I’ve read my fair share of flash fiction stories over the years, but this was the first collection I’d read from a single author. Flash fiction isn’t for everyone, but I’m a big fan. It’s not just because I have… Read More ›
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Book Review – The Window by Glenn Rolfe
Possession stories have a tendency to be a little hit and miss for me. In order for them to work you need the possessors to be evil enough to scare you, and the victims, or possessees, to elicit enough empathy… Read More ›
Book Review – Sectioned by Astrid Addams
Sectioned, as you may gather from the title, is about a mental institution. But instead of this being the tale of a young woman experiencing the hardships of a life being locked up with a load of crazies, it details… Read More ›
What I’ve Been Reading These Last 6 Months or so
Around six months ago I posted a blog on books I’d read but hadn’t reviewed, for one reason or another. And here I am again. It seems like this is to become a biannual occurrence. I don’t review every book… Read More ›
Book Review – Toroa by Erik Hofstatter
I’ll admit, the premise of this book didn’t draw me in initially. I’d enjoyed the fantastic Rare Breeds by Erik Hofstatter and thought that that story was a man on top form. Perhaps I worried that this wouldn’t live up… Read More ›
Book Review – Wagon Buddy by Steve Stred
This fine novella from Steve Stred took me little to no time at all to get through. I wasn’t sure what to expect, judging from the creepy-if-you-look-it-in-the-right-kinda-way cover, and the blurb about an imaginary friend. But once I got started… Read More ›
Book Review – Broken on the Inside by Phil Sloman
The five excellent short stories on offer here all follow a similar theme; insanity. Characters who are ‘on the verge’ are always fascinating to me. A protagonist or antagonist who’s mental state makes them unpredictable is always a great hook,… Read More ›
Book Review – Nightbird by David Busboom
Ah, those pesky succubi, eh? Sexy demon monsters seducing hapless fools. It’s a story that’s been told since stories have been told, I think. We’ve all heard about them, whether it be the seductive succubus or the psexy psiren; tales… Read More ›
7 Reasons Why Writers Should Be Book Reviewers
I never used to review books. Yeah, I’d read plenty of titles then head over to review sites and read others’ reviews, but actually writing one myself? What was the point? Had I anything worthwhile to say? Could I articulate… Read More ›
MORGAN K TANNER, Writer of Horror 