Beelzebub's library

Novel: Children's story, supernatural, horror, fantasy. Contains disturbing themes.  This review contains minor spoilers. I read this book quite a while ago so do forgive me if I am unable to give you a perfectly clear vision of the book and my feeling on it. But to get straight down to the point, it’s good. Basically, a girl named Coraline is being ignored by her parents and doesn't enjoy living in the new house they have moved to. When she finds a door in the wall, that leads to the bricked-up segment of the building, being extremely bored and curious she goes inside and after traveling through a tunnel she finds herself in an exact replica of her house. Except her parents are different, they seek her attention instead of the other way around, and this Otherworld, as it is referred to is full of amazing and wonderful gifts, just for her. And the grounds surrounding the house are is just as amazing. The only problem is that if Coraline wants to stay here, th...

Collection: Supernatural, Fantasy. I love short stories. The first collection of short stories that I ever owned was by Richard Matheson, and the first short story that I read from that collection was " Terror at 20,000 feet " because how much of a Twilight Zone fan I am. Needless to say, I was hooked. From that day forth, I love short stories. Little bundles of information, a cool concept not worn out by the length of a novel, or an interesting character that we won't grow to become tired of because the story is too long. No, a short story is beautiful at its core, and Matheson, primarily a horror writer, great at crafting a simple and short story, which how's off horror but doesn't overstay it's welcome like most horror movies and books. Neil Gaiman knows how to tell a good short story. Take an idea that is interesting but will only last so long and craft a great story out of it? Check. The first story in the collection is incredible at explor...