12 Gauge is a collection of three very different novellas from Dustin LaValley. Novella 1 was my favourite of the three; It ticked all the boxes for this reader. The other two were damn entertaining, particularly The Deceived, which came a close second. Let’s get stuck into what I thought… Spinner starts out as…
Tag: Sinister Grin Press
Book review: Toroa – Erik Hofstatter
Erik Hofstatter’s debut novel has been some time in the making and is certainly worth the wait. With Toroa, Hofstatter takes us on an emotional journey across the world. It is a journey with many highs and lows as we follow Mahi on her quest for truth, understanding and ultimately revenge. As is often…
Erik Hofstatter talks to the Grim Reader
Recently, Erik Hofstatter teamed up with Sinister Grin Press and published his debut novel, Toroa. I’ve been a big fan of Erik for some time now and I was eager to hear more about this story. I’ll be reviewing Toroa in June. Thanks to Erik for such in-depth answers. I do hope you enjoy. TGR:…
Book review: They Feed – Jason Parent
With They Feed, Jason Parent goes old-school horror and delivers a great b-movie style gory read that hit all of the right notes for this reader. They Feed is a novel about strange creatures eating people alive in the woods and it is exactly the sort of book I wanted to read. What’s…
Book review: Stone Wall – Dominic Stabile
I’m not a big reader of sci-fi or cyberpunk but Dominic Stabile’s previous novel in the Stone series, Stone Work, was an unlikely hit for me last year. In Stone, Stabile has created an engaging yet flawed protagonist you cannot help but route for. Here is a man that lets his actions speak louder than…
Book review: We Are Always Watching – Hunter Shea
It’s review one of two this week for author Hunter Shea. This time, the quieter more subtle scares found inside of We Are Always Watching, a book that is quite a departure from my other recent Shea read, Savage Jungle. It’s no secret that Shea is a writer better known for his more fantastical, cryptid-style horror…
Book excerpts from Dominic Stabile: Stone Work and Stone Wall
Last year I read one hell of a fun book in Stone Work by Dominic Stabile. It had everything: electric pacing, monsters, a bad-ass mercenary lead in Stone and an intriguing world in which he roams. Sometimes you come across something that just kicks your ass and that is exactly what Stone Work did. I…
Guest book review: We Came Back – Patrick Lacey
Today, I am handing over the reigns to somebody else for this review of ‘We Came Back’ by Patrick Lacey. This review is by my friend Curtis Freeman. He is a fellow horror fiction lover and you should stop by his blog at Cedarhollowhorrorreviews for heaps of cool book reviews and interviews. A quick word about…
Book review: There is Darkness in Every Room – Brian Fattah Steele
The truth is out there…and, for Brian Fatah Steele, it was time to break out his favourite X-Files episodes then get stuck into the writing of ‘There is Darkness in Every Room’. And let me tell you, fans of the show will love this book. Weird aliens, black goo, flesh being flayed from the bodies…
Book review: Blue Demon – David Bernstein
‘Blue Demon’ is another winner for writer David Bernstein and definitely my favourite novella from him that I have read thus far. The story starts off with young Cal, a boy who loses his father in a car accident. His old man is trying to secure him a pricey action figure (the Blue Demon) but…
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