As we enter 2012, let’s take a quick look back at some of our favorite things (that we could actually remember) from 2011.
Ken’s Pick
Skullbelly, by Ronald Malfi
Mercedes’s Picks
Bear in a Muddy Tutu, by Cole Alpaugh
“Map of Seventeen,” by Christopher Barzak
John’s Pick
The Damned Highway, by Brian Keene and Nick Mamatas
Nick’s Pick
Animosity, by James Newman
FAVORITE ANTHOLOGY/COLLECTION:
Ken’s Pick
Full Dark, No Stars, by Stephen King
Sarah’s Pick
The Zombie Feed, Vol. 1, Edited by Jason Sizemore
FAVORITE MAINSTREAM NOVEL/NOVELLA/NOVELETTE:
Mercedes’s Pick
Mrs. Peregrin’s Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
John’s Pick
There Is No Year, by Blake Butler
Nick’s Pick
11/22/63, by Stephen King
Sarah’s Picks
Tie between Treachery in Death and New York to Dallas, by J.D. Robb
FAVORITE MOVIE:
Ken’s Pick
Red State
Mercedes’s Pick
Hugo
John’s Pick
The Muppets
Sarah’s Pick
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
FAVORITE DISCOVERY:
Ken’s Pick
The brilliant work of Darrell Schweitzer
Mercedes’s Pick
Gemmy Butterfly Collection™
John’s Pick
The Memphis Morticians
Nick’s Pick
The Parlor Mob
Sarah’s Pick
Lie to Me
FAVORITE ALBUM:
Ken’s Pick
Dystopia, by Iced Earth
John’s Pick
Bad as Me, by Tom Waits
Nick’s Pick
Thirteen, by http://www.megadeth.com
Unfortunately, for various reasons, we couldn’t all give picks for certain categories. I didn’t read a single novel last year that actually came out in 2011, for instance. So no Novel pick from me. Sarah didn’t read any small-press novels/novellas/novelettes that came out in 2011, so no pick from her.
And the old gray matter just failed us on other things. Which of course means right after this goes live the answers will become clear…
Anyway, as you can see, we have varied tastes that extend well beyond horror. Check out some of our picks; you’ll probably discover something great.
