Sometimes dead is better
Wild and terrifying spirits roam free in a world where the feminine body and mind is often tethered and weighed down by cultures, traditions, and expectations. Break the bonds and explore the rending tales these wondrous authors conjured!
Read MoreA haunted grand home in England in the ‘40s, a caring and kind doctor, a traumatized family….The Little Stranger is a Gothic slow burn.
Read MoreThis book is a collection of four pieces by four different authors. Normally the quality of anthology books is uneven. This book, however, is the exception. Every one of the four was excellent, leaving me panting and wanting more.
Read MoreBirthing the Beast takes the reader back to a time when werewolves were feral beasts, purely intent on tearing the flesh from your bones with their jagged teeth and gnarled claws, leaving nothing but destruction in their quest to satiate their hunger.
A short story filled with craziness, body horror, and a great ending! Brendan reviews.
Read MoreA genderfluid witch in a small Southern town prepares for their Black Cotillion coming out party. Singing worms converge on an old woman and young boy living in a house buried deep underground. Revenge drives an angry spirit through possession after possession in the bare-knuckle boxing ring. A father and son’s canoe trip to one of the world’s “soft places” culminates in an ecstatic encounter with the Weird. These are just a few of the fifteen stories contained in As Summer’s Mask Slips, and Other Disruptions, Gordon B. White’s debut collection of horror and Weird fiction.
Read MoreHistory student Alex Palmer is thrilled when his girlfriend, Claire Ryan, buys an apartment in Belle Vue Manor, formerly a Victorian lunatic asylum. But as Alex begins to discover the dark truth about the asylum’s past, he, Claire, and their friend Marianne find themselves on a nightmarish journey.
Read MoreAndrew states his case for the best haunted house novel of all time! Enter the debate…..at your own risk….
Read MoreAlma Katsu’s The Deep is an excellent creep fest filled with dark ambiance and better than average historical writing. Readers who enjoy Gothic tales, mysteries, dark romance, or slow burn horror films will enjoy this novel.
Read MoreAnchorage, Alaska. A place where people don't care if someone goes missing. A place where Leia Walker tries her hardest to hide from the world, wanting a normal life without anxiety and OCD. But Leia's bubble pops when an old friend is back in town and twists Leia’s reality . A bloody event proves what Leia is scared to learn—Sophie Gardner, her old high school friend and saviour from the bullies, is a vampire. Forced to run away with Sophie, Leia's life takes a terrifying turn when vampires and hunters come after them. The only thing preventing them from losing themselves is their friendship..But will it be enough to escape the inevitable blood bath? - Brendan reviews!
Read MoreDonald Miller, geologist and academic, has walked along the edge of a chasm for most of his nearly 80 years, leading a charmed life between endearing absent-mindedness and sanity-shattering realization. Now, all things must converge. Donald will discover the dark secrets along the edges, unearthing savage truths about his wife Michelle, their adult twins, and all he knows and trusts. For Donald is about to stumble on the secret... of The Croning. - Joe is reviewing
Read MoreGrotesque: Monster Stories, the debut short story collection from three-time Bram Stoker Award® nominee, Lee Murray. Featuring eleven uncanny tales of automatons, zombies, golems, and dragons, and including the Taine McKenna adventure Into the Clouded Sky, Grotesque: Monster Stories breathes new life into the monster genre.
Read MoreAfter a teacher receives a weirdly arousing video, his life descends into paranoia and obsession. More videos follow - each containing information no stranger could possibly know. But who's sending them? And what do they want? The answers may destroy everything and everyone he loves. - Joe Reviews
Read MoreKatherine is in the midst of some bad luck. She buys Alston House to give herself a chance of escape. But the house has a dark history and as Katherine tries to put her life back together, the spirits of the house try to stop her. - reviewed by Chelsea
Read MoreBattling your way across the zombie-infested American wasteland can be treacherous and devastating to the bonds of friendships, and this group realizes how easy it is to screw-up at every gruesome corner. To survive the apocalypse, they must pull together as a family. If not, they will be just another meal for the ravenous dead. - Our newest writer Chelsea reviews!
Read MoreCharlotte read The Silence then watched the movie adaptation! Which was better? Spoiler alert; it was the book. It’s always the book.
Read MoreUtopia. Four people living together deep underground in a subterranean facility. All their needs provided for. Food, water, medicine. A swimming pool; a gym; a bar. Except none of them can recall exactly how they came to be there, or what they are supposed to do. Dystopia. Where are the others? There must have been others. It's a huge facility, after all. It must be some sort of experiment. They're test subjects. How long have they been there? When will they get out? How come there has been no outside contact? Utopia or dystopia. As the questions mount, so does the tension. Who will escape Armageddon House? - Joe is reviewing
Read MoreAn aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Years later, the writer’s stepson reflects upon his stepmother and the strange stories she used to tell him. Meanwhile, a surgeon’s lover vows to kill him if he does not leave his wife. Before she can follow-through on her crime of passion, though, the surgeon will cross paths with another remarkable woman, a cabaret singer whose heart beats delicately outside of her body. But when the surgeon promises to repair her condition, he sparks the jealousy of another man who would like to preserve the heart in a custom tailored bag. Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and innocent bystanders—their fates converge in a darkly beautiful web that they are each powerless to escape. - Dave reviews
Read MoreWant a quick read about a modern-day wizard battling demons and other nasties? Lorenzo is revisiting a favorite book series…
Read MoreThe apocalypse came and went. And it wasn't that bad. Unless you are one of the Altered. How will things go back to normal?
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