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Will Hartzo

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50-something, life-long pop culture junkie and horror genre fanatic.

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Will Hartzo rated Star Wars: The Rising Storm: 4 stars

Cavan Scott: Star Wars: The Rising Storm (Hardcover, 2021, Del Rey)

Star Wars: The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott (The High Republic)

Following the dramatic events of Light of the Jedi, the heroes of the High Republic era return to face a …

Will Hartzo rated At the mountains of madness: 5 stars

H. P. Lovecraft, H. P. Lovecraft: At the mountains of madness (2005, Modern Library)

At the mountains of madness by H. P. Lovecraft, H. P. Lovecraft

Introduction by China MievilleLong acknowledged as a master of nightmarish visions, H. P. Lovecraft established the genuineness and dignity of …

Will Hartzo rated The Long Walk: 4 stars

Stephen King: The Long Walk (Paperback, 1999, Signet Group, Penguin Group)

The Long Walk by Stephen King

In the near future, where America has become a police state, one hundred boys are selected to enter an annual …

Will Hartzo rated The Shadow Over Innsmouth: 5 stars

H. P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Over Innsmouth (2010, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)

The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H. P. Lovecraft

Will Hartzo rated The Only Good Indians: 3 stars

Stephen Graham Jones: The Only Good Indians (Hardcover, 2020, Gallery/Saga Press)

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Ten years ago outside Browning, Montana, four Blackfeet shot some elk, and then went on with their lives. It happens …

Will Hartzo rated At the Mountains of Madness: A Graphic Novel: 5 stars

No cover — I.N.J. Culbard: At the Mountains of Madness: A Graphic Novel (2019)

At the Mountains of Madness: A Graphic Novel by I.N.J. Culbard

Will Hartzo rated William Peter Blatty on the Exorcist: 4 stars

William Peter Blatty on the Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

Will Hartzo rated The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories: 5 stars

H. P. Lovecraft: The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (1999, Penguin Books)

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H. P. Lovecraft (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

A definitive collection of stories from the unrivaled master of twentieth-century horror.

"I think it is beyond doubt that H. …

Will Hartzo rated Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 1: 5 stars

James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera: Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 1 (2020, Boom! Studios)

Something Is Killing the Children Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera

When children begin to go missing in the town of Archer's Peak, all hope seems lost until a mysterious woman …

Will Hartzo rated The town: 5 stars

The town by Bentley Little

Bentley Little recently made the national news when Stephen King revealed he was reading Little's latest novel. But critics and …

Will Hartzo rated Halloween: 4 stars

Thomas Ligotti, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Ray Bradbury, Stewart O'Nan, H. P. Lovecraft: Halloween (Paperback, 2011, Prime Books)

Halloween by Thomas Ligotti, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Ray Bradbury, and 2 others

Will Hartzo rated The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: 5 stars

H. P. Lovecraft: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1994)

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H. P. Lovecraft

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is a short horror novel (51,500 words) by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written …

Will Hartzo rated Roadwork: 3 stars

Roadwork by Stephen King

Barton Dawes’ unremarkable but comfortable existence suddenly takes a turn for the worst. Highway construction puts him out of work …

Will Hartzo rated Danse macabre: 5 stars

Danse macabre by Stephen King

The author addresses the topic of what makes horror horrifying and what makes terror terrifying. King delivers one colorful observation …

Will Hartzo reviewed The Complete Drive-In by Don Coscarelli

Joe R. Lansdale, Don Coscarelli: The Complete Drive-In (Paperback, 2010, Underland Press)

Review of 'The Complete Drive-In' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This was my first exposure to Joe Lansdale, the so-called master of American mojo story-telling. Gotta say I was very impressed. This is some good, fun stuff. Once you start reading, the story just rolls along like an unstoppable juggernaut of dark humor, horror and redneck mentality.