FOR RYE is a Pitch Black Descent into Madness
Renata Wakefield is moments from committing suicide when she receives the news that her mother has been gruesomely murdered in a way mirroring the work of prolific horror author Quentin C. Rye. So begins For [...]
THE HAUNTING OF LEIGH HARKER Distorts Settings and Perspectives
There's something in Leigh Harker's home. It lurks in the shadows of her bedroom watching her with round unblinking eyes, its booming footsteps filling the night air as it waits for Leigh to fall asleep. [...]
THE GUARDIAN OF MAGIC Is a Flawed but Promising Fantasy Debut
The Guardian of Magic is the first entry in author Andrew Sharp's Stone Magic Series. I'll admit I had a fair amount of trepidation going into this one for a few reasons: the title is [...]
THE PACKAGE Is Too Absurd For Its Own Good
The Package is a psychological thriller from Germany's premier thriller author, Sebastian Fitzek. The book follows Emma, the sole survivor of a serial killer deemed the hairdresser for his fixation on shaving the heads of [...]
THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP Uses Old Tropes to Create New Tricks
The newest novel from Grady Hendrix is here and it doesn't disappoint! The Final Girl Support Group is equal parts a deconstruction of and a love letter to slasher movies-- there have been a few [...]
APOCALYPSE CANCELLED Couldn’t Be More Timely
While the title may call to mind Idris Elba's monologue from Pacific Rim, there's a whole lot more to Luke Melia's new anthology, Apocalypse Cancelled, which seeks to expand on a simple but ingenious concept-- [...]
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