More recently I was wanting to read some shorter novels and happened to come across this murder mystery almost as soon as I walked into my local library. Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto was considered new because it was recently translated to English! Apparently it’s quite popular in Japan, and I can see why!
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Book Review: Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones
Having only read one other Stephen Graham Jones work, I was unaware that he also dabbled in short stories. In looking for some shorter reads recently, I was happily surprised to come across Night of the Mannequins at my local library.
Read moreBook Review: Brokeback Mountain by Annie Prolux
Watching Pedro Almodovar’s short film, Strange Way of Life, a few weeks ago had me seeking out the short story that both this and it’s self-titled feature film were based on, Brokeback Mountain by Annie Prolux.
Read moreMr. Harrigan’s Phone – Short Story and Film Review
The literary horror family are getting all the film adaptations this year! First, Joe Hill’s short story, The Black Phone, gets an awesome Ethan Hawke led masterpiece, and now Stephen King’s Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is getting a similar treatment?! Count me in! Admittedly, the latter had a rather quiet release on Netflix just a couple of weeks ago, but I enjoyed it just the same.
Read moreThe Black Phone – Movie & Short Story Review
It took maybe the first ten seconds of the trailer for The Black Phone to convince me that I was going to see it. Now, that was supposed to be in January, but things happen and here we are now in June. Regardless, I definitely found the film worth the wait, and then I purposely waited to read the short story until I saw the film. As I’ve said before, the written word will always be good whether I read it before or after. The outcome for film or television adaptations varies, and typically not in the best way.
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