“Stephen Volk is gradually earning the label as a master of the British horror short form. If ‘Monsters in the Heart’ gave us a glimpse of this excellence, then ‘The Parts We Play’ has blown the screen door wide open.” There seems little left to add about the quality of writing Stephen Volk has produced …
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“Gifune rockets you through the book at runaway freight train speeds and you’ll find yourself at the end of this shockingly brutal tale long before you expect to be there.” With more than twelve novels, several screenplays, and two short story collections under his belt, Greg F. Gifune is arguably one of the most prolific …
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“Griffin’s command of language is clear: his prose is exquisite, his descriptions divine.” An accomplished and renowned author of Weird Horror, it is clear to see that Michael Griffin is going places. With short stories in Black Static, Apex and Strange Aeons to his name, as well as stories in the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated …
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“A collection of some of the best writers in horror expressing their own takes on the story of the somnambules, hypnosis, and the darkness within our own minds.” ‘A Twisted World of Madness’ by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. is an introduction to the insanity in store for the reader, or is it more of a …
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“This is the kind of well-crafted character-driven storytelling that is serving, and will continue to serve, Daniel Braum well as he continues to make a name for himself in the genre.” Daniel Braum’s short stories run the full spectrum of speculative fiction, from horror to science-fiction to fantasy and blends of two or more of …
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“Its Southern Gothic aesthetic is filled with allusion, and with suggestion, allowing for a measure of interpretation. And yet where it defines its darker aspects, it does so with both restraint and power.” Muscadines are a type of grape, native to the south-eastern and south-central regions of America, and are also often used in the …
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“The author doesn’t sugarcoat anything and the story is made that much more horrific by the brutal atrocities committed by the worst monsters of all: the human ones.” Soho Crime is an imprint that’s been doing some pretty impressive work for a while now. They publish a lot of international authors, some of them to …
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“There is not one single tale which feels less than the others, none which seem to be mere ‘filler’. They are beautifully crafted, original and complete works which nevertheless fit well together as arranged by the author.” Anyone who considers themselves a serious reader of horror fiction cannot fail to have heard the name of …
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“Steve Himmer has crafted a little book with a great big wallop of a gut-punch that will leave you breathless and longing for more, much, much more.” Neo-noir is a subgenre that’s been growing in both production and popularity in recent years, but it’s really still in its fledgling state and if you ask seven …
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“Perhaps this is one of the main purposes of horror fiction; namely, to show us that the things we cling to as steady, stable, and constant, are anything but. That we have very little control over our lives and are mere moments away from chaotic oblivion. It’s a theme Rich returns to again and again, …
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