Category: Reviews

Book Review: The Warren by Brian Evenson

August 23, 2016
5 mins to read

“Though not technically horror, The Warren is rather disturbing, with hints of paranoia, psychotic behavior, violence, even body-horror, all delivered with a steady prose that turns stranger by the second.” Nameless, confused, and unsure of who he really is, X believes he is one of many, descended from many before him. And though his memory …

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Book Review: Lost Signals, edited by Max Booth III and Lori Michelle

August 19, 2016
9 mins to read

“ The end result is a themed anthology that consistently tunes the frequency to the fear channel, then cranks the volume up to eleven.” There are signals all around us, flowing through us. Most are undetected, though occasionally, we are on the receiving end of a transmission that alters our very lives. These lost signals …

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Book Review: I Can Taste the Blood edited by John F. D. Taff and Anthony Rivera

August 18, 2016
8 mins to read

“I Can Taste the Blood is a tour de force for Grey Matter Press and for the five outstanding dark fiction authors gathered here.” Any time you see the name John F. D. Taff coupled with the words “short fiction” you can expect that you’re in for something special, and the same can be said …

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Book Review: The Unheimlich Manoeuvre by Tracy Fahey

August 16, 2016
5 mins to read

“It is, quite simply, pure art, and we can only wonder what works this writer will produce in the coming years.” Readers looking for the best in horror fiction should keep their eyes on the recent, stellar offerings of the small press. The Unheimlich Manoeuvre by Tracy Fahey is one such release that recently caught …