Category: Reviews

Book Review: Visions from the Void, edited by Jonathan Butcher

August 14, 2018
8 mins to read

“Though subject matter and genre, tone and style vary, each story seems to be connected in some way. By the writer’s commitment to the project, by the intent of each author to produce something distinctive and captivating.” Putting out an anthology these days—especially a horror/dark fiction anthology—can be a risky venture. How do you …

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Book Review: Year’s Best Hardcore Horror Volume 3 edited by Randy Chandler and Cheryl Mullenax

August 8, 2018
12 mins to read

“With such a strong line-up of stories, there is something for everyone in the third volume of hardcore horror.” Labels. How does the saying go? “They’re only good for one thing; marketing.” They can be very misleading. Take Hardcore Horror, for example. Some fans of horror fiction may be put off by that term. Gore …

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Book Review: Nightly Owl, Fatal Raven by Jessica McHugh

July 27, 2018
7 mins to read

“A hugely entertaining dark fantasy with something to say about human nature, this novel should be on the shelf of everyone who yearns to read something unique and different.” Jessica McHugh is a writer whose creative talents seemingly know no bounds. In addition to her many novels—The Train Derails in Boston, Rabbits in the …

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Book Review: In Dog We Trust, edited by Anthony Cowin

July 25, 2018
7 mins to read

“… each story has something to offer for horror fans, and each delivers a unique take on the premise of dogs in horror fiction …” Black Shuck Books have published many of the horror scenes biggest names, whether in their own books or as a part of their numerous anthology series. Paul Kane, Cate Gardner, …