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Book Review: The Paradox Twins by Joshua Chaplinsky

  • March 31, 2021

  • 6 mins to read

The Paradox Twins by Joshua Chaplinsky - cover

“Chaplinsky has delivered an adventurous and unique book, full of dry humour, and realistic and flawed characters you can’t help but root for.”   As well as being Managing Editor of the massive online writing community LitReactor.com, Joshua Chaplinsky is also an accomplished author, having written and self-published cult classic Kanye West—Reanimator (first in 2015, …

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Look Out For … Eyes in the Dust and Other Stories by David Peak

  • March 25, 2021

  • 3 mins to read

Eyes in the Dust by David Peak - cover

“Together with ‘Eyes in the Dust’ (previously available only as a chapbook), Peak’s latest collection features thirteen dark and strange stories showing the full spectrum of his talents.” The back and forth tug of memory and place. Haunted by trauma, desperately seeking to be seen, and understood. Reflections that shift in black glass. Phantom limbs, …

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Look Out For … A Still and Awful Red by Michael Howarth

  • March 18, 2021

  • 4 mins to read

A Still and Awful Red by Michael Howarth - cover

“With his debut adult novel, Howarth shifts the narrative of the Elizabeth Bathory legend to a seamstress caught in a web of madness, presenting a horrifying tale of survival.” Hungary, 1609. An accomplished seamstress dreaming of more comfortable life is chosen by Countess Bathory to sew a new series of gowns. Maria jumps at the …

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Book Review: The American by Jeffrey Thomas

  • March 17, 2021

  • 6 mins to read

The American by Jeffrey Thomas - cover

“A riveting read, a fascinating mixture of mystery, thriller and horror with a depth not always found in such stories.”   Jeffrey Thomas has been described as a prolific writer of science fiction and horror, and a quick online search will prove why. As well as being the creator of the nightmarish futuristic megalopolis Punktown, …

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