Thursday, January 30, 2020

New Blogging Feature - Retro Horror Reads!


So toward the end of last year, Stormi from Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My! and I started toying with a new idea we had.  We both are trying to read some older books on our shelves and wishlists so we put our heads together and came up with a new blog feature - Retro Horror Reads.  

Our goal is to read an older horror title at least every two months and even though we'll be reading different titles, we'll be reviewing them on the same day and linking to each other's post.  So basically our followers will get two different reviews at once.  This way we can each focus on different books.  We also decided that we would read books which were published prior to 2000, so the books you see will be at least 20 years old.

I pulled some older titles off my shelves and found some which are available at my local libraries.  I also scoured Grady Hendrix's Paperbacks From Hell to see what I could locate.  For the month of February, I chose Wither by J.G. Passarella.  I read this YEARS ago and loved it and since I have such a fondness for it, I want to see if it stands up all these years later.


Windale is a proud old American town that embraces its colonial heritage, including the legend of a witches' coven dating back 300 years. No one in Windale actually believes in witches, but three people are experiencing vivid nightmares; and an evil presence is working its way into their lives.

Hope you enjoy this new endeavor!  

28 comments:

  1. I have a pile of horror books that I need to get to that have been snoozing on my bookshelves for way too long! I need to get to some of these and deal with them. I'll be watching for your retro reviews!

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  2. I will have to see if I can find a copy of this one if your reread goes well!

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    1. I hope I love it as much as I remember doing so years ago.

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  3. I think this is such an awesome idea, and I love that you and Stormi will be reading different books! Can't wait 😁

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  4. I love this idea and always enjoy your dual reviews:)

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  5. sounds like so much fun. i look forward to seeing new to me books
    sherry @ fundinmental

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    1. No wonder all of us never run out of things to read right? We're always enabling each other.

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  6. I hope you enjoy the books you pick to read.

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  7. You know I think this is absolutely the best idea!

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  8. What a fun new feature. I can't wait to see what you guys read. :)

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  9. I love the idea of this! I can't wait to see your reviews. :)

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    1. Thanks Lauren. It's a great way to give some older books some love!

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  10. What a fun feature! I bet you will be finding some great books. I can't wait to read your review of Wither!

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    1. And there's two more in the series I recall loving as well.

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  12. This sounds fun. You should find some pre-1970s Horror for me! 🙌🙌🙌

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    1. I'll work on that! Have you read Rosemary's Baby? Stormi and I read it last year - or maybe the year before. That movie is dear to my heart as Dad took Mom to see it while she was pregnant with me (and she thought it was a romance). She HATES horror and he tormented her the remainder of the pregnancy. I think my love of horror started in the womb :)

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  13. What a cool feature. Can't wait to see what you end up picking up for this one.
    Lynn :D

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