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World War II veteran Bull Ingram is a huge man. That is, after all, why they call him Bull. He is hired by a Memphis radio station owner to find the musician Ramblin’ John Hastur. The music Hastur makes is claimed to have made perfectly sane men go mad and to have made dead men rise.

Bull follows Hastur’s trail into the backwoods of Arkansas and into the unknown. He hears rumors that the Hastur has sold his soul to the Devil. He sees dead men live and feels the effects Hastur’s music has on people...

Cal and Becky DeMuth, a brother and sister driving across the United States to arrange the adoption of Becky’s unborn child. Passing through Kansas they encounter a dilapidated church and hear a child calling from the long grass nearby. The child sounds in trouble and the DeMuth’s natural disposition as do-gooders leads them to believe they can help the child out of the grass. However, shortly after the child cries out for help he is scolded by his mother for attempting to lead strangers into the grass. Events only become...

Happy Friday, worms! This week I wanted to ramble for a second about Dear Laura by Gemma Amor. Our fearless leader and everyone’s horror mother figure, Sadie aka @mother.horror told me I needed this book and then basically forced me to read it immediately so we could talk about it. She hasn’t let me down with a book recommendation yet and this was no exception. I received the book, started and finished reading it in just about two and a half hours, the entire time messaging Sadie in all caps about different parts of the...

Whispers in the Dark by Laurel Hightower found it’s way to my TBR the same way many books have lately, discovery through Bookstagram or Twitter. An interesting synopsis, excellent word of mouth and a beautiful cover made this book shoot up my TBR pile faster than most do. I started the book and fell in love with it almost instantly. This is a book that I own a physical copy and a kindle copy of. I took both copies with me wherever I went to make sure whatever scenario I was in, I’d be able to read...

I AM PROVIDENCE review, by The Horror Hypothesis 

Recently, I had the privilege of attending the 6th Annual Scares That Care Convention in Williamsburg, VA.  I was only there for a couple of hours, but I shared many of the same surreal experiences (Kane Hodder shook my hand) as fellow Night Worms contributor, Kallie, who did a fantastic write up of the event.  

During my visit, I attended a book reading led by Nick Mamatas and Maurice Broaddus.  Mamatas began their session by grabbing...