Calvin Demmer returns, doing what he does best, with two short stories. He doesn’t have long to impress with these, but he manages it, again. Highway Hunger is the tale of Dudley, a dude out doing his community service which involves clearing… Read More ›
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Book Review – The Haunting of Hacket House by Astrid Addams
A while back I read and reviewed Astrid Addams’ novella The Haunting of Hope House. It was a decent haunted house tale but one that didn’t exactly blow me away. So here we have another ‘Haunting story, and a very… Read More ›
Book Review – Juniper by Ross Jeffery
If I was to spend precious time in this review giving the basic premise of the plot, chances are you wouldn’t choose to read this book. It’s not that the plot is boring or unimaginative, but more so that the… Read More ›
Book Review – Helena by Claire L. Smith
There are times when you read a story, become lost in the moment and simply enjoy the words as they are presented. It’s only afterwards, as you ponder just what happened, you feel its rotten fingernails scraping over your… Read More ›
Book Review – Under Rand Farm by L. J. Denholm
Let’s just jump straight into it, eh? Under Rand Farm begins with a girl returning home one night. But she never makes it home. She’s suddenly bundled into the back of a strangers van and taken to a creepy basement… Read More ›
Book Review – Dead and Breakfast by Gary Buller
It’s great when a short story collection presents itself incognito. Chuck Palahniuk’s Haunted is one such example. This collection of tales from Gary Buller was a superb take on this style of storytelling, and worked really well. Things start off… Read More ›
Book Review – Snake Charmer Blues by Keith Anthony Baird
Here is yet another offering from Keith Anthony Baird, an author whose work I am a big fan of. This short story is one that is enjoyable – although you may feel a little wrong for thinking so – right… Read More ›
Diabolica Britannica; a Charity Horror Anthology
Hello to all you horror fans, I trust you are keeping it depraved and brutal? Good. I haven’t posted anything for quite a while now but don’t worry, I’m still around. I’d love to say it’s because I’m immersed in… Read More ›
Book Review – A Vulgar Display of Short Fiction by Joe Zito
I have to say that I don’t think the title of this collection of short stories actually does it justice. These tales aren’t just vulgar, they’re full-on nasty bastards (although I can’t think of another Pantera pun to perfectly describe… Read More ›
