Dang! That Hunter Shea chap sure knows how to entertain. In fact, very few do better monster stories than Mr Shea. The guy always brings his A-game and Rattus New Yorkus is quite simply fun, fun, fun. Rattus New Yorkus is like an R L Stine version of James Herbert’s The Rats. Whereas The Rats was…
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Book review: The Writhing Skies – Betty Rocksteady
The reviewing of this book has been some time in the making, mainly due to reasons of ill-health but I also needed to take a bit of a break from the blog. However, now I’m back! In black, some might say as my wardrobe consists of little beyond dark t-shirts and denim. Alas, dear…
Book review: The Teardrop Method – Simon Avery
There is a fantastic melancholy quality to this novella from Simon Avery. I haven’t had the pleasure of reading the previous TTA Novellas, but any story with a musical theme piques my interest. I haven’t read anything by Simon Avery either, at least nothing I can remember vividly. This story was a very pleasant surprise…
Book review: Jack & Jill – Kealan Patrick Burke
Damn, this is a tough read, but an excellent one. Kealan Patrick Burke delivers the goods once again with this harrowing story about child abuse, the scars the abuse leaves on a person, and how the scars manifest into horrific visions and nightmares. A book needs to grab my attention from the first couple of…
Book review: Weekend Getaway – Tom Deady
Now, this is how to write a great horror novella. Tom Deady crams more horror, more feeling, more from his characters in this novella than most can in a novel of 300+ pages. Weekend Getaway was damn near perfect reading for me for a number of reasons. The first one is down to the…
Book review: Widow’s Point – Richard Chizmar & Billy Chizmar
With Widow’s Point, Richard and Billy Chizmar don’t look to the change the face of modern horror fiction, instead, they choose to loosen bowels with this unnerving and bloody ghost story. And, you know what? I’m okay with that. Ghost stories are a personal favourite of mine. Ever since I read Michelle Paver’s Dark Matter,…
Book review: Nightbird – David Busboom
Well, well, well, this is a tasty little novella from David Busboom. I went into this thinking it was a vampire story and I was so wrong. Nightbird is a fine debut novella from David Busboom. It’s one that is rich in character and heavy on atmosphere and I love the cover art; it’s…
Book review: Broken Shells – Michael Patrick Hicks
I’ve read a lot of Michael Patrick Hicks’ work and this is right up there with Revolver as my favourite story. Antoine Dewitt doesn’t have much going for him, but things are about to change when he receives a letter informing him that he has won $5000! All he needs to do to claim…
Book review: The Detained – Kristopher Triana
I tell ya, Kris Triana is massively underrated and I wish more people were reading his work. This latest release is very good in showcasing how well Triana creates vivid and engaging characters. I read a hell of a lot of novellas, it’s my favourite format for reading horror if I’m honest, and whilst…
Book review: A Knife, A fork, A Bottle, & A Cork – SC Hayden
SC Hayden’s novella will certainly appeal to dystopian fiction fans. I’m thinking Hayden watched a few movies including Logan’s Run, The Running Man and The Hunger Games before writing this, as the story has some similar ideas and themes. That’s not to say this is merely fan fiction. On the contrary, I really enjoyed…
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