Matthew Craig (Reader Dad)
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Books, movies and life in general. Lover of all things Stephen King, Star Wars, LEGO, Doctor Who, Foo Fighters. Reviews at https://readerdad.co.uk
The gorgeous hardback of @markzdanielewski.bsky.social’s TOM’S CROSSING has arrived in Glenavy! The StoryGraph tells me I started reading the e-galley on May 29th and that I’m 39% through. My brain can now grasp that, having seen it in the flesh. It will go much faster from here!
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The gorgeous hardback of @markzdanielewski.bsky.social’s TOM’S CROSSING has arrived in Glenavy! The StoryGraph tells me I started reading the e-galley on May 29th and that I’m 39% through. My brain can now grasp that, having seen it in the flesh. It will go much faster from here!
I have resisted for as long as I can. If I start tonight, I might just make it on time to write a review around publication day 😜 The excitement is palpable! #KingSorrow @joe-hill.bsky.social #BookSky
June 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I have resisted for as long as I can. If I start tonight, I might just make it on time to write a review around publication day 😜 The excitement is palpable! #KingSorrow @joe-hill.bsky.social #BookSky
The #EdenBookSociety #Kickstarter ends soon. If you're not in, best get signed up quickly! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
June 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The #EdenBookSociety #Kickstarter ends soon. If you're not in, best get signed up quickly! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
It came in this awesome bag.
April 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It came in this awesome bag.
Sonya has returned from her long weekend in Kraków with this rather handsome edition of Stephen King’s IM MROCZNIEJ, TYM LEPIEJ (The Darker, The Better) for my foreign-language collection #YouLikeItDarker #Polish
April 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Sonya has returned from her long weekend in Kraków with this rather handsome edition of Stephen King’s IM MROCZNIEJ, TYM LEPIEJ (The Darker, The Better) for my foreign-language collection #YouLikeItDarker #Polish
And last, but by no means least, Scott Carson ( @mjkoryta.bsky.social )’s third novel, #LostMan’sLane, is his best yet.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
And last, but by no means least, Scott Carson ( @mjkoryta.bsky.social )’s third novel, #LostMan’sLane, is his best yet.
One of 2024’s biggest surprises was @harkaway.bsky.social picking up his father’s pen and writing a new adventure for British institution, #GeorgeSmiley. #KarlasChoice is the result and it’s like visiting an old and cherished friend.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
One of 2024’s biggest surprises was @harkaway.bsky.social picking up his father’s pen and writing a new adventure for British institution, #GeorgeSmiley. #KarlasChoice is the result and it’s like visiting an old and cherished friend.
That man Will Dean is back, this time with the latest instalment in the #TuvaMoodyson series, #IceTown. ‘Nuff said.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
That man Will Dean is back, this time with the latest instalment in the #TuvaMoodyson series, #IceTown. ‘Nuff said.
The #Boogeyman books put @richardchizmar.bsky.social firmly on everyone’s radar. #Memorials is a good old-fashioned horror story that shows the great writer at his best.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The #Boogeyman books put @richardchizmar.bsky.social firmly on everyone’s radar. #Memorials is a good old-fashioned horror story that shows the great writer at his best.
I’m late to @amshine.bsky.social’s #TheWatchers, but I really enjoyed the concept. #StayInTheLight moves from the single room setting of the first book to the wider Ireland, but there’s a lot of setup here for a much bigger story in book 3.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I’m late to @amshine.bsky.social’s #TheWatchers, but I really enjoyed the concept. #StayInTheLight moves from the single room setting of the first book to the wider Ireland, but there’s a lot of setup here for a much bigger story in book 3.
I find English folk horror to be hit and miss. #WitheredHill by @davidmbarnett.bsky.social is most definitely a hit. It’s delightfully creepy and tough to put down.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I find English folk horror to be hit and miss. #WitheredHill by @davidmbarnett.bsky.social is most definitely a hit. It’s delightfully creepy and tough to put down.
#William by Mason Coile (the sadly missed Andrew Pyper) is technological horror at its finest. Short and very sweet, this is a masterclass in how to do horror right.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#William by Mason Coile (the sadly missed Andrew Pyper) is technological horror at its finest. Short and very sweet, this is a masterclass in how to do horror right.
