I’d had this book on my wish list on a certain website for quite a while. And then Christmas came along and I got a shiny book-shaped present that contained this gory specimen. Things were looking up. The story jumps… Read More ›
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Dante’s Inferno; Where’s all the Gore??
I’m not really sure what I expected from this. Dante’s The Divine Comedy is one of those books that we’ve all heard of, many of the themes and scenes making their way into the arts and popular culture to this… Read More ›
Book Review – Eye of the Brave by Halo Scot
This is the third book in Halo Scot’s Rift Cycle. I’m very much invested in these tales with the first two books being very much five star affairs in my opinion. You can read how much I loved them here… Read More ›
Book Review – The Bone Factory by Yolanda Sfetsos
Welcome to the city of Lorn. This shortish tale thrusts you right into this dystopian setting, never in elaborate over-explaining detail, but enough to make you feel the grime and taste the corruption. And what would be right at home… Read More ›
Book Review – Helminth by S. Alessandro Martinez
I knew kind of a little about the premise of this story before diving in. A haunted house tale, right? Well, no. On the surface you’d be forgiven for thinking this – four friends getting away from it all to… Read More ›
Book Review – Darkness Calls by D.T. Griffith
Wow, this is a story that certainly lives up to its name. Darkness Calls, it really does. You know what you’re getting with a Short Sharp Shocks! release and this one is as good as any in the ever-increasing collection…. Read More ›
Book Review – The Report of Mr. Charles Aalmers and Other Stories by Matthew Pungitore
This collection of 11 stories all share themes of suffering by their insignificant protagonists as they are thrust into hellish worlds and depraved realms previously unknown by most human minds. And these tales don’t really turn out too well for… Read More ›
Book Review – This Census-Taker by China Mieville
As I write this little review I’m still not sure what I thought of this book. I know that sounds weird, and maybe that’s the point. Do I judge this on my enjoyment levels as I read, or on the… Read More ›
Book Review – Lets Go Play at The Adams’ by Mendal W. Johnson
I’ve had this book on my radar for ages, from back in the days when a paperback copy cost something like three million quid or something to buy! But things are different now, so I just finished my nice shiny… Read More ›
MORGAN K TANNER, Writer of Horror 