Category: Reviews

Book Review: Corpsepaint by David Peak

May 9, 2018
3 mins to read

“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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Book Review: Shiloh by Philip Fracassi

May 1, 2018
5 mins to read

“The wonderful description and the brilliant interaction between his characters completes a perfect reading experience that we have now come to expect from one of the best writers writing dark fiction today.” The horror of war is very real. Hollywood went through a period in the aftermath of the Vietnam War where this was …

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Book Review: The Prisoner by Robert S. Malan and John Cockshaw

April 25, 2018
4 mins to read

“Malan delivers an enthralling story exploring some of the more burning questions of human nature.” The second collaboration between Malan and Cockshaw in their A Darkness in Mind series (the first, Quest & The Sign Of The Shining Beast, was published in 2016 also by Luna Press Publishing), The Prisoner tells the story of prison …

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Book Review: At the Mercy of Beasts by Ed Kurtz

April 20, 2018
7 mins to read

“Tethered by the monstrous yet wildly different in presentation and execution, Kurtz displays just how broad his skills are. His writing is clear and immersive without being fussy, and he builds his scenes with an expert eye. No word is wasted, no detail is extraneous.” Ed Kurtz is a writer who, though perhaps not …