“Dead Souls is one of the best, most horrifying novels to come along in ages and likely to find its way onto multiple bestseller and best of year lists.” 2016 has been one of the best and most exciting years for horror fiction in a long time, with new, outstanding dark lit being produced by …
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Let me just preface this whole premiere by saying I was lying, I’m TOTALLY waiting on tenterhooks, hoping with every breath this is a great season. It’s possible! I dreamed it last night, dreamed there was an incredible way to tie the whole series together neatly, into an unsettling and satisfyingly frightening season, all …
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“The Quarantined City is a novel that dares to jump into the rabbit hole head first and delights in the potions it finds down there.” The Quarantined City was initially designed as a monthly serial in 2015, as a refreshing Dickensian nod in the Kindle age. Readers waited patiently for the final instalments. Unfortunately, after …
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A group of college students venture into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland to uncover the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of James’ sister who many believe is connected to the legend of the Blair Witch. At first the group is hopeful, especially when pair of locals offer to act as guides through the dark and …
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“This collection brings with it all the trappings of the season, from pumpkins and spooky decorations, to that chill coursing over your skin in the night, and the lingering sense that death has come to claim many things, possibly the reader as well.” The foreword by Robb Watts gives us a glimpse into Connecticut …
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There’s still a bit of time before the reveal of the super-mysterious, Benz-winning theme to the hopefully-not-shitty Season 6 Premiere of American Horror Story. Speculation is fine, especially when a free car is involved—but really, does it matter? If S1-5 proved anything, it’s that this franchise can flourish or fuck up based on pretty …
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“It’s body horror mixed with easy sex and sharp blade violence.” Breaking News … There’s a woman standing in the street in a raincoat holding a carrier bag saying, ‘He seemed like a nice man. Always kept to himself.’ Phil Sloman’s new novella, Becoming David from Hersham Horror, is a tale that would be reported …
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“A great addition to the Tales From The Lake series and the impressive back catalogue of one of the most well-respected publishers in the field.” The most recent release from Crystal Lake Publishing is the latest instalment in their anthology series, Tales From The Lake, and is the first in which head honcho Joe Mynhardt …
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Fan or not, American Horror Story is the kind of show that cannot be judged on the regular merits of television programming—or storytelling, for that matter. One can’t outline plot points and arcs, or argue conventional strengths and weaknesses. It isn’t built that way. As an anthology show, there is no quality or tone guarantee …
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“If you like fast-paced, action-packed horror in a compact and easy-to-read novella that will keep you hooked until the very last page, consider checking out this book.” Rich Hawkins burst onto the horror fiction scene with his debut novel, the British Fantasy Award nominated The Last Plague, in August 2014. In the two …
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