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Wolverine Frogs: A visceral debut eco-horror novel

Wolverine Frogs: A visceral debut eco-horror novel

Wolverine Frogs: A visceral debut eco-horror novel about survival, secrets, and strange creatures in the Australian outback A visceral debut eco-horror novel about survival, secrets, and strange creatures in the Australian outback Wolverine Frogs, the debut horror novel from Australian author Holly Scott, is now available in print and digital … Wolverine Frogs: A visceral debut eco-horror novelRead more

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Maryneal 1962, Small-Town Secrets and Terror

Maryneal 1962, Small-Town Secrets and Terror

Small-Town Secrets and Supernatural Terror: A Review of Abigail F Taylor’s Maryneal 1962 Abigail F Taylor’s first novel, Maryneal 1962, is a powerful mixture of supernatural horror, personal coming-of-age narrative, and sharp social critique. Set in a seemingly perfect American farming town during that year, the book skillfully contrasts the oppressive … Maryneal 1962, Small-Town Secrets and TerrorRead more

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Explore Dark Roads Traveled: Four Thrilling Novellas by Tony Tremblay

Explore Dark Roads Traveled: Four Thrilling Novellas by Tony Tremblay

After three terrific novels Tony Tremblay shows his literary versatility with a collection of four outstanding novellas Introduction Tony Tremblay, known for his gripping novels, showcases his literary prowess once again with his latest release, Dark Roads Traveled: Four Thrilling Novellas. Following the acclaim of his previous works, Tremblay dives … Explore Dark Roads Traveled: Four Thrilling Novellas by Tony TremblayRead more

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The Last Ballard Review: Ghosts, Family Secrets & Dark Past

The Last Ballard Review: Ghosts, Family Secrets & Dark Past

The Last Ballard by Kay Hanifen: Ghosts, Family Secrets & Dark Past As with the greatest fiction, The Last Ballard can be enjoyed on multiple levels. In its simplest form, the novel grants its audience welcomed escapism, and the long-simmering climax literally and figuratively ignites with thrills. Yet serious and … The Last Ballard Review: Ghosts, Family Secrets & Dark PastRead more

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Eye for an Eye, After Watching This You Might Think the Director Should Have Gone to Specsavers!

Eye for an Eye, After Watching This You Might Think the Director Should Have Gone to Specsavers!

Eye for an Eye, After Watching This You Might Think the Director Should Have Gone to Specsavers! But Eye for an Eye is a horror movie. And besides Grandma May’s empty stare, nothing genre related works. The confused Freddy Krueger-esque mythology feels Scotch-taped onto an indie drama. Nightmare sequences are … Eye for an Eye, After Watching This You Might Think the Director Should Have Gone to Specsavers!Read more

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28 Years Later, Return to the Rage: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s Thrilling Sequel

28 Years Later, Return to the Rage: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s Thrilling Sequel

Return to the Rage: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s Thrilling Sequel, 28 Years Later It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory. Still living in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amid the infected. One such group of survivors … 28 Years Later, Return to the Rage: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s Thrilling SequelRead more

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The 2024 Bram Stoker Award: A depressing night for quality children’s fiction

The 2024 Bram Stoker Award: A depressing night for quality children’s fiction

How can underwhelming novels win prestigious international gongs? In mainstream YA and MG awards, such as the Newbery (USA) and Carnegie (UK) Medals, this is just not possible. What makes the Stoker different is that the voting members of the HWA decide who win, the majority of which clearly know … The 2024 Bram Stoker Award: A depressing night for quality children’s fictionRead more

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Malevolent Fairy by BB Clifford: Navigating Horror and Paranoia – An In-Depth Review

Malevolent Fairy by BB Clifford: Navigating Horror and Paranoia – An In-Depth Review

Malevolent Fairy by BB Clifford: Navigating Horror and Paranoia – An In-Depth Review A Horror Book Review by Carmilla Voiez. Content warning: horror, misogyny, rape, suicide. With its labyrinthine prose, twisting and turning, frequently circling back on itself, Malevolent Fairy creates a web of tangled lies and half truths. Ania … Malevolent Fairy by BB Clifford: Navigating Horror and Paranoia – An In-Depth ReviewRead more

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Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light by Henry Corrigan. The Haunting Weight of Perfection

Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light by Henry Corrigan. The Haunting Weight of Perfection

The Haunting Weight of Perfection: A Review of Henry Corrigan’s Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light Henry Corrigan’s Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light (Slashic Horror Press, May 2025) is a masterful and chilling novella that reinvents the haunted house trope by giving the house a distinct, terrifying personality and a sinister agenda. … Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light by Henry Corrigan. The Haunting Weight of PerfectionRead more