Category: Reviews

Book Review: Keep It Inside and Other Weird Tales by Mark Anthony Smith

October 15, 2020
6 mins to read

“Smith achieves a fine balance of literary flourishes, married with horrific hammer blows, all wrapped up in the kind of tale one might expect to hear from the storyteller uncle or grandmother in the family” Mark Anthony Smith is a relative newcomer to the horror genre, with his first two releases, Hearts of the Matter, …

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Book Review: Recall Night by Alan Baxter

September 25, 2020
6 mins to read

“Yet again, Baxter has delivered an exciting story with his enigmatic protagonist at the centre, and has succeeded in whetting our appetite for more supernatural thrills in the company of Eli Carver.” Alan Baxter is a British-Australian author who writes horror, supernatural thrillers, and dark fantasy, liberally mixed with crime and noir. His debut …

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Book Review: Last Case at a Baggage Auction by Eric J. Guignard

September 18, 2020
6 mins to read

“Add brilliant pacing to the intriguing premise and great characters and Guignard has given us an all-around fantastic and fun tale.” As an author and editor, Eric J. Guignard has been nominated six times for a Bram Stoker Award, winning twice; Best Anthology for After Death … (Dark Moon Books, 2013) and Best Fiction …

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Book Review: Crossroads by Laurel Hightower

September 9, 2020
7 mins to read

Book Review: Crossroads by Laurel Hightower “Hightower strikes the perfect balance between horror and drama, sadness and hope, in this tale of tragedy and the purest love.” It has been a busy couple of years for author Laurel Hightower since the publication of first novel Whispers in the Dark (Journalstone, 2018). Not only has …