I’m not going to start this review with the inevitable ‘These SSS! releases keep getting better and better’ blah blah blah. Oh dear. Scrap that idea then! Wow, this was one crazy ride. If you need convincing then let me just give… Read More ›
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Book Review – Necromantic by Katherine Kitchener
Found lurking within these pages are 12 short stories guaranteed to set the creep factor whirring. On the whole I had a great time with this one. Each tale managed to chill, and the writing was top notch, constantly driving… Read More ›
Book Review – Five Doses by Mark Cassell
This collection of five stories reads more like an anthology. Each tale is so varied that you’d be forgiven for thinking they were written by five different authors. And that, is a great thing. There are many horror elements on… Read More ›
Double Book Review – Crowded House by S. J. Budd AND Last Meal in Osaka by Gary Buller
It’s a double Short Sharp Shocks! review today, kids, a SSSSSS! if you will. When I saw these two authors were ‘Shockin it up, it was a no-brainer that I’d get these books purchased and read ASAP. As with all… Read More ›
Book Review – Bedtime Stories by Russell Smeaton
This collection of short stories certainly left me craving for more. Now is that a bad thing? Maybe, although isn’t that the point of short fiction; leaving the reader desperate for more? These 15 stories of mostly flash fiction and… Read More ›
Book Review – The Die-Fi Experiment by M.R. Tapia
This gritty and terrifying novella is short on pages but definitely packs one meaty, gore-soaked punch. It took me little to no time to sail through it, and this was all down to the fast-paced and bloody action. It can… Read More ›
Book Review – Cruel Works of Nature by Gemma Amor
I like horror, I like gore, I like monsters, I like tragedy. Taking all these into account I was pretty sure I was going to enjoy this collection, I’d certainly heard great things about it. I have to say, I… Read More ›
