“Justin Cronin is an author at the top of his field and The City of Mirrors is a worthy and much anticipated finish to this exceptional trilogy.” With the publication of The Passage and The Twelve, Justin Cronin established himself as a genre author to be reckoned with and more than earned the $3.75 million …
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“Altar cements Fracassi into the annals of weird and horror fiction with a well-written, tightly paced extravaganza that showcases his flair for solid characterization combined with cinematic, bloodcurdling terror.” Just another summer day, heading off to the local swimming pool. The innocent days of youth. The water looks so nice and cool, and everyone seems …
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“ Tribulations is a must-read collection of brilliantly sculpted emotion and passion that will leave you exhausted yet unable to close your eyes.” Instinctually, we associate the word horror with crimson blood, high-pitched screams, guts and gore, monsters, but that’s only because that’s what we’ve been fed over the years. It’s a challenge to escape …
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‘Zero Saints is filled with such shimmering scenes, scenes that blend the ordinary and the weird, the sacred and the profane, violence with poetry, gore that manages to gouge its way onto your heart even as the horror gnaws at your soul.’ One or two clicks in any virtual direction and you’re bound to stumble …
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“Michael Wehunt draws the stories in Greener Pastures from a well of imagination as deep and wide as the unknowable cosmos!” When we think of weird horror fiction there are several names definitive of the sub-genre that we tend to think of. Names like Robert W. Chambers, H. P. Lovecraft, and Clarke Ashton Smith come …
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“Must-listen sci-fi drama!” Alien: Out of the Shadows is an original audio drama from Audible. It’s written and produced by Dirk Maggs, who has previously adapted An American Werewolf in London and created original pieces set in the Independence Day universe, and it’s based on Tim Lebbon’s book of the same name. It runs for …
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“A fearless writer who doesn’t just turn the intensity knob up, he rips the damn thing off the control board.” A renowned cellist who devours souls. A young couple building a life away from the daily grind discover themselves lost in unforgiving nature, lost in time. A shy young man in love, forever building the …
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“The Fireman is a massive achievement in modern genre fiction.” As with all good writers, Joe Hill’s vision is expanding as his career goes on. Building on the success of 2013’s NOS4R2, Hill pushes newer, bigger territory in his latest book The Fireman. Harper Grayson is a kind-hearted school nurse, doing her best to hold …
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“Krampus proves to be a fairly fun way to fill an evening, but sadly nothing more.” Originally release across UK screens during December 2015 as part of a mini-wave of Christmas based supernatural horror films, Michael Dougherty (Trick R Treat) directed Krampus now sees its home entertainment release. With spring in the air can Krampus …
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“The table of contents in Peel Back the Skin reads like a red carpet marquee of some of the greatest authors writing horror today.” The short lifespan that Grey Matter Press has enjoyed to date has been something of a phenomenon. It’s been just over two years since the publication of their freshman entry, Dark …
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