Category: Reviews

Book Review: The Massacre at Yellow Hill by C.S. Humble

April 18, 2018
6 mins to read

“Therein lies the ultimate strength of this fine debut; Humble’s ability to inject his characters with life… They leap from the page in this action-packed, character-driven slice of weird horror.” Having spent ten years working every night on writing short stories, dedicated author C.S. Humble was ready to tackle something longer. With advice from friend …

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Book Review: Cry Your Way Home by Damien Angelica Walters

April 13, 2018
8 mins to read

“Tackling the ‘difficult second album’, Walters gives us a collection which builds on the talent and imagination she brought to Sing Me Your Scars, reaching further in scope, voice, and technique.” One of the most exciting and talented of the most recent crop of horror and weird writers is Damien Angelica Walters. For a …

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Book Review: One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning by David Moody

April 4, 2018
5 mins to read

“Moody has created a brilliantly tense novel that, while sharing DNA with John Carpenter’s seminal The Thing in that it’s effectively a single location exercise in paranoia and mistrust, is very much its own tale.” Ever since the first Autumn novel appeared online way back in 2001, David Moody has steadily and decisively become …

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Book Review: Winter Holiday by Chad A. Clark

March 28, 2018
5 mins to read

“Winter Holiday is a fast-paced, satisfying read which recalls those classic stories from horror’s heyday yet also has a modern sensibility.” Dark Minds Press is a small UK outfit run by Ross Warren and Anthony Watson who have, since their inception only a few years ago, put out some excellent anthologies, collections, and novellas. …