Category: Book Reviews
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The Weird Tales Boys – by Stephen Jones – Book Review
When the history of fantasy and horror fiction is being discussed, the pulp magazine Weird Tales is inevitably mentioned. Originally selling for just twenty-five cents on news-stands, and printed on low-grade ‘pulp’ paper, Weird Tales was the first magazine devoted exclusively to weird and fantastic fiction. The three most important and influential writers to have their work published in…
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Tooth & Claw – by Dave Jeffery – Book Review
There’s no place quite like Cofton Grange. Set in twelve-hundred acres of hills and woodland, it is a playground for the wealthy where, for the right price, every desire is made a reality.Tonight is special; a group of hunters have bought into the most exclusive contest, the opportunity to track and kill a fantastic and…
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South of Heaven – by Erin Louis – Book Review
Kat, a lapsed Catholic and promiscuous stripper, never thought she would get into Heaven. Even as she stands there at the Pearly Gates, she naturally expects to be sent directly to Hell. She picks a fight with St. Peter just for fun, but rules are rules, and Kat makes it into Heaven on a minor…
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Carrion Comfort – by Dan Simmons – Book Review
THE PAST… Caught behind the lines of Hitler’s Final Solution, Saul Laski is one of the multitudes destined to die in the notorious Chelmno extermination camp. Until he rises to meet his fate and finds himself face to face with an evil far older, and far greater, than the Nazi’s themselves… THE PRESENT… Compelled by…
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Dead Inside – by Chandler Morrison – Book Review
In this bleak and disturbingly erotic debut novel, iconoclast Chandler Morrison provides readers with a dark exploration of the nature of death, individuality, and generational identity. Along the way, lines will be crossed, taboos will be violated, and common decency will take an extended leave of absence. This is not for the faint of heart…
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Full Immersion – by Gemma Amor – Book Review
A traumatised woman with amnesia finds her own dead body and sets out to uncover the truth of her demise in a race against time, sanity, crumbling realities and the ever-present threat of the Silhouette. When Magpie discovers her own dead body one misty morning in Bristol, it prompts her to uncover the truth of…
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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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