http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/horror/deathbringer/ reading material to get excited about Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:49:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/horror/deathbringer/#comment-9040 Bookgasm » Blog Archive » QUICKGASM >> 5.17.07 Thu, 17 May 2007 11:58:26 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=416#comment-9040 [...] by Steve Niles • 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: RUMORS OF THE UNDEAD by Steve Niles and Jeff Mariotte • WAKE THE DEAD by Steve Niles and [...] [...] by Steve Niles • 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: RUMORS OF THE UNDEAD by Steve Niles and Jeff Mariotte • WAKE THE DEAD by Steve Niles and [...]

]]> http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/horror/deathbringer/#comment-2411 Bookgasm » Monster Island Wed, 24 May 2006 14:04:04 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=416#comment-2411 [...] And there are mummies. While I think that matter of cross-pollination alone is genius, Wellington really should be commended for not settling for aping George Romero movies. Though that obviously provided the template (as it has for all things zombie ever since), Wellington isn’t in it just for the gore, which would get old fast. He infuses this pulse-pounder with pathos and other realistic emotions that carry a weight of plausability, bringing it far above the level of just an average, everyday effort. The man holds a master’s degree in creative writing, and it clearly shows in his prose, to where the damn thing – dare I say it? – even flirts with being literary. [...] [...] And there are mummies. While I think that matter of cross-pollination alone is genius, Wellington really should be commended for not settling for aping George Romero movies. Though that obviously provided the template (as it has for all things zombie ever since), Wellington isn’t in it just for the gore, which would get old fast. He infuses this pulse-pounder with pathos and other realistic emotions that carry a weight of plausability, bringing it far above the level of just an average, everyday effort. The man holds a master’s degree in creative writing, and it clearly shows in his prose, to where the damn thing – dare I say it? – even flirts with being literary. [...]

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