Category: Book Reviews
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The Protos Experiment – by Simon Clark
‘MEMORIES CAN BE MURDER.’ From the multi-award-winning author of the cult novels BLOOD CRAZY and THE NIGHT OF THE TRIFFIDS. ‘IF IDENTITY COULD BE REPLACED WITH MEMORY IMPLANTS.’ THE PROTOS EXPERIMENT is gripping dystopian Sci-Fi/Horror based on an Avenet-Bradley Film, scripted by Simon Clark and Brian Avenet-Bradley, and directed by Laurence and Brian Avenet-Bradley. ‘SHE STARTED TO REMEMBER.’ Kyra wakes in…
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Mason Gorey: A Haunting Catskill Elegy – by Shane D. Keene & Stephanie Ellis
Camp Kaatskill near the small New York town of Wildham was once an idyllic spot for summer and fall getaways. Surrounded by a wild thicket of black walnut, aspen, and evergreen, reflected by the reservoir and overshadowed by its dam. Camp Kaatskill seemed like the perfect destination for young Rachel Starck to spend her summer interning and…
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Draw You In: Trilogy – by Jasper Bark
Can you disappear so completely that only one person remembers you existed? That’s what comics creator Linda Corrigan asks, when her editor, disappears without a trace. Drawn into an FBI investigation by Agent McPherson, Linda and comics historian Richard Ford unearth a chilling link to the forgotten comic artist R. L. Carver, whose work might…
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Shadows and Whispers – by Michael Jess Alexander
Dark bleatings, my shadowy tribe! I’m reviewing a short story collection today – literally. This whole book is a slim boi and perfect if you want something swift but entertaining. Let’s take it tale by tale. A FOREST HAUNT Julian chops wood in a forest and comes across a bizarrely close circle of trees, and…
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We’ll Always Have Alchemy – Anthology Edited by Peter Coleborn
For over 25 years The Alchemy Press has published fantasy, science fiction and horror in fiction and non-fiction, and a few poems along the way, from a wealth of wonderful writers such as Sarah Ash, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Steve Rasnic Tem, Storm Constantine, Stan Nichols, Nancy Kilpatrick, Stephen Jones, all encased in covers by the likes…
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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,…
