This book was getting plenty of hype pre-release in the horror community. It hasn’t been unknown for things (films, books, TV shows, albums) to suffer from this pre-conceived notion that they’re going to be the best thing ever. Sometimes things… Read More ›
I can safely say that I am a fan of Theresa Braun’s work. I’ve read a few of her stories over the years, so when I heard about a big collection with oodles of these tales within, I couldn’t really… Read More ›
I don’t think a story’s title could sum up its contents quite as precisely as this one. The darkness prevails throughout this tale and, by the time you finish reading, it will have probably ingrained itself upon your puny and… Read More ›
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 ›
Steve Stred’s latest novel not only shares its name with a great band (the older stuff, anyway), it also very much lives up to the hype. I blazed through this book in no time, and found the climatic final scenes… Read More ›
Once upon a time, in the not so distant past, Halo Scot wowed me with the most excellent Rift Cycle series. If you haven’t checked these books out then you should stop immediately and involve yourself. Blood, gore, tension, humour,… Read More ›
I knew little about this book before diving in. OK, I knew it was horror, and I knew I thought the cover was pretty brutal. I bought this on the back of the author tweeting about it being on sale,… Read More ›
The last collection of stories I read by Joe Zito was the brutally awesome A Vulgar Display of Short Fiction. Within those pages were some of the most sordid, grotesque, and disturbing tales where trigger warnings were very much at… Read More ›
Greetings, one and all. I hope this post finds you well and all excited for the festivities next week. You should have finished most of your Christmas shopping by now and if not, best of luck with the lash-ditch rush… Read More ›
MORGAN K TANNER, Writer of Horror 