Book review: Little Black Spots – John F D Taff

  Short story collections are funny beasts…for publishers and authors they can be a tricky sell. I’m not sure why? I love reading short stories as much as I love to read novellas and novels and when the short story format is done well, it sings. John F D Taff is a writer who excels…

Book review: Manifest Recall – Alan Baxter

  The noir elements that were such a strong feature of Alan’s last book, Hidden City, remain prevalent in Manifest Recall. Published by Grey Matter Press, Manifest Recall is an uppercut of a novella that is sure to loosen a few teeth. I’m a big fan of Alan’s work and the novella is my favourite format to read….

Book review: Little Deaths – John F D Taff

    I have often talked about the writing talents of John F. D. Taff. Well, I’m about to do so again. Little Deaths has arisen from the ashes. It has a splendid new cover, it’s been re-edited and there have been some new stories included. It all adds up to a collection of modern horror…

Book review: Secrets of the Weird – Chad Stroup

  I’ve had Secrets of the Weird on the TBR for some time. Every time I thought about picking it up and starting it something came along and got in the way. I’m a huge fan of Grey Matter Press, HUGE! I’ve loved pretty much everything they have published thus far, particularly their anthologies, which…

Interview: John C. Foster talks Night Roads, writing and tombstones!

Regulars at my blog will know that I love me some John Foster fiction, and it just so happens that Mr. Foster has a new book out early in November through Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing. Night Roads is book 2 in the Libros De Inferno series, though I believe that you can also read 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…

Book review: Seeing Double – Karen Runge

Karen Runge is a dark fiction diamond. Her short stories have graced some of my favourite anthologies and quite often have been among my favourite stories in these anthologies. I’ve been intrigued and very keen to read this, her debut novel, ever since I heard about it late last year. Seeing Double is Karen’s 50 Shades…

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: The Devil’s Trill – Rhoades Brazos

Sometimes you pick up a book with the intention of getting started on it. You then find a couple of hours later you are turning over the final page with a huge smile carved on your face. Horror can be fun, y’know? The Devil’s Trill by Rhoads Brazos has been marketed as a the kind…

Guest post: John C. Foster talks Baby Powder & Other Terrifying Substances.

Folk who visit me often should know that I love me some John C. Foster. His novels ‘Dead Men’ and ‘Mister White’ are both personal favourites and his recent short story inside of the ‘Lost Signals’ anthology was one of his very best. John has the ability to cast a dark fiction spell upon me…