Category: Book Reviews
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Among the Living – by Tim Lebbon – BRAND NEW Book Review
From the New York Times bestseller and author of Netflix’s The Silence comes a terrifying horror novel set in a melting Arctic landscape. Something deadly has lain dormant for thousands of years, but now the permafrost is giving up its secrets… Estranged friends Dean and Bethan meet after five years apart when they are drawn to a network of…
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Hail Santa! – by John McNee – Book Review
Reject God. Worship Santa! With a failing economy and dwindling population, the once-flourishing mining community of St. Nicholas in northern Canada is on the road to ruin. That was until the arrival of the Bingzhen Group, a Chinese-American conglomerate with ambitious plans to buy the town and transform it into the most popular ski resort…
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Waterlore – by Teika Marija Smits – Book Review
Dark bleatings! Dark festive bleatings, actually! A couple of weeks ago, Teika and I attempted to do an online joint book launch. It went awry. However, tech issues be damned, Waterlore was unleashed unto the world! Of course, a Happy Goat Horror review was its initial destiny, so here it is! You might not know…
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The Hunt – by Tim Lebbon – Book Review
The cruellest game. The highest stakes. Only she can bring his family back alive … Rose is the one that got away. She was the prey in a human trophy hunt organised by an elite secret organisation for super-rich clients seeking a unique thrill. She paid a terrible price. Every moment since she has been…
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Author Recommendation for Novella November – Kit Power
Dark bleatings my tribe! It’s Novella November here on Happy Goat Horror, which means I’m reviewing and talking about nothing but novellas all month. What better opportunity than to talk about 3 of my favourite Kit Power books (which are all under 200 pages each)? If you don’t know who Kit Power is, you need…
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Woom – by Duncan Ralston – Book Review
“I believe pain lingers,” Angel said. “Do I believe in spirits? In the supernatural? Probably not.”The Lonely Motel holds many dark secrets… and Room 6 just might possess the worst of them all. Angel knows all about pain. His mother died in this room. He’s researched its history. Today he’s come back to end it,…
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Zola – by D E McCluskey – Book Review
Gordon’s name was a joke.It was given to him by Anthony Zola, a controlling, and abusive father, to taunt his wife over her love of cheese, and the fact that she had been steadily gaining weight since their marriage.Andrea was a doting mother, and maybe a little overprotective of her boy, but she didn’t see that as a bad…
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Violence on the Meek – by Stuart Bray – Book Review
Paul has hated the world and everyone in it since he was eight years old. As an adult he has decided to write his autobiography, his final words directed at the very existence that he despises. Paul will take you on a path of murder, death, incest, and violence, the likes of which you could…
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The Sinister Horror Company – Book Recommendations for Novella November
Dark bleatings everyone! We’re posting nothing but novellas this month, and today I’ve got 3 recommendations for you, all from the Sinister Horror Company. I’m spotlighting this fabulous indie press in this post because, much to the devastation of the horror community, SHC is closing its doors. It’s had a great run and produced such…
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The Mist – by Stephen King – Book Review and Movie Contrast
It’s a hot, lazy day, perfect for a cookout, until you see those strange dark clouds. Suddenly a violent storm sweeps across the lake and ends as abruptly and unexpectedly as it had begun. Then comes the mist…creeping slowly, inexorably into town, where it settles and waits, trapping you in the supermarket with dozens of…
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