Category: Reviews

Book Review: Imposter Syndrome, edited by James Everington and Dan Howarth

  • January 8, 2018

  • 9 mins to read

Imposter Syndrome, edited by James Everington and Dan Howarth - cover

“Imposter Syndrome is a book which deserves to sit on every horror aficionado’s shelf. Its stories are to be savoured and marvelled at, each author meeting and exceeding expectations.” Though there are some who would assert the short story is dead (though it’s arguable whether any art form can truly ever ‘die’), the sheer number …

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Book Review: Creatures of Will & Temper by Molly Tanzer

  • January 3, 2018

  • 5 mins to read

Creatures of Will & Temper by Molly Tanzer - cover

“[Tanzer brings] the setting to life through wonderful descriptions, while also weaving in the elements that make for an engaging and enthralling paranormal thriller.”   Her first novel, Vermilion (Word Horde, 2015) was an io9 and NPR Best Book of the Year, while her debut collection, A Pretty Mouth (Lazy Fascist Press, 2012) was nominated …

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Book Review: Splatterpunk: Fighting Back, edited by Jack Bantry and Kit Power

  • December 26, 2017

  • 6 mins to read

Splatterpunk- Fighting Back, edited by Jack Bantry and Kit Power - cover

“These stories are Splatterpunk to the core, each gory and disturbing yet hold a lesson within the pools of blood and piles of guts.” Splatterpunk Fighting Back is a charity anthology of extreme awesomeness. The stories are brutal, and in true splatterpunk form they gruesomely display a middle finger to society while casting the reader …

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Book Review: The Ghost Club: Newly Found Tales of Victorian Terror by William Meikle

  • December 22, 2017

  • 8 mins to read

The Ghost Club by William Meikle - cover

“Take a seat at the dinner table, but be warned … the price for your presence there will haunt you.”   The Ghost Club: Newly Found Tales of Victorian Terror is a very interesting premise for a collection. It’s supposed to be a hidden book of tales written by history’s greatest storytellers who were a …

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