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 has killed large swathes of the population, leaving the few remaining survivors permanently deaf. Whereas the first book told the story of a lone survivor, Cathedral shifts to a large […]
5-Star Review
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 for me going forward. Chris is a mother in grieving. Her son, Trey, died violently in a tragic car accident almost two years ago and, since then, her loss has […]
Touch the Night (Reviewed by Mort Stone)
There are some huge booby traps when it comes to coming-of-age-horror stories. How easy is it to make your characters do something beyond their age, or show some kind of wisdom or mental maturity which takes away the childhood ínnocence they are supposed to have? Personally, my biggest pet peeve of this genre is when […]
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, from tomatoes to a really, really messed up fetish—and the incredible lengths to hide it, from parental instincts to going insane, from lawyers to being in denial…and don’t forgot the […]
Scalp (Reviewed by Elizabeth L.)
Another page-turner from Carver Pike. After finishing Grad Night, I was curious to read more of Mr. Pike’s work, and I wasn’t disappointed. This story hooked me right from the start. It was original, the characters were realistic, and the threat was absolutely terrifying. Parasitic head lice, now that’s a new one. I can’t think […]
Slights (Reviewed by Richard Martin)
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I picked up the recent re-issue of Kaaron Warren’s 2010 novel, Slights. The book’s blurb gives very little away but presented an intriguing enough premise to lure me in. What if, when you died, you didn’t go to heaven or hell, and you aren’t guided toward a […]
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, insomniacs, rituals, cosmic cults, deadly secrets, armageddons and remaking the universe. This is an incredibly difficult book to review because it is hard to convey effectively what these stories are […]
Mother Maggot (Reviewed by Elizabeth L.)
First off, I have to say that this was probably the grossest book I’ve ever read, and I loved every second of it. I highly recommend it for fans of extreme horror. Wow, just wow. I couldn’t stop reading until I finished the whole thing. This was my first encounter with Mr. Simon McHardy and […]
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 an arsenal of baseball bats, bear mace and a variety of gardening tools at their disposal. Thanks to Ali Seay, we need wonder no longer! Meg is a fighter. Protector […]
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 Capital of the World”). Anoka contains six short stories in which Hawk blends supernatural horror and historical facts and social commentary, resulting in a memorable and unsettling collection. Anoka opens […]
