When I was a kid, I loved the book The House With a Clock In Its Walls. I must have read it ten times. Once I was home sick and read the entire book during in one day. What kid could resist a mystery house, full of secret passages and hidden doorways? Robert Liparulo’s The House of Dark Shadows couldn’t help but succeed then, telling the story of the King family’s move to a house with plenty of secrets. Xander King and his brother David find a mysterious hallway which lead to side rooms, which are in turn antechambers to other worlds. The boys have a few misadventures there but soon realize that they are not the only ones who are using them. Something akin to Big Foot appears to be … Read entire article »

T.L. Hines’ latest, The Unseen begins with the main character sneaking into an office complex and spying on a woman, hidden by the drop ceiling. He’s an infiltrator, or an urban explorer, going behind the “Authorized Personnel Only” signs, exploring steam tunnels and abandoned buildings, and in his case, living in them. He’s a loner in the extreme, but nevertheless quickly finds himself caught up with a group of “Creepers” who infiltrate homes and video tape the lives of their oblivious victims. Soon government agents and a Russian Mafioso show up and the the crossing and double-crossing begins. Hines writes an engaging story along the lines of Dean Koontz, which is a good compliment in my book. The characters are realistic and sympathetic, which is saying a lot given the unseemliness … Read entire article »