My previous experience with drabbles left me a little underwhelmed. The book I read certainly wasn’t a bad book, but it didn’t set my pulse racing either. Drabbledark is my second attempt and I had a little more success with this anthology. With the stories only being 100 words in length, you’re going to get…
Tag: Dark Fantasy
Tom Adams chats with the Grim Reader
This week, Tom Adams joins me for a chat about writing, dark fiction and metal! Tom talks in-depth about his influences and his own work. I love it when people take the time to answer my questions with such thought, so thanks to Tom for that! Hope you dig. TGR: Tom, thanks for…
Magazine review: Black Static #62
Issue #62 of Black Static is once again chock full of deep, thoughtful dark fiction. This is fiction that will squirm inside of you, leaving a dark stain on your memory and things get off to a bleak dystopian beginning with Sanguinary Scar by E. Catherine Tobler. This is a pretty grim tale where a future New York-one…
Book review: Dusk – Tim Lebbon
Dusk by Tim Lebbon is a work of Dark Fantasy. I am hit and miss with reading this particular genre and whilst Dusk is a good read, for me it suffers a little from being too descriptive. Lebbon certainly creates vivid images through his storytelling, but at times there is alittle too much of this….
Book review: Before – Paul Kane
I am a big fan of Paul Kane’s work. I absolutely loved his Sherlock Holmes/Cenobite mash-up novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell. So much so it featured in my top 10 reads for 2016. Going into Before, my expectations were pretty big and when I heard Kane had teamed up with Grey Matter…
Magazine review: Grimdark Magazine Issue #12
A break from my usual horror reads came in the shape of Grimdark Magazine Issue #12. As usual the zine features various short stories from renowned writers in the Grimdark genre along with book reviews and a couple of interviews. Kicking off with a story from Luke Scull, author of the Grim Company books, A Ring…
3 new books coming our way from Grey Matter Press!
Well, it seems those fine fellows at Grey Matter Press have a few new releases in the pipeline. Three, in fact! I am not sure on the exact release dates, though I believe July for Secrets of the Weird by Chad Stroup and Seeing Double by Karen Runge, and Before by Paul Kane is also due this…
Book review: Relics – Tim Lebbon
‘Relics’ might just be my favourite Tim Lebbon novel yet! It is a book that has elements of crime, urban fantasy and even horror, and I strongly feel that ‘Relics’ is destined to become one of my favourite reads of 2017. The two main characters are Angela and Vince. Angela and Vince are a loved-up…
BTB Storytellers episode 14: Toneye Eyenot talks THE SCARLETT CURSE
Toneye Eyenot is a musician and author residing in New South Wales, Australia. He has numerous writing credits in anthologies from JEA Press and James Ward Kirk Fiction. He recently edited an anthology of Werewolf horror in the form of ‘Full Moon Slaughter’ which was released by JEA Press and ‘Blood Moon Big Top’ is…
Book review: Crow Shine – Alan Baxter
I am a bit of a newcomer to the writings of Alan Baxter. I have come across his short stories in a couple of anthologies through Cohesion Press and I really enjoyed his novel ‘Bound’ featuring martial arts magician Alex Cane. ‘Crow Shine’ is a vast collection of speculative treats right out of the top…
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