If you’re a lover of horror and/or flash fiction, then chances are you are probably familiar with the work of Calvin Demmer. And if not you really should be. His collection, The Sea Was a Fair Master is one of… Read More ›
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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 – The Cenotaph of Dreams by Prince Cavallo
I bought this collection after reading an announcement of its release on the author’s blog. It sounded interesting so I snapped it up right away. It sat on my Kindle for a while – longer than I’d planned, but I… Read More ›
Book Review – Edge of the Breach by Halo Scot
I don’t really know where to begin with this review. I suppose I should say straight away that this horror/post-apocalyptic/grimdark fantasy book is absolutely superb! Yeah, that’s a good start. Set in the very distant future, the 7000s to be… Read More ›
The Mind’s Plague; FREE on Kindle for the Next FIVE DAYS!
Greetings, one and all. My short story collection, The Mind’s Plague and Other Bites of Brutality, is f-f-f-freeeee for the next five days!! That means if you have a Kindle or even just the Kindle app, with just a couple… 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 – Plain by David T. Griffith
I would say that the title of this story is very misleading, or perhaps it is ironic, because there is very little about this tale that is plain. But plain is how Essy sees herself. When we meet her she… 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 – Drop by H.D. Kirkland III
This book is one crazy ride, if that’s not too tame a description. Drug-induced cosmic horror is probably a decent way of describing it, and boy, did this book make me feel like I was on something extremely mind-fucky and… Read More ›
