A Life Transparent (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

04/12/2021

I have previously written a glowing 5-star review for Todd Keisling’s epic cult horror novel, Devil’s Creek, which was easily one of my favorite books

Itch (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

04/05/2021

Itch is the first novella I’ve read by author Ash Ericmore. Even though he is fairly new on the extreme horror scene, he seems to

Shadow of the Vulture (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

04/03/2021

Having read almost all of the Splatter Western series to date, I went into Shadow of the Vulture thinking I knew what to expect. I

The Creek (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

04/02/2021

The Creek marks newcomer Rayne King’s first foray into indie horror and it is certainly a promising start from someone who hopefully has a lot

The Night Stockers (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

04/01/2021

When two of the biggest names in Splatterpunk and Extreme horror join forces to deliver a death metal-infused bloodbath, you know you’re in for something

Johnny Lycan & the Anubis Disk (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

04/01/2021

If you’ll pardon the pun, Johnny Lycan is an unusual beast. Part Urban Fantasy, part Detective Noir, with lashings of comedy and elements of horror,

A Season of Loathsome Miracles (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

This debut collection from Max D. Stanton collects thirteen tales of horror that feature; A young researcher whose investigation into a controversial anthropologist unveils a

Richard Martin 03/30/2021

Anoka (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Shane Hawk has declared himself an author to watch with his debut collection of indigenous horror tales, all set in Anoka, Minnesota (dubbed “The Halloween

Richard Martin 01/27/2021

Burner (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

A Good Marriage Meets Taken Horror exists to terrify us. Sometimes that can be cathartic. Reading about the fictional exploits of a supernatural slasher, or

Richard Martin 01/12/2021

Candy Coated Madness (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

Strand, Strand, Strand…what it must be like to have a look around in that messed up head of yours! From killer songs to nutty nuts,

Mort Stone 02/25/2021

A Life Transparent (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

I have previously written a glowing 5-star review for Todd Keisling’s epic cult horror novel, Devil’s Creek, which was easily one of my favorite books

Richard Martin 04/12/2021

The Creek (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

The Creek marks newcomer Rayne King’s first foray into indie horror and it is certainly a promising start from someone who hopefully has a lot

Richard Martin 04/02/2021

The Night Stockers (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

When two of the biggest names in Splatterpunk and Extreme horror join forces to deliver a death metal-infused bloodbath, you know you’re in for something

Richard Martin 04/01/2021

Johnny Lycan & the Anubis Disk (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

If you’ll pardon the pun, Johnny Lycan is an unusual beast. Part Urban Fantasy, part Detective Noir, with lashings of comedy and elements of horror,

Richard Martin 04/01/2021

Pizza Face (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

Aron Beauregard’s Pizza Face is a compilation of five horror stories which are gentler than his usual splatter-punk. Don’t get me wrong, it just means

Mort Stone 03/27/2021

13 Luckless Tales (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

13 Luckless Tales by Patrick Kill is my first experience with this author. The stories are all short and meant to be humorous, for the

2 B (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

A Different Kind of Haunting My first experience reading Mark Allan Gunnells was picking up a copy of A Laymon Kind of Night, way back

25 Gates of Hell: A Horror Anthology (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

This new collection from Burwick anthologies invites the reader to see what hell is capable of, with 25 stories from 25 writers, each chronicling a

3 Tall Tales Reviewed by Richard Martin

What do you get when you mix an evil cupboard, a sentient tail, and a horny giant? 3 Tall Tales by Patrick Kill. A collection

6-Point Reviews #1

Our 6-point book reviews feature books that our curation staff have taken a deeper dive into. These are usually shorter reads, assigned to one of

A Different Kind of Magic (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

This latest short story collection from T.W. Grim collects fourteen short horror stories with an underlying emotional weight that really helps separate these shorts from

A Life Transparent (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

A Life Transparent by Todd Keisling in the first in the Monochrome Trilogy, and a re-release and polished version of the original 2007 publication. The

A Life Transparent (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

I have previously written a glowing 5-star review for Todd Keisling’s epic cult horror novel, Devil’s Creek, which was easily one of my favorite books

A Season of Loathsome Miracles (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

