Review: Treasure "Only Worth Having as a Collector's Item"

Program review: The Clue According to Sherlock Holmes (1980)

Review: Face "Book's Dark Events Are Generously Leavened With Wit"

Book review: The Face in the Frost

Review: Chessmen "Characterizations Have Become...Stock Types"

Book review: The Chessmen of Doom

Review: Weatherend "A Well-Plotted Juvenile With Interesting Characters"

Book review: The Dark Secret of Weatherend

Review: Curse "No Horror Author Can Match Up With What Bellairs Has Done Here"

Book review: The Curse of the Blue Figurine

Review: Weatherend "Believable Minnesota Winter Setting...Inventive Plot"

Book review: The Dark Secret of Weatherend

Review: Spellbinder "Mimics Bellairs So Perfectly"

Book review: The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder

Review: Face "A Great Comfort Book...Well Worth Seeking Out"

Book review: The Face in the Frost

A Note of Thanks

On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Bellairsia we wanted to take a moment and say thank you to all the various people and organizations we have been in contact with regarding our John Bellairs project. We’ve tracked down some shaky leads and interviewed some enlightening people that we feel was time well spent and we look forward to what the next five years have in store for us – and just as importantly, all of John’s longtime fans.

Cheers.

Time Capsule: Feb. 19, 1906

Battle Creek, Michigan, is celebrating the centennial of the founding of the Kellogg Company by brothers John and William Kellogg on February 19. The Kelloggs were trying to create a better-tasting alternative to the nutritious but bland bread served to patients at the Battle Creek Sanitarium and stumbled upon the corn flake. 

Bellairs spoofed his Michigan neighbors in The Mummy, the Will and the Crypt, introducing us to the health-nut patriarch of the Glomus family.

Review: Spell "Great Stories And Sometimes Creepy As All Get Out"

Book review: The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull

Review: Chessmen "A Sort of Decline"

Book review: The Chessmen of Doom

Review: Lacks The Subtlety, Wit, and Charm of the Source Material

Program Review: Once Upon a Midnight Scary (1979)

Review: Treasure "From The Golden Days Of Made-For-Television Afterschool Specials"

Program review: The Clue According to Sherlock Holmes (1980)

A Radio Reading of House

You can listen to the ticking and the tocking of The House with a Clock in it Walls on Vermont Public Radio's Camel's Hump Radio. The program originally aired February 12, 2006, but there is a snippet of the book read by Thom Rivera available via VPR's website. Plus it covers our favorite scene - the chase scene (you know what we're talking about) - from chapter six, to boot! A well done reading and we love Mrs. Zimmermann’s accent.

Review: Tower "Scary - But Not Too Scary...Definitely Recommended Reading"

Book review: The Tower at the End of the World

Review: Whistle "Excels At Heart-in-your-throat Suspense"

Book review: The Whistle, the Grave, and the Ghost

Review: Face "Wasn't Compelling...In Light Of His Later Fiction, This Really Falls Short"

Book review: The Face in the Frost

Review: Face "Defies classification - But It's Definitely A Fantasy Classic"

Book review: The Face in the Frost

Review: Mummy "Explores Peculiar Friendships And...Adventures"

Book review: The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt

Review: House "Beautifully and Truly Addictive...A Magical Book"

Book review: The House with a Clock in its Walls

Review: Curse "Unique And Offers A Compelling Story Most Adults Will Enjoy As Well"

Book review: The Curse of the Blue Figurine

Grimoire: Curse of the Midions

Amazon has revealed the cover art and a book description of Brad Strickland’s Grimoire: Curse of the Midions, due out later this year.

Review: Eyes "Engaging Plot, Intriguing Characters, And Memorable Situations"

Book review: The Eyes of the Killer Robot

Memoriam: Al Lewis

The man behind the Grampa Munster mystique has died.  Actor Al Lewis was born in 1923 and began appearing on television in the late 1950s.  His first big break was on Car 54, Where Are You? (1961-63) but is fondly remembered by a generation of fans as Grandpa on The Munsters (1964-66).  Not only an actor, Lewis was active in politics and owned a restaurant in New York, appropriately called Grampa’s.

Review: House "Full of Humor, Surreal Magic, and Love"

Book review: The House with a Clock in its Walls

Review: Curse "A Horror Story To Be Savored Until The Final Page"

Book review: The Curse of the Blue Figurine

Review: Weatherend "Nice Balance...Between Folksy Charm And Gently Intense Suspense"

Book review: The Dark Secret of Weatherend

Review: Doom "Really Capture[s] The Old Bellairs Flair"

Book review: The Doom of the Haunted Opera