[Review] – From Twisted Roots

From Twisted RootsS.H. Cooper I am running out of ways to say what a good writer S.H. Cooper is. I also find myself constantly marvelling at how she manages to produce so many short stories that are all so different from one another. Even when the full collection is in first person (as with Cooper’sContinue

[Review] – A Stranger’s Guide

A Stranger’s GuideBy Charlotte Platt Glasgow is a city alive with Others… Is urban fantasy a subgenre I need to be investigating further? Because A Stranger’s Guide paints an impressively deep and darkly colorful world of gods, demons, vampires, fallen angels, and more! I know I said this recently about another book – Cricket HuntersContinue

[Pride In Horror Month] – “Queer Fear” Book Review

I recently finished reading “Queer Fear” by Michael Rowe, and it left me in my feelings quite a bit. This book was originally published in 2000: a mere 30 or so years after the stonewall riots, and 20ish from the start of the AIDS epidemic. Being gay 20 years ago was nothing like it was today, justContinue

[Review] – It Calls From The Forest

Edited by Alanna Robertson-Webb & Michelle River It Calls From The Forest was released April 15th, 2020, from Eerie River Publishing. Prior to receiving this book, I was unfamiliar with Eerie River Publishing. However, from this point forward, I will be paying attention. This publishing house specializes in anthologies of indie writers, which is prettyContinue

[Review] – Shallow Waters: Volumes 1 – 4

Edited by John Mynhardt First, a little background: Shallow Waters is a monthly flash fiction challenge from Crystal Lake Publishing, in which a new challenge is posted online each month. The best submissions are then posted to the publisher’s Patreon page and voted on by readers. Those winners (and the most popular finalists) go onContinue

[Review] – Two Lives: Tales of Life, Love and Crime

By A Yi (Translated by Alex Woodend) The promise of reading Chinese crime attracted me to Two Lives with ease. I prepared myself (a little too weakly) to dislike the translation to English, but it was even more difficult than I’d imagined. These seven stories have some changing formats (in dialogue presentation, mostly) – which was confusingContinue

[Review] – Screamscapes: Tales of Terror

By Evans Light This is a great collection of stories. Some authors just speak to you. There are a lot of great authors out there, but sometimes you (the reader) and the writer just click. I am starting to feel that with Evans Light’s writing. I can’t really explain it, but the pages of hisContinue

[Reviews] – Dig Two Graves Vol. II

By Death’s Head Press I’ve recently reviewed Volume 1 of this anthology series, and I’ve already said what I wanted to say about anthologies in general. So, I will make this short. As with any anthology, there are highlights and lowlights. These were the highlights: “Catalog” by Wesley Southard – This is the first story in this anthology, andContinue

[Review] – Dig Two Graves Vol. 1

Edited by Death’s Head Press Firstly, I have to admit that I have a love/hate relationship with anthologies. As a kid (and a newbie to horror literature) I loved them. I was introduced to tons of great writers, all in one reading experience. It was also a great way to discover the different writing styles that theContinue

[Review] – Grief Is A False God

By Gemma Amor * Minor spoilers ahead If you don’t know it by now, I have become a bit of a connoisseur of the writing of Gemma Amor. Since discovering her about nine months ago via Cruel Works of Nature (one of my favorite reads of 2019), I have devoured everything she has out thereContinue