Who is Sharon?

Sharon Colvin is the Teen Librarian here in Chelmsford. Come visit here in the library, email her at scolvin@mvlc.org or find her on Facebook.

What is Sharon reading?

I Heart Zombies

Vampires?  Eh.  Ghosts? Alright, I guess.  Haunted Houses?  Been there, done that.  But, zombies?  I LOVE THEM!

You may wonder how a person can love the undead.  Zombies are soulless, slow-moving (for the most part), cannibalistic & gross with a capital G.  The primary reason for my infatuation with zombies is that they are [...]

Crazy Eights

Everyone who knows me, either in person or through this blog, knows that I adore Stephen King.  A month of horror book recommendations wouldn’t be complete without several of the Master of the Macabre’s novels.  So, here is a list of the Top 8 SK Novels* (in my opinion and in no particular order):

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Daemon Hall by Andrew Nance

Think of it as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for horror fans.

Daemon Hall is the story of 5 aspriring teen writers who are finalists in a contest to spend the night in a haunted mansion with a famous horror author.  The writer with the best scary story will have it published.  Over the [...]

Elk’s Run

Elk’s Run is a graphic novel written by Joshua Hale Fialkov, with art by Noel Tuazon and colors by Scott A. Keating.  I loved this book!  It’s suspenseful, creepy and impossible to put down.  The art is incredible and helps propel the story forward to it’s horrifying conclusion.

Elk’s Ridge is a settlement inhabited [...]

2 for 1

I know…I know…it hasn’t been a week and I already missed a day.  BUT, seeing as how it was a Sunday that I forgot to post, I’ve decided to forgive myself and mention 2 horror titles today to make up for my lapse.

I’ve mentioned several short story collections and will most likely spend the [...]