Reviews and recommendations on the Compelling Beasts blog are my honest opinion. I purchase the books, comics, and movies that I recommend and review and I do not accept free copies for review. The best villains are usually the ones who don’t do evil for the sake of it. They have good reasons for their…
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Recommended Series: The Haunting of Hill House
Reviews and recommendations on the Compelling Beasts blog are my honest opinion. I purchase the books, comics, and movies that I recommend and review and I do not accept free copies for review. The Haunting of Hill House starts out scary but with each episode it becomes more than a horror series. It’s a well…
Serena Joy – Neither Sympathy nor Satisfaction
The Handmaid’s Tale has quite a few villainous characters–many women in a world where females are oppressed. Serena Joy so far is the worst of the worst. Like every great villain, she adds spice to the story. Things become more interesting–and frustrating–when she’s around. Serena is an intelligent woman who used her powers of persuasion…
Cobra Kai – Villain Turned. . .Amazing Antihero?
If a month ago someone had told me that I would end up loving Johnny Lawrence from the original Karate Kid movie, I would have laughed. He was the epitome of everything I loathed. Back in the 80s I had been a kid on the receiving end of verbal bullying and there was no way…
Happy New Year!
Hello and Happy New Year! I know it has been a while since I’ve posted, but toward the end of 2017 I needed to take some personal time. In 2018 I plan to post again on a regular basis. As always, Compelling Beasts Blog is open to guests, so if you would like to post…
Even Scottish Vampires Fall in Love: The Baobhan Sith by Sorchia DuBois
It’s that time of year again—when shadows flit behind the curtains and footsteps clatter down an empty staircase. It’s easy to believe in ghosts and goblins when the days lengthen and nights seem to last forever. Now’s the time to revisit legends around the fire and imagine you hear voices in the howling wind. The…
Interview with Reece Gallagher from Wolf in her Soul
Where are you from? I was born in Michigan, but moved to Salvation, North Carolina when I was a teenager. For the past decade, Chicago has been my home. What is your weapon of choice? I may be a half-breed—really three-quarters werewolf—but I can shift. As far as we know, I’m the only one in…
Cailin Briste’s Tallav Characters Visit the Cosmic Cabaret
Cailin Briste’s Tallav Characters Visit the Cosmic Cabaret My mind spun in all kinds of directions when I first heard that the SFR Shooting Stars were looking for authors to participate in the Cosmic Cabaret anthology. We were asked to bring our own universe into that of the L.S. Quantum. Who from my Sons of…
Blog Tour: Just Off the Path by Weston Sullivan
About the Book Title: Just Off the Path Author: Weston Sullivan Genre: Folklore, Fairytales Hansel never asked to be a hero. He never wanted to fall in love with Rapunzel, Queen of the East. He didn’t ask to be raised by Gothel the Wretch, and he certainly never wanted to be credited for her arrest….
Story Sample: Shimmer: The Beginning by Nancy Lee Badger
Title: Shimmer: The BeginningAuthor: Nancy Lee BadgerBlurb: On Scotland’s Isle of Skye, Robina uses her gifts to turn algae and muck into crystal clear fairy pools. A dark fairy chases her, while a black winged creature falls from the sky. One wants her body, the other claims her heart. Duff was dying, and his…
Male Witches: Boys of the Hood by Sorchia DuBois
Close your eyes and think of witches. Go ahead. I’ll wait. Now, tell me—what did you see? Was she green? Did she wear a pointy hat? Did she wiggle her nose or wave a wand? How many black cats did she have? In literature and art, witches are mostly of the female persuasion, but that’s…
Story Sample: Perdition House Part 1 An Erotic Saga by Bonnie Edwards
Title: Perdition House Part 1 An Erotic Saga Author: Bonnie Edwards Genre: Erotica Blurb: Welcome to Perdition House: a house of sin, secrets and seduction where the spirits of dead hookers mess with the living… Ghost stories are not always frightening. Sometimes they’re cheeky, naughty and often erotic… When Faye Grantham inherits Perdition House, her family’s secret shame,…