Category: Book Reviews
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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,…
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The Weejee Man – by NP Cunniffe
Forced by his publisher to deliver a fresh manuscript by the end of the year, author Rick Rooney retreats to a secluded cottage in the West of Ireland in search of inspiration. After a night of dabbling with a spirit board at the local pub, strange events begin to unfold at the cottage, while a…
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Droplets – by Paul Lubaczewski
From the Preditor and Editor award-winning author Paul Lubaczewski comes a new collection of short stories. The forgotten early tries of God to make sentient beings, zombies, cannibals, down on their luck glam rockers all of them are hiding inside the pages of this collection waiting to waylay the unprepared. From ghouls to cults, to…
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Bound in Blood – Anthology from Titan Books
A chilling anthology of over 20 stories of cursed and haunted books; featuring malevolent second-hand books, cursed novelizations, unsettling journals and the end of the world. From award-winning authors including Eric LaRocca, Charlie Higson, Kim Newman and A. G. Slatter. Perfect for fans of When Things Get Dark. You find it hidden in the dark corner…
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The Wretched Bones – by C.M. Saunders
The Regal Retreat is an exclusive resort situated deep in the countryside of East Anglia where the rich and famous go to unwind. However, far from being a place of rest and relaxation, bad things happen there. Its history has been plagued by tragedy and misfortune. Over the years there have been scores of killing…
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Fluffy Fucking Bunnies – by David Youngquist
Since the interstellar ships of the United Worlds dropped into the Earth’s atmosphere five years ago, Doctor Dan Smith’s life and career as a historian for the local museum have been busy. He’s been blessed with not only new information about the little blue world we live on, but sister planets throughout the galaxy. Like…
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Disintegration – Edited by Darren Speegle
Disintegration: the breaking down of something into small particles or into its constituent elements. Fifteen of the greatest minds in speculative fiction come together to explore this concept, with their own unique takes on the theme. From relationship disintegration to age disintegration to dark post-apocalyptic fantasy, these stories weave a web of imagination that encroaches upon…
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Ink Vine – by Elizabeth Broadbent
Sometimes, you just pick your poison and pray Stay the hell out of the swamp — the backwater town of Lower Congaree recites it like an eleventh commandment. But when exotic dancer Emmy Joiner sneaks under the dark tree-canopy behind her family trailer, she meets mysterious, tattooed Zara, the first girl she dares to kiss. But…
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