Category: Goat Leader
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Somer Canon: Author Spotlight and Interview
Dark bleatings, my lovely tribe! Since starting this website and the accompanying YouTube channel, I’ve come to realise that – though I love every part – my favourite goating activity is conducting author interviews. From long-time idols to people I’ve just discovered, getting to talk to the people that write the stories I love is…
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The Ravening – by Daniel Church
Jenna’s life has always been a fight. From the traumatic and mysterious loss of her mother on a dark woodland road when she was fifteen, to the abusive and controlling boyfriend she’s recently escaped, she has learned that trust hurts you in the end. Now Jenna’s found what she hopes is happiness with her new…
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Unquiet Waters – by Thana Niveau
Dark bleatings, my unquiet tribe! I’m here to absolutely rave about Thana Niveau’s Unquiet Waters today, because it’s – hands down – one of the best collections I’ve ever read, and I’m obsessed with these stories. To Drown the World EXCELLENT!! Such a compelling story. A guy grows up loving his sister, though he finds…
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Broken on the Inside – by Phil Sloman
Dark bleatings, my gorgeous tribe! I’m here to talk about another book in the Shadows collection from Black Shuck Books today, and I’m excited about it. Phil Sloman is, in my humble opinion, an excellent short story writer. All the books in this collection are themed by the individual authors, so I assumed going in…
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Roth-Steyr – by Simon Bestwick
You never know which ideas will stick in your mind, let alone where they’ll go. Roth-Steyr began with an interest in the odd designs and names of early automatic pistols, and the decision to use one of them as a story title. What started out as an oddball short piece became a much longer and…
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Soulless Lonesome – by Dan Shrader
January 1984. Benjamin’s business is on the brink of collapse just weeks after a close friend has gone missing. Is there a connection between the two? Desperate, he turns to a powerful and secretive group for help. An unusual agreement is struck, sealed not only with ink but also with a promise of one’s soul.…
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Millionaires Day – The Road So Far…
Dark bleatings, my wonderful tribe! As we speak, Kit Power is in the United States promoting his newest book, Millionaires Day. While he’s gone, I thought I’d do one of those recaps they do on Supernatural at the start of a season finale. *presses play for Carry on my Wayward Son* The Road So Far……
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A Season of Horrors: Four Novellas – by Roland Blake
If you stare into the dark… Step into the shadows and embrace the macabre in this chilling collection of novellas. Unearth a tale or two: a witch’s curse, a boy with a thirst for revenge, a beast protecting a rural idyll, and a sinister work of art revealing hidden horrors. These haunting stories explore both…
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Pennies from Heaven – by James P. Blaylock
With a 100-year storm threatening the southern California coast, Jane Larkin is approached by a strange, audacious woman who wants to invest much-needed money in Jane’s Old Orange Co-op. Meanwhile Jane’s husband Jerry discovers an ancient excavation beneath the Larkin home. On that ominous morning in autumn, shadows descend over the deceptively quiet neighborhoods of…
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The Most Unique Thriller Book You Haven’t Read Yet – Millionaires Day
Dark bleatings, my lovely tribe! I’ve bleated on a bit about Kit Power’s Millionaires Day since October, and now I’m going to bleat a bit more. Kit, our fabulous Kit, staple of the UK indie horror scene, is spreading his wings and flapping off to the USA towards the end of this month. He’ll be…
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