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Stinger by Robert R. McCammon (1988)

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Stinger by Robert R. McCammon (1988)

Author: Robert R. McCammon
First Published: April 1, 1988
Score: 8/10

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McCammon’s novel takes place during a single twenty-four hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed when an unidentified spacecraft crash lands in the desert outside of town, followed by a second craft bearing the alien being who will soon be known as Stinger. Stinger is a kind of interstellar hunter on a mission he intends to complete, whatever the cost. He brings with him an endless array of technological marvels and an infinite capacity for destruction that threaten the existence of Inferno, its inhabitants, and the larger world beyond.

Usher's Passing by Robert R. McCammon (1984)

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0100

Usher’s Passing by Robert R. McCammon (1984)

Author: Robert R. McCammon
First Published: January 1, 1984
Score: 8/10

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In this most gothic of Robert McCammon’s novels, setting is key: the continuing saga of the Usher family (descended from the brother of Roderick and Madeline of Edgar Poe’s “Fall of the House of Usher”) takes place in the weird and picturesque heart of the North Carolina mountains. The haughty, aristocratic Ushers live in a mansion near Asheville; the poor but crafty mountain folk (whose families are just as ancient) live on Briartop Mountain nearby. At harvest time, when the book’s action unfolds, the mountains are a blaze of color. Add to the mixture a sinister history of mountain kids disappearing every year, a journalist investigating those disappearances, a monster called “The Pumpkin Man,” moldy books and paintings in a huge old library at the Usher estate, and a secret chamber with a strange device involving a brass pendulum and tuning forks–and you’ve got a splendid recipe for atmospheric horror.

Mystery Walk by Robert R. McCammon (1983)

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000

Mystery Walk by Robert R. McCammon (1983)

Author: Robert R. McCammon
First Published: January 1, 1983
Score: 7/10

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Born and raised in rural Alabama, Billy Creekmore was destined to be a psychic. His mother, a Choctaw Indian schooled in her tribe’s ancient mysticism, understands the permeable barrier between life and death—and can cross it. She taught the power to Billy and now he helps the dead rest in peace. Wayne Falconer, son of one of the most fervent tent evangelists in the South, travels the country serving his father’s healing ministry. Using his unique powers to cure the flock, Little Wayne is on his way to becoming one of the popular and successful miracle workers in the country. He helps the living survive. Billy and Wayne share more than a gift. They share a dream—and a common enemy. They are on separate journeys, mystery walks that will lead them toward a crossroad where the evil of their dreams has taken shape. One of them will reject the dark. The other will be consumed by it. But neither imagined just how monstrous and far-reaching the dark was, or that mankind’s fate would rest in their hands during an epic showdown of good versus evil.

They Thirst by Robert R. McCammon (1981)

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0100

They Thirst by Robert R. McCammon (1981)

Author: Robert R. McCammon
First Published: January 1, 1981
Score: 8/10

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The Kronsteen castle, a gothic monstrosity, looms over Los Angeles. Built during Hollywood’s golden age for a long-dead screen idol with a taste for the macabre, it stands as a decaying reminder of the past. Since the owner’s murder, no living thing has ever again taken up residence. But it isn’t abandoned. Prince Conrad Vulkan, Hungarian master of the vampires, as old as the centuries, calls it home. His plan is to replace all humankind with his kind. And he’s starting with the psychotic dregs of society in the City of Angels.

The Night Boat by Robert R. McCammon (1980)

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 22:00:00 +0000

The Night Boat by Robert R. McCammon (1980)

Author: Robert R. McCammon
First Published: August 1, 1980
Score: 7/10

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Robert Moore had a cushy life in Baltimore. The son of a bank president, he could have had the old man’s job if he’d just waited in line. But Moore isn’t the patient type, and rather than spend his life trapped behind a desk, he decamped for the Caribbean, to pass his days diving beneath the perfect blue sea. One day, diving deeper than usual, he spies a sunken ship. His investigations disrupt an unexploded depth charge, which hurls Robert to the surface with the sunken ship not far behind.

Bethany's Sin by Robert R. McCammon (1980)

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 22:00:00 +0000

Bethany’s Sin by Robert R. McCammon (1980)

Author: Robert R. McCammon
First Published: January 1, 1980
Score: 7/10

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A family moves to a small town dominated by a murderous cult Despite its eerie name, Bethany’s Sin is a pleasant place. After a life of grim poverty, this new community seems like heaven to Evan Reid and his family. With its quaint shops, manicured lawns, and fresh summer smell, the town charms the Vietnam veteran, his wife, and their daughter like nowhere else they have ever been. But beneath that cheerful façade lurks something deadly. As soon as they enter their new house, Evan is consumed by fear. He can’t place its source, but there is something about the town’s mayor, Kathryn Drago, which makes him uneasy. By day she is a harmless retired archaeologist. But at night she leads an Amazonian cult whose next ritual calls for a secret the blood of Evan Reid.

Baal by Robert R. McCammon (1978)

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:00:00 +0100

Baal by Robert R. McCammon (1978)

Author: Robert R. McCammon
First Published: August 1, 1978
Score: 7/10

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A woman gives birth to a child whose evilness threatens all mankind

Mary Kate is an ordinary woman: a waitress in a diner, stuck in a loveless marriage to an English-major-turned-cabbie. But whoever assaults her in a New York City alley is far from ordinary. As the man’s icy grip burns her skin, she couldn’t grasp the dark fate that awaits her.

Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon (1991)

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 21:00:00 +0000

Boy’s Life by Robert R. McCammon (1991)

Author: Robert R. McCammon
First Published: August 1, 1991
Score: 10/10

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An Alabama boy’s innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song.

It’s 1964 in idyllic Zephyr, Alabama. People either work for the paper mill up the Tecumseh River, or for the local dairy. It’s a simple life, but it stirs the impressionable imagination of twelve-year-old aspiring writer Cory Mackenson. He’s certain he’s sensed spirits whispering in the churchyard. He’s heard of the weird bootleggers who lurk in the dark outside of town. He’s seen a flood leave Main Street crawling with snakes. Cory thrills to all of it as only a young boy can.