Thomas S Flowers III. It’s a name you may not be familiar with. I have only read one other thing he has written which was his short story Lanmo in the wonderful anthology, The Black Room Manuscripts from The Sinister Horror Company. I absolutely loved Lanmo. It was one of my favourites in the book …Read More

Adam Howe proves with the three stories in this book that he can basically write anything. And write it very well indeed. You have monsters of the mythical kind and monsters of the human kind. You have a sadistic trait in a lot of characters that he writes extremely well. I wouldn’t read this book …Read More

Synopsis: Christmas Eve 2005 in Holly Brook. A family has been massacred. The only survivor is eight-year-old Michelle. Her entire family has been killed, her siblings beheaded and her mother left for dead. The only clue is written in blood on the wall. “Santa Took Them” Ten years later and Michelle has been released from …Read More

Kyle M. Scott is another name I have seen around a lot but never read. It wasn’t until this anthology was sent to me that I realised I already have another title featuring him on my Kindle. The nature of an ever growing to be read pile is that, sometimes, you never know who you …Read More

Synopsis: Dani has it all to live for. Seventeen years old with her life in front of her. Unbeknown to her, her dad is involved with the mob in London. After a failed assassination attempt, her dad is now the target of the mob. He is a loose end that needs to be tidied up. …Read More

Marc McGowan is not a name I am familiar with in the world of horror. Just the sort of books I like getting to review! Fresh talent is always welcome amongst the older, more familiar names we like to read on a regular basis. In A Fox’s Lament, we meet Jon. He is dead, but …Read More

The set up for this book is excellent – a long-lost horror movie starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff surfaces only to be censored by people and forces desperate for it to remain forgotten. Why? And to what lengths will they go to keep it quiet? A mysterious death befalls the finder of the movie …Read More

After reading reviews of this book, I wasn’t sure what to expect. They were all pretty favourable so I thought I’d give it a whirl. I was a little concerned about the “erotic” nature of the book. I’m sick of paranormal erotica books being lumped in with horror. When browsing Amazon or Barnes and Noble …Read More

Author Rick R. Reed burst onto the horror scene with his excellent original paperback novels in the early 1990’s from the very missed Dell Abyss line. As with a lot of horror novelists from the 80’s and 90’s, Reed’s presence on the grocery store rack would be short lived. Thanks to the internet and independent …Read More

When I first heard of Death By Umbrella: The 100 Weirdest Horror Movie Weapons, I thought, “What a great concept!” Much of the joy from horror movies, especially when watching with friends, comes from seeing ever more inventive and bizarre kills. We all probably have a particular favorite from the big franchises like Nightmare on …Read More

This is not your everyday, run of the mill horror novel. It’s more than that, with an artistry and style to it that’s unusual in the genre. It’s really well encapsulated by the cover design. The cover looks how the book feels, if that makes sense. The book features an unsettling dreamlike tone throughout, and …Read More

Sometimes you just need a good haunted house story to properly set the mood as you hunker down for a night wrapped in a blanket and a toasty beverage by your side. First time novelist Richard Salter offers up his wickedly fun time-traveling haunted house story, The Patchwork House, for just such a night. Yes, …Read More

So you get sent a book to review and you read the synopsis and think this is just up my street, but hang on, I recognise the title, have I read this? Turns out no I haven’t, but I do have books one and two in my TBR pile. Will I be rushing to read …Read More

The book begins in 1945 when eight year old Jill unknowingly brings an occult necklace she stole from her father to school. Her nun teacher realizes what it is, and bullies take revenge on her for ruining show and tell. Jill then discovers more of her father’s secrets in the attic. What follows is one …Read More

As you can tell from the title and the brilliant cover, this is a mashup of the H.P. Lovecraft short story Herbert West-Reanimator, further popularized by Stuart Gordon’s Re-animator movie. As you might imagine, this is pretty bizarre, but it is dutifully told in the same fashion as the original, from the point of view …Read More

