When dark creeps in and eats the light / Bury your fears on Sorry Night / For in the winter’s blackest hours / Comes the feasting of the Vours / No one can see it, the life they stole / Your body’s here, but not your soul… Vours are monsters that take control of yourContinue reading “The Devouring trilogy by Simon Holt”
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Coraline by Neil Gaiman
It’s not very often that I find something online where an author says exactly why they wrote something and what they wanted to convey. However, the message of being brave does come across clear in the book and movie adaptation so it’s not really a surprise. I wanted to include the above post from himContinue reading “Coraline by Neil Gaiman”
The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo
“Bad systems” create “bad situations” create “bad apples” create “bad behaviors,” even in good people … we are not slaves to the power of situational forces. But we must learn methods of resisting and opposing them. The above quote is what I believe to be the overall message of the work Zimbardo presents us with,Continue reading “The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo”
Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Going Bovine is the story of sixteen year old Cameron Smith who, after experiencing hallucinations and strange instances of losing control of his limbs, gets diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob. Specifically, the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy variant. Otherwise known as Mad Cow Disease – a fatal virus that eats holes in your brain, turning it into sponge. RightContinue reading “Going Bovine by Libba Bray”
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