Category: Book Reviews
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Darkness Beckons – Anthology Edited by Mark Morris
An incredible fourth book in the horror anthology series which Booklist called “Highly recommended for longstanding horror fans and those readers who may not think horror is for them. There is something for everyone in this one.” Darkness Beckons is the fourth volume in the non-themed horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction…
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Optic Nerve – by Rebecca Rowland
Shawn is a scientist developing the formula for a drug that may cure blindness by stimulating another area of the brain that controls perception. When he surreptitiously tests the drug on himself, however, he accidentally accesses a neural pathway that appears to allow him to communicate with a complete stranger through telepathy instead. By the…
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Mood Swings – by Dave Jeffery
A series of micro-collections featuring a selection of peculiar tales from the best in horror and speculative fiction. From Black Shuck Books and Dave Jeffery comes Mood Swings, the thirty-sixth in the Black Shuck SHADOWS series. Dark bleatings, my moody tribe! I’m here today to talk about Dave Jeffery’s contribution to the Shadows collection. As you’ll…
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Incarnate – by Richard Thomas
In a frozen tundra, a sin-eater fights for redemption and absolution as monstrous creatures ravage a community already struggling to survive. Sebastian Pana is a sin-eater, a shaman-like figure who can absolve the dead of their transgressions before they move on to the afterlife. But when a tear in the fabric of reality allows hideous…
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Wish Upon A Dark Star – by Richard Clive
A teenager bullied for her gender identity, a gang member haunted by the deeds of his past, a woman trapped in an abusive relationship, struggling to keep a secret that could endanger her life… Wish Upon a Dark Star compiles eleven tales of terror in Richard Clive’s follow up to his critically acclaimed debut collection,…
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At Dark, I Become Loathsome – by Eric LaRocca
From the Bram Stoker Award®-finalist and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, a grim yet gentle, horrifying yet hopeful tale of grief, trauma, and love. If you’re reading this, you’ve likely thought that the world would be a better place without you. A single line of text, glowing in the…
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Laid to Unrest – Anthology Edited by P.J. Blakey-Novis
From the people who brought you Castle Heights, Sweet Little Chittering, and Unceremonious, comes a new horror anthology of intertwining tales… Laid to Unrest. On the day of the funeral for self-made millionaire Morton Clark a motley crew of mourners gather to say their farewells, but no-one is an innocent as they first seem. Whilst the circumstances around Morton’s…
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Into the Wild Green Yonder – by Peter Crowther and Tim Lebbon
With their first child on the way, Sally and Gordon are looking for their forever home, and they think they’ve found it in 44 North Drive. It needs some work, sure. Walls are crumbling, carpets are rotten, and the plumbing is leaky. But it’s the large overgrown garden that excites them most. Though there is…
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Dark Worlds We Wander – by Kristin Kirby
Unfolding through fourteen short stories and one novella, DARK WORLDS WE WANDER offers a fresh take on Earth’s last, desperate survivors who will do whatever it takes to keep from starving through a nuclear winter; a woman trapped in her laundry room who battles something terrifying in the clothes dryer; a convicted criminal who picks…
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The Dead Children’s Playground – by James Kaine
A cemetery filled with innocents. A ghostly chill in the air. Will a short walk through the woods awaken a dark power? Kylie Macklin is eager to live a normal life. Freshly moved from Florida to Alabama and finally in remission from cancer, the optimistic nine-year-old is used to dodging her overprotective mom’s warnings. So…
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