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Book Review - The Brians of Horror Featuring Brian McAuley and CURSE OF THE REAPER

Because of a joke I made on Twitter, I'm reading through some authors named Brian who write horror. The first was Brian McAuley's Curse of the Reaper. I loved his novella Candy Cain Kills; I love a book with a female villain who is genuinely evil and menacing.  If you love the wild ride of a great horror film with a slasher running wild, you will also love this book. A film professor, McAuley definitely brings a cinematic feeling to his books. It's a fun book that would pair nicely with the slasher novels of the last few years. Set up a display with this book, other slasher novels, and a ton of your horror DVDs.  This would also be a great alternative to a traditional beach reads display. People read all kinds of books at the beach. They really love horror, thrillers, and suspense in the summer. I live 15 minutes from the beach in Florida and I can tell you that horror will move in the summer as a beach read.  I posted a review on Goodreads but I thought I would also post