Category: Jolly Goat
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Boarded Windows, Dead Leaves – by Michael Jess Alexander – Book Review
Hi everyone! This is a non-spoiler review. BOARDED WINDOWS, DEAD LEAVES is a short story collection by Michael Jess Alexander, containing mostly supernatural tales, with a sprinkling of sci-fi. I love a good short story collection – this is a great one! I always like to review a collection with a quick summary of my…
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The Eidola Project – by Robert Herold – Book Review
This is a non-spoiler review. A gothic version of The X-Files and Supernatural. 19th century ghost hunters become ensnared in a deadly investigation of a haunted house. They are a psychology professor, his assistant, an African-American physicist, a young sideshow medium, and a traumatized Civil War veteran, each possessing unique strengths and weaknesses. Will any…
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Nana – by Mark Towse – Book Review
Hi everyone! I’m reviewing ‘Nana’ today, and it will be spoiler-free. Uhhhh so, this book is about… it’s….. um. Nana is a savage but hilarious masterpiece. No, I’m not joking. This is the sort of thing I think Angry Goat would enjoy, and I’ve got no idea what I was expecting from the cover or…
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Crows – by Mark Towse – Book Review
Hey everyone! This is a non-spoiler review. Book TW: SA (rape) and suicide (both mentioned but neither are depicted). “Tapping at his window, perching atop his daughter’s grave, why will the crow not let Patrick mourn in peace? According to superstition, a single crow is an omen of bad things to come, so why does…
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The Dark Matter of Natasha – by Matthew R. Davis – Book Review
Hey everyone! Today I’m sharing my thoughts on a dark and twisted novella (without spoilers, of course!), brought to us from the mind of Matthew R. Davis. Natasha stalks the quiet streets of dead-end Lunar Bay like doom in a denim jacket. She’s a grim reminder that some teenagers can never escape the ever-tightening noose…
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Hope Wharf – by Mark Towse – Book Review
Hey everyone! Today I’m reviewing Hope Wharf, by Mark Towse. This will be a non-spoiler review. Hope Wharf is an idyllic town surrounded by crystal blue waters and home to approximately two hundred residents, including best friends Ryan and Zac. There’s only one road in and one road out, and the locals like it that…
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This Town Died With You – by A.J. Spencer – Book Review
This is mostly a non-spoiler review but I will be discussing a couple of details in the story. Without context, I don’t think I’ll be spoiling anything too much but if you want to completely avoid the risk then just come back to this review after you’ve read the book. Slacker friends Justin and Angus…
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Witch Ever Way You Go – by Robert Herold – Book Review
This is a non-spoiler review. When an ill-fated graduate student and his girlfriend are lured into a terrifying world of witchcraft and murder, they become targets for human sacrifice. Is there a chance they can escape a bloodthirsty coven of witches and certain death until the curse is lifted? A spellbinding story of modern horror.…
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We Haunt These Woods – by Holley Cornetto – Book Review (novella)
Hey everyone! This is a non-spoiler review. Book TW: self-harm, suicide Nate Holbrook had put his past behind him. When his friends went missing all those years ago at Lake Swart, it had been nothing more than a tragic mystery. No matter what stories they’d told each other about the “Forest Man,” there was no…
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The Exeter Incident – by David Watkins – Book Review
This is a non-spoiler review, so frolic freely. A CITY IN THE GRIP OF TERRORAs a series of gruesome murders are discovered in Exeter. Detective Inspectors Danni Brent and John Carter begin to suspect the killer may not be human. Their investigation is only a few hours old when they also realise the murderer can’t…
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