Category Archives: Everyday I Read the Book: Literary Thoughts

When a gay German, a vicious killer, and World War II collide

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Daniel

Looking to read some gay horror from Bram Stoker and Lambda Literary Award-winning author Lee Thomas but not sure which title best fit the “gay horror” genre, I decided to ask him directly which of his books he’d recommend. So … Continue reading →

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Dark literary gay horror from author Robert Dunbar

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Daniel

Gay horror author Robert Dunbar’s most well-known work is probably the novel The Pines, which I can’t wait to read. But Martyrs & Monsters, his collection of dark tales, is a good warm up to his style of writing…and the … Continue reading →

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The boys are back and the bites are bigger

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Daniel

Book Two of The Runes Trilogy is here, and this time, The Wolf at His Door is The Wolf in His Arms! In this follow-up, young werewolf Alec, his boyfriend Jared, and his sister Lucy are still coping with the … Continue reading →

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A gay horror novella double feature!

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Daniel

To me, a horror novella is like a good horror movie, by which I mean, the kind that runs only 70 minutes or so. It just gets right to the good stuff! Two perfect examples are the novellas by gay … Continue reading →

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The deliciously dirty darkness of David Holly’s erotic horror

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Daniel

I had a load of fun hanging out with several authors at our Bent-Con booth in November, one of them being author David Holly. After reading his gay erotic horror/fantasy collection Delicious Darkness, I have a whole new respect for … Continue reading →

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What if all of Bram Stoker’s characters from Dracula were gay?

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Daniel

Compiled by editor (and gay horror author) Steve Berman, Suffered from the Night: Queering Stoker’s Dracula is a pretty amazing concept. LGBT authors give gay twists to plotlines from Bram Stoker’s classic gothic novel. Whether considering secret same-gender relationships and … Continue reading →

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Get a taste of Mark Allan Gunnells’ Tales from the Midnight Shift

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Daniel

Gay horror author Mark Allan Gunnells has quite a few titles under his belt, including Asylum, Sequel, and The Quarry. He is also a contributor to the movie guide Hidden Horror: A Celebration of 101 Underrated and Overlooked Fright Flicks. … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the gay bashed ghost…

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Daniel

Back in the 80s, there was a film called The Boys Next Door starring Maxwell Caulfield and Charlie Sheen as two hot young men who go on a murderous rampage for no apparent reason. But more to come on that … Continue reading →

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A touching zombedy for the holidays

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Daniel

Christmas with the Dead, based on a short story by author Joe R. Lansdale, is part comedy, part horror, part buddy movie, and part heart-warming Christmas movie! Cutie Damian Maffei plays Calvin, whose wife and daughter turn into zombies when … Continue reading →

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One of my favorite gay humor authors gives it a Hitchcockian twist!

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Daniel

Author Robert Rodi has been publishing novels since I worked in Barnes & Noble back in the 90s. I loved his comic, campy books like Closet Case, Fag Hag, and Kept Boy. So I was psyched when I found out … Continue reading →

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