Category: Reviews

Book Review: Blood Moon Big Top by Toneye Eyenot

November 16, 2016
4 mins to read

“A good werewolf story always makes people feel sorry for those afflicted by the transformation, but also sickened and terrified of their actions.” Kendrick the drifter finds his true calling when he joins the circus and becomes Marbles the clown. A chance encounter changes him forever, literally. Slowly his body and mind deteriorates until it leaves …

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Book Review: Bones Are Made to be Broken by Paul Michael Anderson

November 9, 2016
10 mins to read

“Every tale has one thing in common: Anderson’s ability to craft a compelling, thought-provoking, dark and beautifully heart-breaking story displaying the darkest depths of the human soul.” Bones Are Made to be Broken is the debut collection from author, editor and journalist Paul Michael Anderson. And what a debut it is. Featuring two new stories …

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Book Review: The Parts We Play by Stephen Volk

November 4, 2016
10 mins to read

“Stephen Volk is gradually earning the label as a master of the British horror short form. If ‘Monsters in the Heart’ gave us a glimpse of this excellence, then ‘The Parts We Play’ has blown the screen door wide open.” There seems little left to add about the quality of writing Stephen Volk has produced …

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Book Review: Savages by Greg F. Gifune

November 2, 2016
5 mins to read

“Gifune rockets you through the book at runaway freight train speeds and you’ll find yourself at the end of this shockingly brutal tale long before you expect to be there.” With more than twelve novels, several screenplays, and two short story collections under his belt, Greg F. Gifune is arguably one of the most prolific …