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Book Review: A Small Charred Face by Kazuki Sakuraba

  • September 22, 2017

  • 4 mins to read

A Small Charred Face by Kazuki Sakuraba - cover

“Beyond the average tale of vampires, it bares the truths of life through both violence and beauty, imparting lessons one won’t soon forget.” A Small Charred Face is a series of three young adult stories that connect and describe the lives of an ancient Chinese race of vampires and the humans entwined in them. The …

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Book Review: House of Windows by John Langan

  • September 18, 2017

  • 5 mins to read

House of Windows by John Langan

“If you like your haunted house stories to ask questions, to deliberately obfuscate truth and to have a sparkling style, then House of Windows is the intelligent horror you’ve been waiting for.”   John Langan’s House of Windows is not just a literary horror novel but also a novel about literature. Dealing with thematic links …

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Book Review: Behold!: Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders

  • September 15, 2017

  • 6 mins to read

Behold! edited by Doug Murano - cover

“The tales draw you in with the charm of a sideshow barker, promising your imagination things it has never seen before, and a few it may wish it could soon un-see.” From the alluring foreword written by the astonishing Josh Malerman, to the table contents packed with writers who have true magic up their sleeves, …

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Book Review: The Grip of It by Jac Jemc

  • September 8, 2017

  • 4 mins to read

The Grip of It by Jac Jemc - cover

“Jemc’s words haunt the reader as much as they haunt the characters in her latest novel, making The Grip of It an unforgettable experience.”   With The Grip of It, author Jac Jemc has created a darkly twisting 21st Century Weird Fiction haunted house novel. Scary, smart, and beautifully written, the only thing missing The …

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