Book Report Week 5 is up on the channel. Talking about my January reading wrap up, my first 5 ⭐️ read of the year, and what I'm currently reading.

I've already read Jurassic Park this month, so I am hereby dubbing 2025 the year of Crichton. Planning to read as many of Michael Crichton's books as I can.

I've got a lot of books I want to try and read this year. Today on the channel I'm talking about 25 of those books.

Join us tonight!

Today I talk about some holiday themed horror books to read this season! youtu.be/usLevI40TDE

"What kind of Horror fan are you?"

Since it's the season of giving thanks I wanted to talk about 6 books that I'm thankful for.

What's everyone reading today?

Soup season is now in session. First up is Avgolemono. This was my first time making it and it's so delicious! The lemon really pulls everything together.

Was cleaning out our old car to sell yesterday and found $70 in the glove box. I'll call that a win.

Exciting email from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social! Bookmail incoming!

Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃

Happy Halloween!!! 🎃🍬👻 While you are out trick-or-treating or passing out candy tonight treat yourself to some spooky book talk from our last few episodes featuring authors @toddkeisling.bsky.social, @redlagoe.bsky.social, @thisishorror.bsky.social, @rossjefferyauthor.bsky.social & Tyler Jones!

31 Days of Horror concludes with Forest Ranger Hank Feld trekking out into the wilderness searching for a group of lost hikers on Halloween night with a reading from HALLOWED OBLIVION by author @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social!

31 Days of Horror follows Mr. Sleep in his search for the home of a wicked family with a reading of PUMPKIN BURNS from his collection CANDLES, BULLETS, & DEAD SKIN by author L. Stephenson!

OMG! Coolest Hallowe'en surprise ever! Thanks Brad!!!

31 Days of Horror is bird watching as something sinister hatches with a reading of the short story CUCKOO by author @fkmarlowe.bsky.social!

Ate at Joe Bolonga's the other day and enjoyed some Poe along with my pizza.

My daughter's school has a book vending machine!

31 Days of Horror is fresh out of the hospital and the rotten apple doesn’t fall far from the tree with a reading of the short story LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON by author @brianbowyer.bsky.social from his collection PERPETUAL DREAD!

31 Days of Horror finds itself in the barren wastes when the void comes for John with a reading of the novella A GLIMPSE OF THE LAST HOURS by author Michael Tyree from his collection THE PALE HORSE!

Oh hi! Today is the day! My new collection WRAPPED IN PLASTIC AND OTHER SWEET NOTHINGS is available everywhere books are sold! Thank you to @scarlettralgee and the crew at Journalstone! Wrapped in Plastic and Other Sweet Nothings a.co/d/fh5mnm4

Finished watching Fall of the House of Usher last night. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was great seeing Mark Hamill in a serious live action role outside of Star Wars.

I had a lot of fun recording this excerpt from "Happytown." This is the one I've been reading at events this year, and it always gets a laugh. Many thanks to @thebradproctor.bsky.social for sharing his platform!

This story is a RIOT. Listen to it!

Ep 69 with author @thisishorror.bsky.social is available in audio & video. We discuss his new novel HOUSE OF BAD MEMORIES from @cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social, pushing the boundaries of his writing, his work spanning different genres, & much more!

31 Days of Horror gets festive spreading a little holiday cheer and a side of bloody mayhem with a reading from the short story THE HAPPYTOWN YULETIDE MASSACRE by author @toddkeisling.bsky.social which can be found in his new collection COLD, BLACK & INFINITE!

Happy release day to @rossjefferyauthor.bsky.social and I DIED TOO, BUT THEY HAVEN'T BURIED ME YET from @clashbooks.bsky.social! 31 Days of Horror dives into the mud alongside an open grave as Henry buries his daughter with a reading of the prologue!

Random photo dump from Scarefest yesterday.

31 Days of Horror goes on a globe spanning adventure from the jungles of South America to the snow-covered mountains of the Himalayas with two sisters whose lives are in occult danger with a reading from HELL ON HIGH by author @michaelclarkbooks.bsky.social! @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social

In the Floridia backcountry a witch called Saint Grit wreaks repulsive havoc on the residents of the small town known as Sugar Bends with a reading from SAINT GRIT by @kaylischolz.bsky.social for 31 Days of Horror!

Butcher Cabin Bookfest is today! I'll be there hanging out with all the cool kids!

31 Days of Horror flashes back to 1982 where we are visiting a music festival out in the California desert filled with heavy metal, drinking, debauchery, and an ancient evil with a reading from SPAHN by author Aurora Dimitre!

A demonic cat, ancient evils, mafia hitmen, and serial killers collide with a reading from ASHTRAYS & KITTENS by author Paul Sheppard for 31 Days of Horror!

Burned through the first 100 pages of FEVER HOUSE by @keithrosson.bsky.social today. Mysterious and bizarre and violent. It's checking off all the boxes for me. 🤘😈

Watched the first two episodes of Fall of the House of Usher last night and I'm all on board. The acting is great and intrigued by the mystery of what's going on with the Usher family.

Buying a house can be scary, especially in today's market. High interest rates aren't the only frightening thing to be found in this reading of ALTERNATE REALTY by author @superbfinch.bsky.social for 31 Days of Horror!

Just finished Luke Dumas' upcoming THE PALEONTOLOGIST. Why did this mystery filled with ghost dinosaurs get me all misty eyed at the end!

Got a pot of chili simmering on the stove, an adult beverage in hand, and browsing to decide which horror movie to watch tonight. Fall is the perfect time of year.

Haven't watched a horror movie all month until last night's viewing of No One Will Save You. It was fun and weird and I quite enjoyed it. Kaitlyn Dever was great expressing emotion with no dialogue. My only nitpick is I wish they didn't show so much of the aliens.

31 Days of Horror delivers a twisted tale of love and loss with a reading of IN UR ARMS 2 NIGHT (NO PLACE I'D RATHER BE) by @hamelinbird.bsky.social!

Would you like a little sample of Frost Bite? Check out my reading for 31 Days of Horror!

31 Days of Horror travels back to the 90's where alien worms are infecting a North Dakota trailer park with memory lose right before Christmas with a reading from FROST BITE by @angelasylvaine.bsky.social!

31 Days of Horror features an esoteric detective solving crimes in occult Seattle with a reading from BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by Evan J. Peterson!

31 Days of Horror brings a tale of loss, revenge, and the art of painting with a reading of TANGERINE SKY by @redlagoe.bsky.social from her new collection IMPULSES OF A NECROTIC HEART!

31 Days of Horror delivers a tale of madness and horror with a reading from the novel GLASS HOUSE by author @pauljessup.bsky.social!

This is a must watch episode. Many shenanigans ensued.

I'm out of the office this week.

I did some research for this particular story, saw many an image I can never unsee! Hope you enjoy it!

It's October so it's time for 31 Days of Horror to kick off! Leading off the spooky season is author Stephanie Ellis reading from her body horror short story SUSPENDED.