Category Archives: Readings in the Genre

2018 Asexual Reading Goals

I recently found an article by Tor about “Five Books With Asexual Protagonists” and I decided to make it one of my goals for 2018 to read at least one Ace book per month. I searched the internet and found … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

I have to admit that this is the first book I’ve ever read about Sherlock Holmes. I know that Sherlock Holmes is an extremely popular character and that the character shows up in a variety of movies and television shows … Continue reading

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Book Review: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

The last reading assignment for my Readings in the Genre: the Haunted course for my Masters of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University was A Christmas Carol (Horror 78 pages) by Charles Dickens. This story is … Continue reading

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Book Review: Grave’s End by Elaine Mercado

The next book for my Readings in the Genre: the Haunted course for my Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University is Grave’s End: a True Ghost Story (Horror 174 pages) by Elaine Mercado. … Continue reading

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Book Review: Hell House by Richard Matheson

Another of my assignments for my Readings in the Genre: The Haunted class to get my Masters of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University was Hell House (Horror 301 pages) by Richard Matheson. As with most … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Shining by Stephen King

Another of my reading assignments for my Readings in the Genre: The Haunted for my Master of Fine Arts from Seton Hill University in Writing Popular Fiction is The Shining by Stephen King (Horror 683 pages). I have to say, … Continue reading

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Book Review: Ghost Story by Peter Straub

Another book required for my Readings in the Genre: The Haunted for my Master of Fine Arts from Seton Hill University in Writing Popular Fiction is Ghost Story by Peter Straub (Horror 567 pages). I have to say that this … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Ghostbusters

It’s been years or even decades since the last time I watched Ghostbusters, but it is one of the required movies for my Readings In the Genre The Haunted class in order to get my Masters in Fine Arts in … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Paranormal Activities

One of the movies required for my Readings In the Genre The Haunted class for my Masters of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University was Paranormal Activities. I first watched this movie a couple of years … Continue reading

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Movie Review: The Others

One of the movies for my Readings In the Genre The Haunted was The Others. This movie took a different look at hauntings and I enjoyed watching it. This review is going to have spoilers so if you haven’t watched … Continue reading

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