This debut collection from Max D. Stanton collects thirteen tales of horror that feature; A young researcher whose investigation into a controversial anthropologist unveils a

A Song For the End (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

Interesting concept and very good execution! This comparison may surprise you a bit, but the main idea of this story is like a merger between

Afterlife by Duncan Ralston (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Afterlife, the second in a proposed trilogy of books from Duncan Ralston featuring Ghostland, a theme park where the attractions are real-life ghosts, picks up

All That’s Fair (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Indie horror writer S.H. Cooper’s latest collection of twenty-two short stories focus squarely on women. Female protagonists and antagonists who are extraordinary in their own

Am I Beautiful? (Reviewed by Shane Staley)

Author Jon Athan has been on my radar for a while now. As an independent author, he’s been releasing attractive new editions onto the market

Anoka (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Shane Hawk has declared himself an author to watch with his debut collection of indigenous horror tales, all set in Anoka, Minnesota (dubbed “The Halloween

Arterial Bloom (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Arterial Bloom, the Mercedes M. Yardley edited anthology out now from Crystal Lake Publishing, is something of an anomaly as modern anthologies go, as it

Awakened In Blood (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

I read Daniel Volpe’s debut novel Billy Silver a few weeks ago and the author impressed me a great deal. When I heard his second

Beautiful/Grotesque (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

Beautiful/Grotesque brings together five authors of strange fiction. The first story (“God of the Silvered Halls” by Roland Blackburn) and the fifth story (“The Fruit

Billy Silver (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

Billy Silver by Daniel Volpe surprised me—in a good way. It’s a story about a junkie—Billy Silver—who is a despicable human being. Really, there is

Bludgeon Tools (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

While I am not a huge fan of anthologies, there are enough of the big names in this one to give it a go. Some

Bludgeon Tools (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

In K. Trap Jones’ latest anthology, this one spotlighting Splatterpunk tales from some of horrors biggest names, including Brian Keene, Wrath James White, Kristopher Triana

Blue Hell (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

I have a feeling this book is going to divide readers. Greg F. Gifune is a well-known name in the horror genre. After reading The

Blurred (Reviewed by Kendra Hodges)

Blurred by Peter Fugazzotto is a tale of two halves for me. In the first half of this book, we’re headed for an easy 4

Brewtality (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

An Alcohol Infused Extreme Horror Anthology Author K. Trap Jones has brought together some of the biggest current and up and coming names in extreme

Burner (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

A Good Marriage Meets Taken Horror exists to terrify us. Sometimes that can be cathartic. Reading about the fictional exploits of a supernatural slasher, or

Candy Coated Madness (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

Strand, Strand, Strand…what it must be like to have a look around in that messed up head of yours! From killer songs to nutty nuts,

Candy Coated Madness (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but when that book is by Jeff Strand, and the cover features a skull vomiting

Carry Me Home (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

My first exposure to the short stories of Michael Paul Gonzalez was in the Best Hardcore Horror Volume 5 anthology, which featured his short “Upper

CaTHEDRAL (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Cathedral, the second book in Dave Jeffery’s A Quiet Apocalypse series, picks up a new tale in the world Jeffery has created, where a pandemic

Cheslyn Myre (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

Cheslyn Myre is a King-spired story where the children must fight malevolent, evil forces. This is the longest story I have read by Demain Publishing,

Christmas Horror Double Feature

This special festive double feature looks at the holiday themed horror anthologies Christmas Horror Volumes 1 and 2, published by Dark Regions Press. The first

Cirque Berserk (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

We find ourselves in Shadows Creek, Florida. In 1989 the local carnival, Cirque Berserk, had a massacre. A group of teens killed a bunch of

Crossroads (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Crossroads was my first experience reading Laurel Hightower’s work and, in 126 pages of gut-wrenching prose, she has marked herself firmly as a must-read author

Cruel Summer (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

You’ll never go in the water again! Like haunted houses, deep-sea horror is a sub-genre that a lot of horror writers seem to flirt with

Curfew (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

When you take your girlfriend for an anniversary getaway, there are certain RULES that one must abide by in order to successfully survive the weekend.

