The July/August issue of Black Static features the usual excellent reviews/interviews and non-fiction from regular contributors, but it’s the stories I always like to focus on. It’s a rarity that this particular issue didn’t resonate with me as strongly as previous ones. The stories weren’t bad, I simply found a couple of them meandered…
Tag: Dark Fiction
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…
Book review: Hardened Hearts – Anthology
Love and horror are two concepts that often walk hand-in-hand. My favourite stories to read in the horror genre are those that break my fragile little heart whilst at the same time creeping me out. Hardened Hearts holds a nice balance of stories. Some of these tales tug hard at the heartstrings, whilst others leave…
Magazine review – Black Static #61
The fiction in Black Static never ceases to intrigue and this issue continues that trend with some excellent stories. The artwork that sits alongside each tale always adds another layer to the narrative. I love this magazine. Let’s have a little look at a couple of the stories that rang my bell… Ruth EJ Booth’s…
Magazine review: Black Static #60
Black static #60 is once again filled with some of the best writers that dark fiction has to offer, excellent illustrations alongside the usual book and movie reviews and non-fiction. This particular issue has a couple of real gems inside. I often find the introductory non-fiction pieces by Lynda E. Rucker and Ralph Robert Moore to…
Magazine review: Unnerving Issue #3
Issue #3 of Unnerving Magazine rolls around and it’s an absolute doozy! Opening with a fantastic story by Paul Michael Anderson in which he asks: How far will a father go to relieve his daughter from any future pain, both physical and mental? Anderson writes heartfelt dark fiction so well and this story is brilliant…
Magazine review: Black Static #58
The May-June issue of Black Static once again delivers some fine stories, thoughtful non-fiction pieces and a smorgasbord of movie and book reviews. I have become a regular reviewer of this wonderful magazine in recent months and have been awakened to some exciting voices within the dark fiction genre. Opening, as is usual with two non-fiction…
Book review: Black Static #56
‘Black Static’ is a magazine that has been on my reading radar for some time. Time doesn’t always allow for one to read everything one wants unfortunately and it wasn’t until this current issue (#56) that The Grim Reader managed to peruse and enjoy its contents. Suffice to say, ‘Black Static’ is indeed a high-quality…
Book review: Grimdark Magazine Issue #1
Grimdark is a genre that seems to be going from strength to strength. It is a kind of dark fantasy fiction with morally ambiguous characters, dark settings and worlds and it’s something I enjoy reading a great deal. Although 2016 hasn’t seen me read much in the way of it, 2017 will be different….
Book Review: Dread: A Head Full of Bad Dreams – Anthology
If you consider yourself a discerning reader of horror fiction but have yet to sample the dark delights of Grey Matter Press then you are in for a treat. There won’t be a better way to familiarise yourself with this exceptional publisher than by picking up a copy of ‘Dread: A Head Full of Bad…
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