Category: Book Reviews
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Beyond and Within: Folk Horror – edited by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan || Book Review
A new anthology of Folk Horror stories, covering a wide range of mythologies and dark corners from around the world, revealing tales from the shadows of isolation, creepy forests and horrors rising from the land itself. Award-winning anthologists Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan have commissioned and chosen an outstanding selection of stories with contributions from…
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ARC Review || Ghosts of Chanterlands – by Catherine Cavendish
“You don’t belong here. None of you do. None but us….” 1940. Pamela Courtney is evacuated to Chanterlands – the home of her aunts: Jilly, the eccentric one, who dreams of her days as a star of the silver screen, and Bunny, the pragmatic one. But Chanterlands is home to more than just the living.…
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Queens of the Crone Age – by Tracy Fahey || Book Review
The mythic Hag of Béara reawakens to find older women now ignored and marginalised. Devotional talismans left at her altar unlock fourteen stories: a young doctor inherits a strange and troubling patient (‘What Happens At The End,’ winner of the Paul Cave Prize for Literature 2024) a pregnant woman becomes enmeshed in a fertility cult…
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Oh…OH NO!!! || Book Review || Crypt of the Moon Spider – by Nathan Ballingrud
A young woman, committed to an asylum, undergoes a bizarre treatment that unlocks a vast well of power in this cosmic horror novella, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher. Veronica Brinkley has been committed to The Barrowfield Home, run by Dr. Cull, to treat her depression. The institution is built on the crypt of a…
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Lovecraft’s Brood – edited by Ellen Datlow || Book Review
This long-awaited sequel to the bestselling anthology Lovecraft’s Monsters is once again presided over by expert horror editor Ellen Datlow (FEARS, Body Shocks). Lovecraft’s Brood is a must-add to any horror fan’s library… or else. ‘Superstar editor Datlow makes no missteps.’ – Publishers Weekly. A prison guard and a convict have an affair fuelled by…
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A More Interesting Apocalypse || Thorns – by Gregory Bastianelli || Advance Book Review
Dr. Monica Cucinotta works on the front lines of a hospital in Cassino, Italy, dealing with a deadly contagion that causes thorns to erupt along the surface of the body. When Monica becomes infected with the virus and must leave the hospital, she begins a journey across the dark landscape of a pandemic world where…
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Wear Noise Blocking Headphones or You’re Doomed…|| The Siren of Groves Peak – by Glenn Rolfe || Book Review
Groves Peak, Maine is home to a dark secret. The successful lobstering community is ready for summer, but a murder at sea changes everything. People are dying in the small coastal town, and the lobstermen are on edge. Only one man knows the truth. His closet of skeletons is about to open, and no one…
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Well…This is a Scary Coven! || The Night Birds – by Christopher Golden || Book Review
Charlie Book and Ruby Cahill have history. After their love ended in heartbreak years ago, they never expected to see each other again. Now, as part of his work for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Book lives aboard the Christabel, a 19th century freighter half-sunken off the shore of Galveston. Over many years, a…
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The Most Delightful Book I’ve Ever Read || Cackle – by Rachel Harrison || Book Review
All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her long-time boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching job that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. Her new home is picturesque and perfect. The people are all friendly and warm. Her new apartment…
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Creature Feature Classics: Vol 2: Creatures of the Night – from Snake Bite Books || Book Review
Snake Bite Books presents Creature Feature Classics #2: Creatures of the Night. The second in an anthological series exploring some of the greatest monsters in horror history. As a follow-up from its predecessor, another collection of scarily brilliant authors joins forces to utilise the mythology of the vampire – taking us from an isolated community haunted…
