Category: Book Reviews
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The Descent – by Kate Probert
In 2003, six women disappeared in the Appalachian Mountains while on a caving expedition. In 2005 their footage was found. That’s the tagline you didn’t see on this film, but easily could have. Nor is there any “based on real events” caption at the beginning, possibly a choice by director Neil Marshall to avoid accusations…
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The Alchemy Press Book of the Dead 2024
The Alchemy Press Book of the Dead 2024 commemorates the passing of more than 370 writers, artists, performers and technicians who, during their lifetimes, made significant contributions to the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres in movies, television, books, comics, art and much, much more.Amongst those we lost in 2024 were Doctor Who’s first companion and Jaws’ first…
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Phantasmagoria – EasterCon 2025 Issue
Eastercon 2025 Souvenir Issue (Fantasy Cover Version)! Harry Clarke, Jim Fitzpatrick, Stephen Jones, Caitlín R. Kiernan, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Ian McDonald, Maura McHugh, Kim Newman, Lynda E. Rucker, Bram Stoker, David A. Sutton, Peter Tremayne, Jo Zebedee! Fiction, artwork, reviews and so much more! Dark bleatings, my non-fiction loving tribe! You may remember me…
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A Whisper in the Dark – by Elizabeth Devecchi
Sarah Parker thinks she has found the perfect place for a fresh start when she moves her family from the Midwest to a sleepy suburban neighborhood in an idyllic southern town. Leaving a position as a serious journalist to write fluff pieces for a local paper is a compromise she is willing to make to…
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Secret Lives of the Dead – by Tim Lebbon
A dark folk horror tale of a deadly family curse, crime and murder that is sure to turn your blood cold, from the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Netflix’s The Silence. When Jodi, BB and Matt decide to burgle a derelict country home as a thrilling dare, they become embroiled in a twisted legacy…
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Witchazel – by T.C. Roberts-Finn
Inspired by The Witcher, Blade Runner and Bloodborne – Witchazel begins the episodic story of Kaleb Slow, a pilgrim for The Temple of the Moon, as he traverses a life of violence, demons and corruption. “You’re evil. It’s in your blood. It’s festering in your brain. It lingers wherever you go and rots wherever you…
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Phantasmagoria: Special Edition: Hellraiser Issue
The Phantasmagoria Hellraiser Special! Time to play . . . Celebrating the Hellraiser franchise, featuring interviews with the cast and crew, fiction, articles, artwork, reviews and more! Dark bleatings, my pinheaded tribe! You might have already seen my video review of this spectacular issue of Phantasmagoria, but you know me, I like to but my typing fingers where…
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Annihilation – by Jeff Vandermeer
In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer’s now-classic Southern Reach series, Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades and nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilisation. Expedition after expedition into Area X has failed to uncover its mysteries and the true nature of its danger to…
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triangle – by Mark Allan Gunnells
When Dean moved with his father to Greenville, he had hoped to find a simpler life after the Gordian knot of his past. Meeting his new neighbor Nate seemed like a great chance for a little simple fun for the summer; sex and laughs with no complications. However, once Nate’s sister Sally arrives home from…
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A Graveside Gallery – by Eric J. Guignard
From hauntingsand oblivion to monsters, murder, and anthropomorphism, A Graveside Gallery: Tales of Ghosts and Dark Matters, by award-winning author Eric J. Guignard, explores the literary off and macabre that reside in the vast shadows of our existence. In “A Kingdom of Skulls and Marigolds,” a gay Hispanic teen in 1950s Los Angeles, mourning the loss…
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