Woom takes place in the aptly named Lonely Motel. Angel has returned to the motel, to a particular room, room 6. It was the site of a traumatic experience for him. He calls for an escort to accompany him, one of a very particular body type. He proceeds to tell her some stories all related …Read More

In Rare Breeds, we meet Aurel and Zora, a married couple living in Kent in the south of England. They live with daughter, Livie, Zora’s child from a previous relationship. Like most couples, they have their own idiosyncrasies and interests, but they get along well. Livie is a moody teenager, Zora obsesses over health and …Read More

Tortured Souls is a slightly unusual project from Clive Barker. The story was divided into six parts and each part was included with a figure from the Tortured Souls collection. These figures were brought to life by Todd McFarlane (creator of Spawn) and were based on the characters from the story. We are taken to …Read More

In the early to mid-2000s French cinema reached the cutting edge of horror. The often brutal and shockingly violent films captivated audiences worldwide. Horror had been in a slump and this was a breath of fresh air. The pinnacle of these titles was High Tension and Martyrs. Alexandra West takes a look at the movement with …Read More

Butterfly Skin is a Russian serial killer tale that has been translated into English. Our protagonist is Ksenia (sometimes affectionately called Ksyusha), the female editor of Evening.ru, a news website. The website is in desperate competition for hits with the other leading news websites. She is not the typical girl next door; she enjoys BDSM …Read More

There’s not much better on Halloween than settling down to watch some classic horror, so I thought it would be an appropriate time to take a look at Danny Peary’s Cult Horror Movies: Discover the 33 Best Scary, Suspenseful, Gory, and Monstrous Cinema Classics. The author is a film critic who has a series of …Read More

We follow the story of two single mothers, Natalie and Sophie, living in small-town North Carolina who during a night out at a bar meet an enigmatic musician known as the Whistler. After a night with him they can barely remember, they wake up bloody, changed forever, … and dead. After learning their fate – that …Read More

This is the third book in an impressive series. The first book, The Summer I Died, was one of the most shocking books I’d read in some time. The second, Born to Bleed, continued our hero Roger’s story and expanded the scope. I’d recommend reading the rest of the series, but if you haven’t, all …Read More

Synopsis: Randy Baxter, after a troubled childhood including a history of cutting, is now working towards establishing his chef career. Unfortunately, his current job is pretty uninspiring, serving food to residents of the Ashbury Creek Asylum in Western New York state. While working there he hears about Peeler, a mysterious resident who is secured in the basement. He …Read More

Synopsis: Gideon, a mysterious magician, boasts incredible powers and is hugely successful until a girl he makes disappear on stage never returns. He repeats the trick years later, causing a number of audience members to disappear and come back with their body parts mixed up. His great powers have come at a cost. He’s unleashed …Read More

You know you’re going to get something of an eighties vibe when the story begins with a comet crashing to earth. And, you know you’re getting a horror book when said comet burns two swimmers to a crisp. This particular comet contains a parasite that finds its way into a 20 foot, 2500 pound shark. …Read More

Farmington is a small town in Vermont with a dark heart. Its abandoned textile factory was the location for the death of a number of people. Claire, our heroine, and her brother, Sam, went out exploring and Sam became the latest victim. Following his death the family was never the same and neither was Claire, …Read More

What an eye catching cover and impactful title this book has. Include the tagline “Punks vs Nazi Monsters From the Depths of Hell,” and it sounds like the greatest B movie ever in book form. Considering my movie taste, that’s certainly not an insult. Mentioning Nazis and wolves immediately brings to mind the Grindhouse (2007) fake movie …Read More

Nicky Negrón has been a vampire for 25 years. He has his routine set for getting the blood he needs – working in a blood bank and feeding on low-life criminals. He’s a vampire, but a rare individual who didn’t lose his conscience completely. He even visits his widowed wife to watch her and see …Read More

Tim Curran’s ascent to the top of the horror genre continues with his latest offering, House of Skin. Eddy Zero never knew his father, Dr. William Zero, except for what he read in newspaper clippings. Dr. Zero, aka Dr. Blood-and-Bones, disappeared after becoming a legendary serial killer. Eddy believes that the best way to find him is to emulate …Read More

The story takes place in a small rural community, down on its luck. Our protagonist, Arch, is desperately trying to make enough money to keep his grandmother and himself in their trailer. He’s a naive, sympathetic, and good hearted character who you can’t help but root for. He is easily led and is complicit in …Read More

After a considerable amount of time secretly pining after Sarah, Scott has his lucky night. A game of Truth or Dare at a friend’s house leads to their first kiss and it gets even better as he gets a second kiss after dropping her off at home. Scott, Sarah and their friends Claire, Karl, Chris, …Read More

It’s World War II and Danny Kelly is one of the many children and teens evacuated from big cities to escape the German bombs. As he leaves Liverpool and arrives in North Wales, he finds himself in the care of Reverend Gwynfor Davies and the stern house keeper, Miss Trimble.  They live in a dilapidated …Read More