Category: Reviews

Book Review: Arcana by Paul Kane

June 20, 2019
5 mins to read

“ … a magical story with complex protagonists to root for and dictatorial villains to despise. And a story in which all fans of rich, urban fantasies can lose themselves.” Paul Kane has been passionate about horror, science fiction, and fantasy from a very young age and has carried this into adulthood and his …

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Book Review: Into the Ashes by Lee Murray

May 14, 2019
7 mins to read

“All in all, Murray gives us another cracking, rip-roaring adventure, while also taking us to new heights and new directions.” Australia and New Zealand have both had a unique and distinct output where horror is concerned. Their film industry has, since the 70s, produced a steady stream of fresh and offbeat fare such as …

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Book Review: At the End of the Day I Burst into Flames by Nicholas Day

February 20, 2019
5 mins to read

“He doesn’t shy away from the difficult moments and bares everything like a confession of sin or declaration of devotion; every page, passage, sentence, is musical.” Nicholas Day is the author of novella Necrosaurus Rex (JournalStone/Bizarro Pulp Press, 2015) and the Wonderland Award-nominated collection Now That We’re Alone (JournalStone/Bizarro Pulp Press, 2017). While the …

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Book Review: All Roads End Here by David Moody

February 13, 2019
5 mins to read

“Moody has once again delivered a great post-apocalyptic story, maintaining his position at the summit of British horror.” With events on the world’s stage increasingly making the post-apocalyptic section of your favourite bookshop look more and more like the current affairs shelves, David Moody’s return last year to the world of his Hater trilogy …