Book review: Maniac Gods – Rich Hawkins

  I’ve followed Rich Hawkins for quite some time now (not in a stalker breaking into his house sniffing his underwear kind of way). I’d know his writing style simply by reading a few sentences. With Maniac Gods, Rich brings us a tale steeped in woe, rain and gore. What’s not to like?! If you’ve…

Book review: What Good Girls Do – Jonathan Butcher

  Mr Butcher is aptly named. What Good Girls Do is an unapologetically brutal novella in the style of Edward Lee and Matt Shaw. This is a tricky book to review. It has a few problems but nevertheless, the book proved to be a compulsive reading experience in extreme horror. Let’s get my problems out-of-the-way…

BTBStorytellers episode 8: Daniel Marc Chant talks BURNING HOUSE

The final piece of the Sinister Horror Company is Daniel Marc Chant; a writer whose work knows no boundaries. Chant has dabbled with demonic cats ‘Mr Robispierre’, underwater worlds ‘Aimee Bancroft and the Singularity Storm’ and Lovecraftian survival horror ‘Maldicion’. His most recent release is the short fiction collection ‘Into Fear’ which is lurking on…

BTB Storytellers episode 7: Duncan P. Bradshaw talks HEXAGRAM

The weeks seem to be going by quicker and quicker, or maybe it’s just me? Well, here we are yet again with another intriguing look behind the scenes on BTB Storytellers. This week the excellent Duncan P. Bradshaw stops by to talk about his most recent novel ‘Heaxagram’, a book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading…

BTB Storytellers episode 6: J. R. Park talks UPON WAKING

Well, for starters I think Mr Park wins an award for the best author pic so far! This week, and the following two, we will be spending some storytelling time with the three gentlemen from the Sinister Horror Company. Justin Park is up first, talking about his extreme horror story ‘Upon Waking’. Mr Park is on…

Book review: King Carrion – Rich Hawkins

‘King Carrion’ sees Rich Hawkins team up with the Sinister Horror Company for a short novella of vampiric horror straight out of the top drawer. After a brief glimpse into the past, we join Mason; a recovering alcoholic, seeking to piece his life back together after a drink driving incident and time served in prison….

Interview: Rich Hawkins

If you’re a follower of this blog then you will probably be aware of my huge admiration of writer Rich Hawkins. Spitting out some desperately bleak horror from a home deep within the bowels of England, Hawkins writes the sort of horror that I really enjoy reading. The sort of horror where all hope seems…

Book review: Aimee Bancroft and The Singularity Storm – Daniel Marc Chant

What happens when Daniel Marc Chant leaves horror behind (temporarily, of course), and ventures into the cosmic void that is science-fiction! Well, if you like your science-fiction pulpy, filled with underwater cities and aquafolk (new word there, people!), then I am pleased to report that Mr Chant has come up trumps with this novella that…

Book review: Marked – Stuart Park

It isn’t very often that a book (particularly a novella) leaves me gazumped with what to say about it, but Stuart Park has done that here with ‘Marked’ – his debut offering through the Sinister Horror Company. ‘Marked’ is certainly a dark read. It follows a couple who lose their daughter whilst at the beach…

Interview: Daniel Marc Chant

A recent vacation to the UK saw me make an appearance at Edge-Lit 5 in Derby. Edge-Lit is a terrific event organised by Alex Davis of Boo Books where a whole host of publishers, readers and writers come together to celebrate the written word. The day is filled with book launches, workshops and panels and…