Shivers of Horror – Horror Book & Movie Reviews

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Jason has been tracked down by an FBI task force and blown to smithereens. But it doesn’t appear to have stopped him. In the cold dim morgue the coroner deems Jason’s heart tasteful and takes a huge bite out of it, transferring Jason’s dark spirit into his body. However, the body will is not strong enough to carry such an evil spirit, and soon he must find another one, one that fits him better, one that is related to him by blood. The body of his sister, or his niece….

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It was going to be a fun summer at Camp Crystal. The young counselors were getting ready for it while they joked about the scary rumors attached to the isolated camp. But evil was waiting in the shadows as the sun set. The laughter turned to screams…the easy living to agonized dying. For the light had gone and the wind was howling and it was — Friday The 13th. This is the novelization to the hit Horror movie Friday The 13th.

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The bed and breakfast was hidden in the hills of West Virginia. Wary guests wondered how it could stay in business at such a creepy, remote location, especially with its bizarre, presidential decor and eccentric proprietor.With the event hotel for the national Iron Woman triathlon accidentally overbooked, competitor Maria was forced to stay at the Rushmore. But after checking into her room, she quickly realized she wasn’t alone. First her suitcase wasn’t where she put it. Then her cell phone was moved. Finally, she heard an odd creaking under the bed. Confusion quickly turned to fear, and fear to hysteria when she discovered the front door was barred and the windows were bricked over. There was no way out.One year later, four new female athletes have become guests of the Inn. Will they escape the horrors within its walls? Or will they join the many others who have died there, in ways too terrible to imagine?

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Melvin Junko is the out cast janitor at the Tromaville Health Club. Nobody liked him. After a prank gone wrong, which causes Melvin to fall into a barrel nuclear waste, which transforms him into a hideously deformed creature of super human size and strength. Melvin became… The Toxic Avenger! The Toxic Avenger is mopping the streets, getting rid of the muggers and the rapists. But will Tromaville’s corrupt mayor stop him?

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College student Nicole Carzon is stunned to find herself named heir to her grandfather’s castle in England. When she and her friends arrive there, they are overwhelmed with the history and nostalgia pulsating from the 600-year-old Bodlum Castle. However, they soon come to realize, this castle has an ancient occupant that has been lying dormant and patiently waiting for hundreds of years. It waits no longer.

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Stephen Rebello brings to life the creation of one of Hollywood’s most iconic films, from the story of Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein, the real-life inspiration for the character of Norman Bates, to Hitchcock’s groundbreaking achievements in cinematography, sound, editing, and promotion. Packed with captivating insights from the film’s stars, writers, and crew members

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When Ben (Joel Moore), his friend Marcus (Deon Richmond) and assorted strangers embark on a creepy nighttime boat trip into the bayou, their journey takes them into the lair of Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder), a freak of nature whose deformity has turned him into a bloodthirsty killer. Only Marybeth (Tamara Feldman), one of the travelers, holds the secret that may keep them alive. Horror legend Robert Englund co-stars in this comic gore fest.

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Spoof porn! It was on Halloween night that a young Michael Myers inexplicably slaughtered his slutty older sister (RAVEN ALEXIS). Fifteen later, he escapes a mental hospital and returns home. Spotting a scholarly looking teenager, Laurie (LILY LABEAU), the deranged psychopath Michael lusts after her and stalks her. Finding her trampy friends, Annie (ANDY SAN DIMAS) and Lynda (LEXI BELLE) engaging in carnal acts with their boyfriends on Halloween eve, just as his sister did years ago, sets Michael off….

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This cult-favorite indie horror flick follows a group of four fraternity/sorority pledges as they brave a night of hazing in creepy old Garth Manor, where a crazed killer — the sole survivor of a massacre at the house years before — still roams the halls.

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Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role that kick started her career in 1978. Terrorized by the memory of her brother, she faked her death, changed her name, has become a functioning alcoholic pill popper, and is the headmistress at a private school out in sunny California. But with Halloween right around the corner Laurie is feeling edgy especially now that she has a 17 year old son to protect.

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Local teens have long commemorated the death of “Mary Hatchet” — a girl who took an ax and killed her family in the 1970s — with the aptly named Blood Night. But things never got truly bloody until Mary’s ghost decided to make an appearance. Dead bodies are piling up, and Mary seems to be calling the shots. But there are secrets about her past that have yet to be uncovered.