“A forgotten god hunted by a reluctant hero trying to save the world, written by one of the masters of the genre, is enough to get any horror fan’s attention.” Six girls, completely unrelated, who have never met, all come down with a strange illness that renders them comatose at the same time. Miles away, …
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“A fast and entertaining read that delivers 80s style pulpy action horror by the bucket-load.” Having first viewed Nightmare on Elm Street when he was five years old, it is clear to see where the love for horror began for Patrick Lacey. It is a love that was nurtured through reading every horror book …
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“With Alan Baxter’s patented adrenaline-fueled style intact, we witness Eli Carver’s descent into madness first hand, powering through guilt and memory in his near overwhelming journey to redemption.” Eli Carver is a hitman on the run. Still reeling from a psychotic break with reality, he finds himself behind the wheel of a car that’s …
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“The first in Black Shuck’s Signature Novella series, it’s a fine start to the run. And as an introduction to Mackintosh’s work, it’s an excellent showcase for his obvious talents.” Paul StJohn Mackintosh is one of those writers who just seems to quietly get on with the business of producing great fiction. Though he …
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“With a home invasion story pulled right out of the headlines, at once personal and emotional with tension on every page, Tremblay’s latest is poised to be one of 2018’s biggest book releases. “ It was supposed to be a nice, peaceful vacation for Eric, Andrew, and their seven-year-old daughter Wen: a remote cabin on …
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“Issue 31 proves that Dark Moon Digest continues to go from strength to strength and must surely be considered one of the leading horror fiction magazines available today.” In the opening story, Joshua Chaplinsky’s ‘Nobody Rides For Free’, we are introduced to Trisha and Rake, stranded on the side of a highway and trying to …
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“Connected not just by themes of human-creature melding, but also by an adherence to clear and poetic writing, deeply affecting emotion, All the Fabulous Beasts deserves to be read far and wide.” Quiet, literary horror seems to be in something of an ascendancy at the moment. Not surprising as, when well-conceived, it aspires to the …
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“With early buzz calling this book a cross between The Other, Gone Girl, and The Omen, we can’t wait to sink our teeth into it. “ Stay-at-home mom Suzette has her hands full trying to connect with her daughter Hanna. Seven-years-old, Hanna cannot—or will not—speak. On top of all of that, Suzette can’t shake the …
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“The concepts of this story; the shadowless and the cult that worships them, loss of memory and strange powers that come with a heavy price, are epic and universal, with horrific implications.” In the near future, at a market in India, a man’s shadow disappears. He’s not alone with this phenomenon, as others around …
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“Bleak is a word used to describe so many releases within the horror and dark fiction worlds… With Corpsepaint, David Peak seeks to raise the bar in the reader’s understanding of what bleak really means.” Bleak is a word used to describe so many releases within the horror and dark fiction worlds. Whether it …
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