Category: Book Reviews
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Live Wire – by Kyle Toucher
Black Magic Meets Big Tech. What could go wrong? Just about everything. Kyle Toucher’s debut novel Live Wire rams you headlong into a fast-moving SciFi/Cosmic Horror/Action thriller, set not only in the desolate pre-internet world of 1993, but the endless night of the New Mexico desert. One harrowing situation follows another as our cast of strangers find…
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Gifts Between Us – by C.C. Adams
Elderly Londoner Augustus has lived a long, miserable life. Having driven his few remaining loved ones away years ago, he now whiles away his time drinking rum and hoping for the end. One night his death wish is nearly granted by a mugger, but a local youth called Michael intervenes. Much to the old man’s…
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The Companions We Lose – by Micah Castle
After his divorce, Michael had one anchor remaining: Zylo, his beloved dog and only companion. But when Zylo’s found disemboweled outside his home, his world unravels. The police dismiss his case, but Michael refuses to let his death be in vain. Overtaken by grief and rage, he searches for answers only to discover something darker…
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The Witch of Willow Sound – by Vanessa F. Penney
For readers of Our Wives Under the Sea and The Once and Future Witches comes a feminist gothic tale with a tough-as-nails female protagonist who must find her elderly aunt, long suspected of being a witch. A spooky, atmospheric, and fast-paced feminist tale about women called witches and the parts of our history we’d rather…
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New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural: Volume 3 – edited by Stephen Jones
Back in 1971, British publisher Sphere Books issued New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural edited by David A. Sutton, one of many original paperback horror anthologies that were appearing in newsagents and bookshops up and down the country during that time. They followed it up the next year with another volume of new horror fiction before…
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Horror Tales from Wales – edited by Kevin J. Kennedy and Ann Keeran
In this chilling new collection curated by bestselling horror anthologist Kevin J. Kennedy, five masterful Welsh authors invite you deep into the shadowy heart of Cymru, where ancient myths still breathe and old gods never truly die.Drawing inspiration from the rich, eerie landscape of Welsh folklore, each tale is a haunting journey into a world…
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Skin Thief – by Suzan Palumbo
The stories in this collection of dark fantasy and horror short stories grapple with the complexities of identity, racism, homophobia, immigration, oppression and patriarchy through nature, gothic hauntings, Trinidadian folklore and shape shifting. At the heart of the collection lie the questions: how do we learn to accept ourselves? How do we live in our…
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Pyres – by Kev Harrison
Angela has been a spirit painter for years. Channelling the spirits as they commit memories to canvas through her: childhood pets, favourite holiday locations, and sprawling homesteads. But now, something has changed. The paintings take a dark turn just as her sister, Becky, returns from Italy. People burnt alive, their smouldering remains a vivid, visceral…
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The Sun is a Circle Meant for Serving – by P.W. Feutz
Katrin has spent years grinding on the LA indie film scene, throwing herself into her work to make up for a sheltered upbringing by embittered ex-cultists. Now she’s crashing on her friend Nira’s couch, burnt out and fed up after one too many petty humiliations. She has no prospects, no confidence, and no future. Then,…
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New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural: Omnibus – edited by David A. Sutton
Back in 1971, British publisher Sphere Books issued New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural edited by David A. Sutton, one of many original paperback horror anthologies that were appearing in newsagents and bookshops up and down the country during that time. They followed it up the next year with another volume of new horror fiction before…
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