Category: Book Reviews
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Writhe – by Erica Summers and H.M. Wohl

Garrett was an ordinary New Yorker, appeasing annoying neighbors and paying over-inflated rent for a dumpy apartment in Hell’s Kitchen. That is… Until the larvae hatched. As the end of the year draws near, Garrett unleashes his violent wrath upon the city of Manhattan. NYPD officers Luca Han and Mel Tredo are on a mission to find…
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Darkheart – by S.Q. McGrath

One summer, four teens discover something they’d forever after wish they hadn’t about the wealthy resort that is the heart of their otherwise sleepy community. The horror of what happened has stayed with each as they’ve gone their own ways and attempted to make lives for themselves, but fifteen years later, they’re called back to…
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Such Sharp Teeth – by Rachel Harrison

Dark bleatings, my howling tribe! I’ve been extremely enthusiastic about Rachel Harrison since reading her incredible religious horror novel, Black Sheep. Now I want to tell you about Such Sharp Teeth, in which she takes on werewolves. I sincerely hope that she hops around every subgenre I love because so far, she has been smashing…
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The October Boys – by Adam Millard

HALLOWEEN, 1988A gang of twelve-year-old boys are trick-or-treating in London. Off in the distance, they hear the discordant chimes of an ice-cream truck. It seems strange to hear on a cold autumnal night, but their thoughts of maximizing their candy haul soon dismissed its incongruous melody… until they saw the rusting hulk idling in the…
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Mother Death – by Paul O’Neill

The latest ‘Chiller’ from award-winning author, Paul O’Neill. Dottie Matheson is a selfish mother who has been granted the supernatural power to resurrect her son, Harold, whenever he dies. He uses this ability to shock audiences around Scotland by killing himself on stage over and over again, attracting fame and fortune. As his Circus Nightmare…
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Yes, I Am A Vampire – by Stephen Kozeniewski

The Collected Short Fiction and Autobiography of Stephen Kozeniewski, 2013-2016 Despite all the evidence to the contrary, I swear I am not a vampire. Cross my heart and…eh, nevermind. Just trust me, there are no vampires within these pages. Plenty of zombies, though. One of the short stories in this book features a zombie caveman,…
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Starblood – by Carmilla Voiez

Satori will do anything for Star except let her go. When she ends their relationship, he summons a demon to win her back, but the demon, Lilith, has other plans. When Star falls for Lilith, she discovers the depths of her own depravity, and they are drawn into a magical and violent struggle for survival.…
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Headless – by Scott Cole

In the midst of a heat wave punctuated by frequent rainstorms, people are losing their heads. Literally. Not only that, but their bodies are still walking, and attacking others. And to make matters worse, tiny, translucent, maggot-sized worms are falling from the skies like hail. As uncanny violence threatens to take over the city, Linzy,…
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Damnation: The Gothic Game – by Frazer Lee

The Carpathian Mountains, 1897.An impassable storm forces a group of travellers to disembark from their steam train and take shelter in a remote castle for the night. Their enigmatic host invites them to take part in some after-dinner entertainment. But as they each explore the castle’s rooms and passageways, they discover they have become part…
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We Don’t Talk Anymore And Other Dark Fictions – by JP Behrens

Mysterious, giant cigarettes on the side of the road. Screams in the night that rouse strangers from personal nightmares. Mysterious encounters and hard fought battles that awaken self doubt and threaten annihilation. Horror comes in many forms. Within these pages, you’ll explore cosmic horror, body horror, existential horror, ghouls, ghosts, and unrelenting beasts. Have fun,…