Sara Jay Bane is literally a demon from Hell, which makes him appear to be evil to the core from the get-go. The woman who owes him her soul, Tisha, is so meek and scared of him at first, but nothing is as it seems in this book. I love a good twist and…
Viviana MacKade – Favorite Villains: Dorian Grey, Gabriel, and Lord of the Rings Villains
Viviana MacKade Dorian Grey form The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde The worst demons we carry around are within ourselves, and we can definitely be the authors of our complete destruction. It’s something that always hit me about this book and its hero/villain/beast. A study on human behavior and drives at its…
Kate Hill – Favorite Antagonist: Scorpius
Kate Hill Intelligent, determined, courageous, cruel, and manipulative. Scorpius from Farscape was all of these things and that’s what made him a great antagonist. To me, he’s one of the best. Whenever he appeared, he stole the show. While I didn’t usually agree with his methods, once you got to know the character, it…
Alexa Piper – Antihero: Valerian
Alexa Piper Valerian is absolutely charming, well-mannered, and patient. He has an impeccable fashion sense and enough vanity to outshine a fashion model. His hobbies include stalking (not the creepy kind, if you ask him), seduction, fellatio, and making the world a better, less glittery place by killing intruding Fae. Valerian is a true epicurean…
Alice Renaud – Villain: Rhys Regor
Alice Renaud Rhys Regor is the villain in my Sea of Love series – well, at least the first two books, A Merman’s Choice and Music for a Merman. Rhys is the head of the Regor merman Clan, and he hates humans. He thinks mermen shouldn’t interact with humans, and never marry humans. Why?…
Antagonists, Antiheroes. . .Amour!
Antagonists, Antiheroes. . .Amour! What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to talk about antagonists and antiheroes we love? Each day this week, a guest author will post about a favorite fictional antagonist or antihero, or talk about one they have written. Please feel free to comment about your favorite antagonists and antiheroes as…
January 2020 – Horror Movies Watched
For me, January was a great month to get back into watching short films. I watched several short horror movies along with some old favorites and a couple of new to me movies. Here was my month in horror movies: Old Favorites: Willard (2003) My Name is Bruce (2007) New to Me: Gravy (2015) Face…
Recommended Short Horror Movie: Emma #creepy #paranormal
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. Sara (Chelsea Camp) has a seemingly harmless entity in her new apartment, but things soon turn frightening. Emma is a 4 minute…
Top 12 New To Me Horror Movies of 2019 #horrormovies
At the start of every month on this blog I post the names of the horror movies I watched during the previous month. Some are listed as old favorites, while others are new to me. I watched many enjoyable ones this past year, but this list is my favorite for each month that I saw…
December 2019 – Horror Movies Watched
December has been a crazy month. I didn’t get to watch all my old holiday horror favorites, but I got to see a few new ones and some non-holiday horror as well. Old Favorites: And All Through the House (Tales from the Crypt Season 1 Episode 2) (1989) Christmas With Cookie: Locked Away (2017) The…
Recommended Holiday Horror Movie: A Cadaver Christmas #holidayhorror #zombies
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. A Cadaver Christmas is a zombie–sorry, cadaver–movie set on Christmas Eve. It has weird humor and oddly likeable characters who work well…
November 2019 – Horror Movies Watched
This month I was pretty busy working on my latest book series, Wild Witches of Beaver Bay, but I got to watch a few old favorite horror movies as well as some that were new to me. Here’s what I watched: Old Favorites: The Howling Rosemary’s Baby Willard (re-watch) New to Me: Holiday Hell Wizard…