A while back, I gave a glowing review to the excellent 2020 novella The Rotting Within by Matt Kurtz (seriously, read it), and much to my pleasant surprise, the author himself recently contacted me and offered me a copy of his latest work, a “creature feature” novella titled Shock Waves, which was just published by … More Books: Shock Waves by Matt Kurtz
As with most things that happen in regards to my book and movie review posts and videos, the way I ended up reading and discussing these two particular books was completely random. Both books popped up in my Kindle Unlimited recommendations, and both caught my eye for various reasons. I had never read anything by … More Books: The Funhouse by Matt Shaw & 100% Match by Patrick C. Harrison III
Anyone who’s been around here for any length of time knows that I’m a big fan of Grady Hendrix; I’ve read and reviewed a handful of his books, including The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, My Best Friend’s Exorcism, and Horrorstör, and even though I didn’t review it for this series because it’s … More Books: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Amy Cross was a name I hadn’t encountered before in the realm of horror fiction, but doing some research into her work demonstrated that I probably should have heard of her before now, because she’s written a metric shit-ton of books, mainly in paranormal horror and fantasy. She’s a British writer who looks to have … More Books: The Ghost in Room 119 by Amy Cross
I’m a graphic designer myself and have been for more than two decades, so perhaps it’s a little self-serving of me to say that book covers are really, REALLY important, but just because I’m biased doesn’t mean the statement isn’t absolutely true. For example, the cover design of Patrick Delaney’s 2020 novel The House That … More Books: The House That Fell from the Sky by Patrick Delaney
I remember seeing a bunch of other book reviewers over the past year or so discussing Camilla Sten’s acclaimed 2021 novel The Lost Village, and although reviews seemed mixed (but tending toward the positive), the premise sounded intriguing, so I finally sat my ass down and read the thing. And I ended up liking it … More Books: The Lost Village by Camilla Sten
At the end of November of 2022, an author named Alan Golbourn contacted me and offered to send me a couple of his novels for review, and of course I accepted, because free books are one of my very favorite things. I regret that it’s taken me this long to get around to reading one … More Books: The 666 Murders by Alan Golbourn
I have to admit it was the title of this one that caught my attention; there was something vaguely ominous and mysterious about it. I will also admit that it took me a while to get through (not entirely because of the way it was written, as I did have the holidays and other work … More Books: Do I Bother You at Night? by Troy Aaron Ratliff
New Hampshire-based author John Durgin is a very new face on the horror scene, having co-founded Livid Comics only two years ago, in 2020, and publishing a Christmas horror comic series called Jol around the same time. According to his bio, he was a huge fan of Stephen King and had long dreamed of becoming … More Books: The Cursed Among Us by John Durgin
This week’s read was another result of what I’ve taken to calling Kindle Unlimited Roulette, where I simply scroll through the recommended horror titles and choose a book at random that has a cool cover or an intriguing title. Patrick Reuman’s A Place So Wicked was published in early spring of 2021, and although going … More Books: A Place So Wicked by Patrick Reuman
The Scare Salon 