Northern Ireland’s Stuart Neville seems equally as comfortable writing about his home and the wilds of America. #BloodLikeMine is what Neville does best: dark crime with a supernatural twist. Perfect!
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Northern Ireland’s Stuart Neville seems equally as comfortable writing about his home and the wilds of America. #BloodLikeMine is what Neville does best: dark crime with a supernatural twist. Perfect!
Another triumph from Chris Whitaker. There’s not much else needs to be said about #AllTheColoursOfTheDark, except that you should read it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Another triumph from Chris Whitaker. There’s not much else needs to be said about #AllTheColoursOfTheDark, except that you should read it.
#Polostan is the first book in @nealstephenson.bsky.social’s new #BombLight cycle. This feels like it could be on a similar scale to his #BaroqueCycle. Off to a great start, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next instalment.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#Polostan is the first book in @nealstephenson.bsky.social’s new #BombLight cycle. This feels like it could be on a similar scale to his #BaroqueCycle. Off to a great start, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next instalment.
The first of two entries for the brilliant Will Dean. #TheChamber is a claustrophobic tale of a group of underwater workers stuck together in a compression chamber as one by one they seem to be being picked off.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The first of two entries for the brilliant Will Dean. #TheChamber is a claustrophobic tale of a group of underwater workers stuck together in a compression chamber as one by one they seem to be being picked off.
It wouldn’t be one if my #BooksOfTheYear lists if it didn’t have a Stephen King book on it. 2024’s offering, #YouLikeItDarker is a great short story collection, and includes a story that’s closely tied to #Cujo.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It wouldn’t be one if my #BooksOfTheYear lists if it didn’t have a Stephen King book on it. 2024’s offering, #YouLikeItDarker is a great short story collection, and includes a story that’s closely tied to #Cujo.
2024 was another good year for #horror and one of the best, unsurprisingly, was @paultremblay.bsky.social’s latest offering, #HorrorMovie.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
2024 was another good year for #horror and one of the best, unsurprisingly, was @paultremblay.bsky.social’s latest offering, #HorrorMovie.
Not my usual style, I picked @percivaleverett.bsky.social’s #James up on a whim. Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of the slave Jim, it’s essential - and fantastic - reading.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Not my usual style, I picked @percivaleverett.bsky.social’s #James up on a whim. Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of the slave Jim, it’s essential - and fantastic - reading.
The brilliant Stuart Turton was back last year with another mind-melting genre-bending masterpiece in the form of #TheLastMurderAtTheEndOfTheWorld. Incomparable talent.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The brilliant Stuart Turton was back last year with another mind-melting genre-bending masterpiece in the form of #TheLastMurderAtTheEndOfTheWorld. Incomparable talent.
I’ve been a fan of Steven Spielberg’s #Jaws forever, so I jumped at the chance to read Robert Lautner’s #Quint. Told in the distinctive voice of the man himself it’s the perfect prequel to the story we all know so well. Perhaps more than any other book on this list, this is my book of the year.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#DeadlyAnimals by Marie Tierney is a fantastic debut. Very dark, but a wonderful, precocious central character and a great conceit.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#DeadlyAnimals by Marie Tierney is a fantastic debut. Very dark, but a wonderful, precocious central character and a great conceit.
First up, Dean Koontz’s #TheBadWeatherFriend. I’ve had a recent resurgence of interest in Koontz’s work and I found this to be a fantastic novel. Intense yet playful, it’s told in a wonderful voice.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
First up, Dean Koontz’s #TheBadWeatherFriend. I’ve had a recent resurgence of interest in Koontz’s work and I found this to be a fantastic novel. Intense yet playful, it’s told in a wonderful voice.
Today’s #bookpost comes courtesy of @rapturepublishing.bsky.social. I love a good chapbook, and these - from @tjoneswriter.bsky.social, @scribeofhades.bsky.social and @pfracassi.bsky.social are gorgeous. Looking forward to reading them, and seeing what’s coming next! #BookSky
January 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Today’s #bookpost comes courtesy of @rapturepublishing.bsky.social. I love a good chapbook, and these - from @tjoneswriter.bsky.social, @scribeofhades.bsky.social and @pfracassi.bsky.social are gorgeous. Looking forward to reading them, and seeing what’s coming next! #BookSky
January 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM