You know you’re onto a good thing when a book opens with a group of doctors in those creepy bird-like plague masks surrounding a bound woman, who then proceed to slice her up. Yes, just a few pages into this… Read More ›
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Book Review – Double Barrel Horror Vol. 3, an Anthology edited by Matthew Weber
This was a first for me; an anthology where each writer contributes two stories. What a great idea! I’ve read many anthologies where perhaps one story didn’t really do it for me, or another was properly wow-mazing, and that was… Read More ›
Book Review – Dark Celebrations by Calvin Demmer
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 ›
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 Doom That Came to Dunwich by Richard A. Lupoff
It’s been a while since I devoured some Lovecraft; sad times indeed. But when I saw this collection of HP-inspired stories I just had to get involved. I knew nothing of the author and when I made the snap-purchase, expected… Read More ›
Book Review – Nexilexicon by Keith Anthony Baird
At the time of writing this review, Nexilexicon has no reviews or ratings on Goodreads, and that is a great shame because this book really is excellent. When a story can feel epic, yet flies by in no time at… Read More ›
Book Review – The Abyss Beyond the Reflection by Micah Castle
This collection of ten stories was an enjoyable, yet harrowing experience for me. Although all different, the stories are held together by a central theme; abysses, voids, chasms, gateways to other worlds; or just holes. There was definitely a touch… Read More ›
Book Review – The Nameless Dark by T. E. Grau
The Nameless Dark is a perfect title for this collection of stories. For the feeling of something indescribable emanating from a blackness void to terrify and then destroy you is certainly the sensation I got from involving myself in these… Read More ›
Book Review – The Final Reconciliation by Todd Keisling
I’m not really a massive book reviewer, but I’ve recently got through a mighty stack of top notch reads that I feel obliged to share my thoughts about them. A holiday in the sun is a perfect backdrop to read… Read More ›