“Trixie loathed her penis.” What a great opening line, and with those four words, I was hooked! And that was after I’d seen the cover – a Medusa-woman-goat-butterfly-type thing with bloody hands! Trixie, a resident of the strange and, well,… Read More ›
Month: February 2018
Book Review – Blister by Jeff Strand
You know when you come across a book that piques your interest enough for you to add it to that wish list of yours? It may be some time before you get round to purchasing it and by then you’ve… Read More ›
Five Sources of Inspiration for the Horror Writer
Horror may be one of the toughest genres to write. Perhaps that’s not true, maybe it’s because I’ve never tried writing in any other genre that I think this. If I was to attempt an intergalactic romance story involving family… Read More ›
Book Review – The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum
I’ve never been shocked by a book before, although I’ve been close a few times. I love grotesque and frightening stories where things never work out for the protagonist. The more gore and death, the better. But finally, something has… Read More ›
Book Review – Bad Pennies by John F Leonard
When a book’s title has the sub-heading ‘A Supernatural Horror Novel’ my interest is always piqued. Add to that the promise of a whole new mythos inside (this one’s entitled The Scaeth), I’m practically salivating like a cannibal in the… Read More ›