In Up Above the City, Down Beneath the Stars, the enigmatic Barry Adamson shines a probing light into his own heart of darkness. Born in the black and white world of post-industrial Manchester, Adamson saw music as a chance to turn his world technicolour. Propelled into punk via Magazine, he was the founding bass player in Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, before stumbling too far down a dark, drug-induced path. Adamson steers the reader through a mix...

"Watch out on your next walk through the forest, because you just might encounter a real rapscallion in the form of a tiny bird! In this hilarious tale, Chickadee recounts how he went from a normal bird 'childhood' to a daring life of crime. One cold, snowy morning, shivering and hungry, he discovers a vault of gold -- and steals from it! His natural colouring resembling a mask helps him blend in as he makes his rounds of the forest. It's an exciting...

"Our heroine and her sidekick pup have their eyes on the prize and are ready to find something to win. They compete in a spelling bee, a dancing contest, hide-and-seek, and more in search of a shiny medal. But what will happen if they ... don't walk away the winner?"--

The fall harvest may be just about over, but orchard owner Meg Corey is busier than ever planning her wedding to Seth Chapin. Who knew picking apples would be less work than picking out rings and a dress? And even though the happy couple has invited most of Granford, Massachusetts, to the ceremony, they might have to make room for one more guest... Ex-con Aaron Eastman has unexpectedly reappeared in his hometown, searching for answers to the tragic...

After a major goof turned their last mission into chaos, Hidden Government chaser Kam and her friends must hunt and recapture a crapton of souls. Seventeen, to be precise. But by the time they chase down the first one-a goblin en route back home to Oklahoma-a banshee ups and gets assassinated, leaving their progress at exactly negative one. The connection between Kam's goblin and her banshee? A cosplay club, natch. Because sometimes monsters like...

For fans of Peanut Butter & Cupcake, The Bad Seed, and Kindness is my SuperpowerBonnie Blue Button may be tiny, but that doesn't stop her from being a colossal bully. Having been sewn on a beautiful dress with two other dazzling buttons, she's become arrogant and cruel to other clothing fasteners. But that all changes when she's haphazardly torn off the dress and is suddenly faced with the difficult task of finding new friends.Bonnie Blue Button is...

An electric thriller where spies go to battle, and the free world is at stake. In the final installment in William DeAndrea's Clifford Driscoll series, master spy Driscoll is "going tame" - that is, recovering from a near-death accident and enjoying domestic peace. Driscoll, now known as Allan Trotter, hasn't killed anyone in more than a year. He still works for the Agency - a super-secret intelligence unit of the US government known only to the president...

When you can't prove it's murder, how do you get justice? DI Kate Fletcher is called to a gory crime scene just outside Doncaster. Julia Sullivan — a prominent right-wing local politician — has been murdered in her bath, her wrists and throat slashed with a shard of mirror. Despite the presence of a note, the death is clearly not suicide. A second fake suicide is discovered near the village of Turton. At the scene, Kate is struck by the similarity...

The newest issue of the Horror Bulletin Monthly includes reviews of everything we reviewed last month-- a film each day! This month, we covered most of the November new releases, some excellent, some stinker. As always, we looked at our usual variety of old and new films. Each of the films contains a complete synopsis of the film, including spoilers (so beware!), as well as our commentary on the quality of the story and how well it holds up for viewers...