“Tallerman takes tropes any reader of weird fiction will know well, and uses them to do something poignant and unexpected.” David Tallerman is principally known as an author of high fantasy novels, but has, over the past few years, written a number of tales of the supernatural, which have now been collated in this volume, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-the-sign-in-the-moonlight-by-david-tallerman/
Mongrels delivers everything you need in a werewolf story, incorporating all the tropes, paying homage while deconstructing with revisionist perfection, transcending genre to provide one of the most entertaining, heartfelt, mind-blowing novels we’ve read this year. Always on the move, never settling, growing up knowing you might be a werewolf, at once loving and hating …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-mongrels-by-stephen-graham-jones/
“Much to appreciate and enjoy in this collection of humorous tales.” Just when you think that the zombie trope has been done to death, a fresh voice arrives to once more propel it along. Stealing Propeller Hats from the Dead by David James Keaton showcases one such voice. From the stories contained within it is …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-stealing-propeller-hats-from-the-dead-by-david-james-keaton/
“A chilling indictment of modern society seen through the prism of ancient customs” In this day and age, it’s difficult to conceive that anything that went on in the world, particularly in America, would be able to escape the glare of the seemingly omnipotent social media network, and on the whole you’d be right. Thomas …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-hex-by-thomas-olde-heuvelt/
“There’s an intoxicating narcotic noir tone to Mojo Rising” The great thing about novellas is that they don’t have the luxury of easing the reader into the story, of gently introducing characters and situations before getting down to business. Instead they need to grab the reader by the lapels and pull them right in, and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-mojo-rising-by-bob-pastorella/
“Cushing delivers a knockout punch that’ll leave you reeling and that will stay with you long after you’ve read the last word.” Ellie Blake is a closeted lesbian with sadistic leanings, desperate to come out but unwilling to do so in the bible belt community she lives in with her fanatically religious husband. Unfulfilled and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-the-sadists-bible-by-nicole-cushing/
“Bilof is the hitman to modern literary dogma!” What is the difference between a sociopath and an artist? When do those lines become blurred? These are among the many questions asked in Vincenzo Bilof’s latest novel, The Violators. Alan – a young writer full of self-doubt – finds himself accepted into a seemingly prestigious college …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-the-violators-by-vincenzo-bilof/
“Stories bleeding with talent!” Horror takes on many faces. Fear wears many masks. Peering into the glassy-still surface of the lake, digging deep into one’s darkest thoughts and extracting what it is we are most afraid of, you never know whose eyes you’ll see peering back from beneath the surface – a reflection of something …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-tales-from-the-lake-vol-2-edited-by-cavendermynhardtaudsley/
“Foster transcends comparison by a longshot with his own personal style while dispatching one of the most horrifying stories we’ve read in quite a while.” John C Foster’s latest novel, Mister White, is a strange hybrid rarely attempted before; a combination espionage thriller blended with hellish horror, heavy on the hellish horror. As strange as …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-mister-white-by-john-c-foster/
“A comprehensive volume that is even more than the sum of its parts.” We here at This is Horror described Cohesion Press’ debut anthology, SNAFU, as having ‘consistent quality and extraordinary variety’. It’s pleasing to note that this follow-up volume, SNAFU: Survival of the Fittest not only maintains the level of quality but in a …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-snafu-survival-of-the-fittest-cohesion-press/
TIH 564: Adam Nevill on Cunning Folk, No One Gets… In this podcast, Adam Nevill talks about Cunning Folk, the…
5 Must Read Horror Articles 13 May 2024 Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet…
5 Must Read Horror Articles 6 May 2024 Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet…
Look Out For … Small Town Horror by Ronald Malfi "With his latest, Malfi takes the 'secret from the past'…
News Round-up Week Ending 3 May 2024 Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news…
