Welcome back to Books With Cause. Let’s dive into my next review. After revisiting the film during Cineworld’s Halloween season, I finally crossed American Psycho off my reading list — and I was surprised by just how much sharper, darker, and more satirical the book is than the movie ever hinted at. Patrick Bateman’s voice …
Welcome back to Books With Cause. Let’s dive into my latest review. Stephen King’s Bachman books have had quite the resurgence this year, especially with two big movie adaptations landing within months of each other. The Running Man is a brutal, relentless dystopian thriller originally released under King’s pseudonym, and it still hits astonishingly hard …
Happy Halloween, one and all! For this special review, I’m revisiting a true horror classic — Misery by Stephen King. This was the book that first made me fall in love with the genre, and even now, it remains one of the most gripping and terrifying stories I’ve ever read. In the spirit of spooky …
Welcome back to Books With Cause! Let’s dive into my latest review — Horseman by Christina Henry. A chilling sequel to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, this dark reimagining explores legacy, legend, and what it means to face the ghosts of the past. This is my second instance of reading a Christina Henry novel after …
Welcome back to Books With Cause. Let’s dive into my latest review — Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare, a bloody, fast-paced slasher that proves the killer clown trope still has plenty of bite. There’s a strong chance you’ve seen the trailer for the movie adaptation of this book. You might well have seen …
Welcome back to Books With Cause! Let’s dive into my latest read — Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana, a chilling tale of obsession, darkness, and devotion that goes far beyond reason. This one was another esteemed winner selected by the members of Horror Aficionados. This is also another one of those …
Welcome back to Books With Cause! Let’s dive into my latest review — Diary by Chuck Palahniuk. This is my eighth experience of reading a Palahniuk novel and what always blows me away about his work is that he finds new ways of telling his stories. If you’re familiar with Survivor, for example, you’ll know …
Welcome back to Books With Cause! Let’s dive into my latest review: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due — a supernatural horror novel set in 1950s Florida, where racism and brutality are more terrifying than ghosts. If you’ve been following my blog for any time now, you’ve probably noticed that I do enjoy a book recommendation. …
In 2019, I reconnected with my cousin, Rob. There was never any fallout, or anything like that, but he was eight years older than me, we didn’t see each other often when we were growing up, and my dad’s side of the family are complicated – to put it mildly. But we reached out to …
Even if you’re not familiar with the name Josh Malerman, the chances are you’re familiar with his work without even realising it. Malerman was the author of the 2014 novel Bird Box, which became, arguably, better known for its 2018 movie adaptation starring Sandra Bullock. And even if you’re not familiar with the book or …