Dark Assembly by Aron Beauregard (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

FEARLESS! Aron Beauregard’s Dark Assembly brings together six short stories of absolute depravity. This is one of those books you should judge by the cover—if

Dead Body Disposal (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

Let’s start off with the most important thing—before you start the story: If you think this book is going to be like that underrated classic

Dead Daughters (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Thriller and Mystery books aren’t typically my cup of tea. I usually enjoy them well enough, but the horror fanatic in me can’t help but

Dead Eyes (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

The Breakfast Club meets Nightmare When I review a new book, I like to try and pick two films to compare it to, to give

Depraved 4 Reviewed by Richard Martin

Jessica Sloan’s Last Stand! It is fair to assume that anybody reading this will have at least a passing familiarity with Bryan Smith’s Depraved series,

Devil’s Creek Reviewed by Richard Martin

Give me that old-time religion! As a horror fan, you are probably used to seeing a flood of books compared to Stephen King, or writers

Dust (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Book three in Death’s Head Press’s Splatter Western line takes the series in a fun new direction, bringing some cosmic horror to the wild west.

Eight Cylinders (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

Not what I expected, to be honest. This story begins with a shootout, where Seb McAlister is hunched behind a car with his best friend,

END OF THE ROAD by Brian Keene (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Originally published as a weekly blog on the Cemetery Dance website over a nine-month period in 2016, and later as a limited-edition hardcover earlier this

Fear (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide No escape from reality” —”Bohemian Rhapsody”, Queen *(I will explain this video

Fearsome Creatures (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Fearsome Creatures is a collection of five shorts by Aliya Whitely (perhaps best known for her bizarre feminist body horror novel The Beauty) each focusing

Featured Review: CAPTAIN CLIVE’S DREAMWORLD by Jon Bassoff

I’m all too familiar with author Jon Bassoff, having published him in my time with DarkFuse. And when I heard Eraserhead Press was releasing his

Go Down Hard (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Have you ever wondered what a game of cat and mouse would be like if there were no mouse? Just two cats. Two cats with

God Machine (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Destroyer Meets Rosemary’s Baby A new novel by Greg F. Gifune is always an event for the horror community. The multiple award-winning, prolific author of

GONE TO SEE THE RIVER MAN (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

My first introduction to Kristopher Triana’s work was when I picked up a copy of his novella The Detained back in 2018. It was an

GRAD NIGHT by Carver Pike (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

The Kids Aren’t Alright! Fans of Bentley Little will find a new favorite author in Carver Pike. His recent novel, Grad Night, has it all:

Greenbeard (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Greenbeard, the latest novella from John Travis and Demain Publishing, is an eclectic mix of genres. It has a magical, almost whimsical opening with seeds

Harrow Lake Reviewed by Richard Martin

Babadook meets Sinister Harrow Lake tells the story of Lola, teenage daughter of a renowned horror film director, who met Lola’s mother in the town

Hexis (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

I usually start off my reviews with a brief blurb of the book to give readers an idea of what the story is about. Hexis

Hollow Skulls and Other Stories (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Samuel Marzioli has delivered a beautifully poetic collection of horror shorts with Hollow Skulls and Other Stories, a varied yet consistently excellent set of thirteen

Hunger on the Chisholm Trail (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Book 2 in Death’s Head Press’s Splatter Western series, Hunger on the Chisholm Trail by first-time novelist M. Ennenbach, features one of horror lits most

In Darkness, Shadows Breathe (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Catherine Cavendish’s latest gothic horror offering from Flame Tree Press is a book I dove into immediately upon finishing her excellent novella The Malan Witch,

In That Endlessness, Our End (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Gemma Files’ latest macabre collection of horror shorts presents us with darkly poetic tales of cursed movies, dream diaries, doppelgangers, family curses, fairies, lost videos,

Invitation to Death (Reviewed by Richard Martin)

Agatha Christie meets Ready or Not Prolific horror and crime author Bryan Smith has delivered an uncharacteristically festive murder mystery tale, with all the debauched

Itch (Reviewed by Mort Stone)

Itch is the first novella I’ve read by author Ash Ericmore. Even though he is fairly new on the extreme horror scene, he seems to

Joe Hart’s WE SANG IN THE DARK (Reviewed by Flora Bellini)

We Sang In The Dark is a psychological thriller by author Joe Hart, and the first installment in a new series about its lead character, Clare

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