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Moonsick by Tom O’Donnell : A Howling Good Read: Book Review

Moonsick by Tom O’Donnell : A Howling Good Read: Book Review

Moonsick by Tom O’Donnell: A Howling Good Read: Book Review You know that sound a fork makes when it scrapes across a plate? That horrible, shrill, nerve-jangling screech. Now imagine that sound tearing through flesh. That’s where we find Heidi Mills, heir to a gated-community fortune, jamming a piece of … Moonsick by Tom O’Donnell : A Howling Good Read: Book ReviewRead more

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The Ghosts of Merry Hall Review: A Gothic Haunting of Freak Shows and Female Resilience

The Ghosts of Merry Hall Review: A Gothic Haunting of Freak Shows and Female Resilience

Heather Davey has crafted a confident, thoughtful, and deeply atmospheric debut that marks her as a significant new voice in gothic fiction. The Ghosts of Merry Hall is a testament to the power of place and memory, a story that passionately and hauntingly argues that the past is never really past until … The Ghosts of Merry Hall Review: A Gothic Haunting of Freak Shows and Female ResilienceRead more

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HORROR FICTION REVIEW: ​COME TO MY BROTHER BY CHRISTOPHER ZEISCHEGG

HORROR FICTION REVIEW: ​COME TO MY BROTHER BY CHRISTOPHER ZEISCHEGG A gay-themed vampire novel written by a porn star may not sound appealing, but despite its many flaws, I rather enjoyed it. Daniel and David were childhood neighbours, drawn together by familial neglect. They become friends, then step brothers, then lovers, and … HORROR FICTION REVIEW: ​COME TO MY BROTHER BY CHRISTOPHER ZEISCHEGGRead more

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Be Right Back by Bill Wood, Review: A Bloody Brilliant Horror Sequel That Gets It Right

Be Right Back by Bill Wood, Review: A Bloody Brilliant Horror Sequel That Gets It Right

This is a character-driven horror story that understands its genre inside and out. It’s innovative, slick, and sensational. It leaves a thread tantalizingly dangling for a third book, and after that finale, I’ll be first in line to grab it. Be Right Back by Bill Wood, Review: A Bloody Brilliant … Be Right Back by Bill Wood, Review: A Bloody Brilliant Horror Sequel That Gets It RightRead more

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I’ll Quit When I’m Dead Review: A Brutal Look at How Badly You Want It

I’ll Quit When I’m Dead Review: A Brutal Look at How Badly You Want It

It’s the question that nags at 3 a.m., right? How badly do you want to change? We tell ourselves we’d do anything, but we’re lying, obviously. Luke Smitherd’s ‘I’ll Quit When I’m Dead’ doesn’t just ask; it straps the question to a chair and shines a light in its face. … I’ll Quit When I’m Dead Review: A Brutal Look at How Badly You Want ItRead more

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If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust A Tapestry of Ghosts: Weaving Generational Trauma

If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust A Tapestry of Ghosts: Weaving Generational Trauma

If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust: A Tapestry of Ghosts: Weaving Generational Trauma You know that feeling, right before a storm breaks? The air gets thick, heavy with a promise of violence and a strange, cleansing release. That’s the atmosphere Carson Faust builds from the very first page … If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust A Tapestry of Ghosts: Weaving Generational TraumaRead more

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A Walking Shadow Review: Frankenstein’s Monster is the Hardboiled PI We Needed

A Walking Shadow Review: Frankenstein’s Monster is the Hardboiled PI We Needed

Forget the lumbering brute. Seriously. In a stroke of genius that feels long overdue, author Teel James Glenn resurrects Mary Shelley’s classic creature not as a monster, but as the most compelling hardboiled detective of the 1930s. A Walking Shadow, the second Shamus Award-nominated entry in the Paradise Investigations series, plants … A Walking Shadow Review: Frankenstein’s Monster is the Hardboiled PI We NeededRead more

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Black Flame Review: A Corrosive Descent That May Leave You Cold

Black Flame Review: A Corrosive Descent That May Leave You Cold

I was reading the words, watching the atrocities unfold, but I was just… observing. It was a very well-rendered screensaver of hell. And you’re left there, ears ringing, with the distinct and lonely feeling that you’ve just witnessed a spectacular, beautiful, and ultimately exhausting private performance that you weren’t really … Black Flame Review: A Corrosive Descent That May Leave You ColdRead more