Marty has published his debut horror novel “Tunnel of Doom” and has received some reviews he didn’t like. Marty is not your average author though. He’s part of an insane family that imprisons, tortures, and eats their victims. So, not one to let things lie, he goes on a road trip to confront the trolls …Read More

As a librarian, I’m naturally a bit obsessed with reference books, and in particular, horror reference books. When I was too young to see horror movies, I could still read books about them, and based on the plot description I would let my imagination do the work. For a good number of movies, I’m sure …Read More

Adam Cesare’s Zero Lives Remaining really starts off with a bang. I don’t know if I’ve read about someone dying in that particular way before. It’s awesome! I’m getting ahead of myself though. As you can tell from the cover, this book is steeped in nostalgia for the old arcade days. Events take place in …Read More

Jared Dix is a lonely, awkward teen with acne and no friends or social skills. The nightmare of being bullied and shunned at high school is finally over. His life changes when he meets Monica on a work delivery. She’s a college girl,  with a goth look and a passion for mafia history. He can’t …Read More

It’s been a great year or so for cannibal fans. There have been Blu-ray releases of the classics, Cannibal Holocaust and Cannibal Ferox, and we’ve had Eli Roth’s cannibal homage, The Green Inferno, in movie theaters. This rediscovery of the horror sub-genre has been reflected in the new cannibal fiction popping up – which brings me to Caniba …Read More

The tale begins with a long tradition of burying a stuffed monkey on Halloween to ward off evil. It’s a tradition that’s gone on for a hundred years, but it has become just an excuse for the younger folks in the town of Bakersfield to let off steam and drink. Only, on this Halloween night, …Read More

In the last few years, the folks at Cemetery Dance Publications have been doing an amazing job bringing back to life long out of print Bentley Little titles. The incomparable horror master has returned with his latest, The Consultant, an exclusively published signed and limited edition and in trade hardcover from Cemetery Dance. Little is …Read More

The Bottoms by Joe Lansdale is a rousing atmospheric murder mystery with an abundance and it has to said, more than its fair share of tension and thought provoking issue. The Bottoms won the Edgar award in 2000 and is definitely a book that will stay resolutely in your thoughts long after you’ve finished. The …Read More

Bad Neighborhood is a short story and poetry horror anthology, themed around the idea of “home.” Interestingly, the book came into being as the result of a Kickstarter campaign started by editor Fox Emm. The premise was to fund an extreme horror anthology inspired by the splatterpunk sub-genre. As a depraved gore hound, I’m definitely …Read More

Music journalist Phil Sturgess is given an assignment to check out a new metal band called Minstrel’s Bargain by his editor – just a small piece for the magazine. Following their amazing performance as an opening act, the headline act’s singer and others get massacred. Turns out that’s not the only incident of violence and …Read More

A disaster has struck mankind. A disease has swept across the world killing all livestock and science has been unable to find a solution. Even household pets find themselves eaten to near extinction. Some think this is a sign of the end times and religious fervor is at a high. Agent Howard and his partner …Read More

Having dedicated himself to writing and publishing his debut novel, the supernatural thriller ‘Touch not the Horse’, Anthony Gavali has also recorded, complete with effects and music, an audio version. Anthony worked for 20 years in the finance world and knows all about equity, foreign exchange, fixed income investment and the like, and of course …Read More

Black Lung by Joshua Dobson is a short erotic horror story from Comet Press and their Sex Files series. Comet Press have released some excellent titles such as Barbie Wilde’s Venus Complex and a few Adam Howe stories, this was my first read from this author. Gretchen arrives at the bus station of somewhere unknown, …Read More

‘You have to do what is uncomfortable to go anywhere worthwhile…’ After the Fog Clears is a harrowing tale of loss, betrayal and destructive madness all packed tightly into an emotional kaleidoscope. After receiving a frightening call from his Nan, Luther Anderson rushes home through the deep fog and early morning stillness, speeding, his blood …Read More