This novella manages to merge mush and the macabre in equal measure. At times I was sticking my metaphorical fingers down my throat at love’s young dream, at others I was wincing with an ‘ewww’ face on. The titular character,… Read More ›
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Book Review – The Midwives by Duncan Ralston
Having thoroughly ‘devoured’ The Midwives (which is certainly an intentional pun) I feel compelled to write about just how damn great it is. Ahem, so I will. This novel of folklore, macabre practices, a killer on the loose looking for… Read More ›
Book Review – Remains by Andrew Cull
I’ve read a lot of scary books over the years, and quite a few involving creepy, supposedly ‘haunted’ houses. Most were really good, some were even great, but this debut novel by Andrew Cull is certainly the scariest I can… Read More ›
Book Review – Kind Nepenthe by Matthew V. Brockmeyer
Kind Nepenthe had been on my Kindle for a while. I’d bought it after reading a review which piqued my interest enough for me to click ye olde ‘purchase’ button. But like happens so much with me, when I got… Read More ›
Book Review – Corpsepaint by David Peak
As soon as I heard about this book I knew I just had to read it. A Lovecraftian-esque supernatural horror novel about a black metal band? Shit, two of my favourite things in this fetid existence on a desolate planet… Read More ›
Book Review – The Jesus Man: A Post-Apocalyptic Tale of Horror by Keith Anthony Baird
You know when you read a book and it stays with you long after reading it? OK, so I’ve only just finished this novel, but I can envisage it doing exactly that. I managed to snag this beauty for free… Read More ›
Book Review – The Nightmare Room by Chris Sorensen
The best thing I got from reading this book was finding out that there’s a follow up arriving soon! This is part one of The Messy Man series, so with other books on the horizon, I’m excited. So as you… Read More ›
Book Review – 4 Hours: An Apocalyptic Horror Novella by John F Leonard
4 Hours is grim, desolate, unnerving, and gross. So tick, tick, tick, and tick! I believe that this story follows on from John F Leonard’s previous novel, Collapse, although this one can be read without reading the former. Well this… Read More ›
Book Review – The Sadist’s Bible by Nicole Cushing
Hmmm, so yeah, where do I start with this one then? I suppose I’ll just jump straight in. Ellie’s world has gone to shit. Well, when she reflects, it’s always been shit. Shit husband, shit life, shit pretty much everything…. Read More ›
MORGAN K TANNER, Writer of Horror 