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Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Theaker’s Week (w/c 7 September 2026)

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On Monday, September 7, I read Carthago Adventures, Vol. 5: Amarok by Christophe Bec, Giles Daoust and Drazen Kovacevic. *** Carthago is ...
Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Uncomfortably Dark Horror Presents… Baker’s Dozen! | review by Douglas J. Ogurek

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Resentment-fuelled pretzels, corrupted pies and disgusting cakes: baking-themed anthology serves up diverse treats to mostly satisfy horror ...
Monday, 7 September 2026

Theaker's Week (w/c 1 September 2026)

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On Tuesday, September 1, I finished off Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica , which may sound interesting but felt more like th...
Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Theaker’s Week(s) (August 2026)

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I didn’t get around to writing a bit about every book and audiobook I finished last month, but here are a few. On August 3 I finished Kasan...
Monday, 24 August 2026

Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder X: The Find: review by Rafe McGregor

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The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder by William Hope Hodgson Wordsworth Editions, paperback, £4.99, July 2006, ISBN 9781840225297 Whe...
Monday, 17 August 2026

Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder IX: The Hog | review by Rafe McGregor

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The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder by William Hope Hodgson Wordsworth Editions, paperback, £4.99, July 2006, ISBN 9781840225297 The...
Monday, 10 August 2026

Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder VIII: The Haunted Jarvee | review by Rafe McGregor

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The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder by William Hope Hodgson Wordsworth Editions, paperback, £4.99, July 2006, ISBN 9781840225297 As ...
Monday, 3 August 2026

Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder VII: The Thing Invisible | review by Rafe McGregor

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The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder by William Hope Hodgson Wordsworth Editions, paperback, £4.99, July 2006, ISBN 9781840225297 The...
Sunday, 2 August 2026

Theaker’s Week! (w/c 27 July 2026)

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Since buying a Kindle Colorsoft in one of Amazon’s many sales, I haven’t had much use for it. For colour stuff like comics, a Fire Tablet is...
Friday, 31 July 2026

Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder VI: The Searcher of the End House | review by Rafe McGregor

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The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder by William Hope Hodgson Wordsworth Editions, paperback, £4.99, July 2006, ISBN 9781840225297 The...
Monday, 27 July 2026

Theaker's Week! (w/c 20 July 2026)

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I've been on a streak of finishing one book or audiobook a day – usually a very short one! – for quite a while now. I haven't had ti...

Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder V: The Horse of the Invisible | review by Rafe McGregor

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The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder by William Hope Hodgson Wordsworth Editions, paperback, £4.99, July 2006, ISBN 9781840225297 The...
Thursday, 23 July 2026

The Odyssey | review by Rafe McGregor

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Faithful but flawed. Very little is known about Homer other than that he was Greek, probably born in the eighth century BCE, and inaugurat...
Friday, 17 July 2026

Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder IV: The Whistling Room | review by Rafe McGregor

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The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder by William Hope Hodgson Wordsworth Editions, paperback, £4.99, July 2006, ISBN 9781840225297 Car...
Tuesday, 7 July 2026

Nefarious | review by Douglas J. Ogurek

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Possessed, mentally ill, or deceiving? Strong acting propels new twist on serial killer mind games horror/thriller. Even before Edward Norto...
Monday, 6 July 2026

Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder III: The House Among the Laurels | review by Rafe McGregor

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The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder by William Hope Hodgson Wordsworth Editions, paperback, £4.99, July 2006, ISBN 9781840225297 Thi...
Tuesday, 23 June 2026

Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder II: The Gateway of the Monster | review by Rafe McGregor

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The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder by William Hope Hodgson Wordsworth Editions, paperback, £4.99, July 2006, ISBN 9781840225297 The...
Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Carnacki, The Ghost-Finder I: Introduction | review by Rafe McGregor

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The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder by William Hope Hodgson Wordsworth Editions, paperback, £4.99, July 2006, ISBN 9781840225297 Dav...
Monday, 15 June 2026

Troy | review by Rafe McGregor

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Much more than sword and sandal. The literal meaning of Iliad is ‘poem about a lion’, where the lion is Troy, an ancient city in what is ...