Category: Book Reviews
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They All Died Screaming – by Kristopher Triana – Book Review
Sales Link: They All Died Screaming It’s called The Scream… Once you get it, you simply cannot stop screaming. You can’t eat or sleep. It drives you more and more insane until you can’t stand to be alive a second longer. When the phenomenon hits Chuck’s city, the chronically unemployed pervert joins a band of…
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Green Fingers – by Dan Coxon – Book Review
SALES LINK: GREEN FINGERS Dark bleetings, everyone! I’m excited to review Dan Coxon’s ‘Green Fingers’ today – it’s part of the Black Shuck Books “Shadows” collection, which is a series of weird, speculative, and horrifying short story compilations. This is number 19, and it contains 6 stories with the theme of plants/nature. Invasive Species: A…
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Reconstructing a Relationship – by Micah Castle – Book Review
Sales Link: Reconstructing a Relationship Drew and Terry while out on a date suffer a terrible car accident. The boyfriend dies, but thegirlfriend survives. Desperate to be with her love once more, Terry steals Drew’s brain from themorgue and escapes the hospital. She’s determined to bring him back, by any means necessary.Through years of reading…
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Wife ‘n’ Death – by Theresa Jacobs – Book Review
SALES LINK: AMAZON Angelica committed murder/suicide to end her troubles. What came next was worse than her tortured life. In purgatory, she is stalked by the one she killed with no way out.Until one day, something beyond her control changes.Crystal runs from her past to a new house, in a new town, in a nice…
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Suffer Little Children – by Penny Jones – Book Review
SALES LINK: SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN Hi, fellow 9th circle dwellers. After the amount of praise Goat Leader has piled onto the ‘Shadows’ collection from Black Shuck Books, I decided I’d go ahead and give one of them a try. Suffer Little Children was recommended to me because apparently, this short story collection is quite savage…
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The Bucket List – by Mark Towse and Chisto Healy – Book Review
SALES LINK: AMAZON A raging storm and a bed and breakfast off the beaten path. Three couples looking to cross things off their bucket lists.A night of puns, quips, and brutal violence, hosted by the sweet, mad, elderly couple: Marge and Alby. If you’re a fan of Horror/comedy, give this one a go and cross…
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Starless and Bible Black – by Susan York – Book Review
SALES LINK: AMAZON Hello! I know I haven’t been around much but, of course, when a short story collection floats my way, I can’t resist! If you’re looking for a horror collection that will give you your money’s worth, look no further. At almost 300 pages and containing 17 stories, there is a lot packed…
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Illusions of Isolation – by Brennan LaFaro – Short Story Collection
SALES LINK: ILLUSIONS OF ISOLATION Dark bleetings, everyone! Just a quick background on why I’m reviewing this collection, in the interest of full disclosure. I wrestled with whether or not it was appropriate because I (Kayleigh) was involved in the production of this book. I work with French Press (indie press created by author Stephen…
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Beyond Glass – by Rachel Knightley – Book Review
SALES LINK: AMAZON Beyond Glass is a short story collection in the Black Shuck Shadows series (short horror collections – check out all the pretty covers!). Rachel Knightley’s offering is number 27, and I think it firmly belongs amongst the other greats in the Shadows line-up. This collection gives us 6 short stories of varying…
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The Day Before You Came – by Matthew Cash – Book Review
SALES LINK: AMAZON When Philippa spots the bungalow it’s love at first sight —and she is filled with the sense of safety and warmth whenever she’s there. She’s not a believer in the supernatural, unlike her best friend, Niamh, but she has to admit there is a energy about the bungalow, a vibrancy that fills…
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