a planned duology. Why did I read this book: Eon:…
Howdy! Today I will recap the third episode of season 5. (Eventually I will catch up I promise!) Lost Season 5 – Episode 3: Jughead The episode opens with Desmond running, desperately searching for someone…we find out he needs…