Category: Reviews

Book Review: Blood Crime by Sebastia Alzamora

October 21, 2016
6 mins to read

“The author doesn’t sugarcoat anything and the story is made that much more horrific by the brutal atrocities committed by the worst monsters of all: the human ones.” Soho Crime is an imprint that’s been doing some pretty impressive work for a while now. They publish a lot of international authors, some of them to …

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Book Review: Some Will Not Sleep by Adam Nevill

October 19, 2016
6 mins to read

“There is not one single tale which feels less than the others, none which seem to be mere ‘filler’. They are beautifully crafted, original and complete works which nevertheless fit well together as arranged by the author.” Anyone who considers themselves a serious reader of horror fiction cannot fail to have heard the name of …

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Book Review: Scratch by Steve Himmer

October 17, 2016
6 mins to read

“Steve Himmer has crafted a little book with a great big wallop of a gut-punch that will leave you breathless and longing for more, much, much more.” Neo-noir is a subgenre that’s been growing in both production and popularity in recent years, but it’s really still in its fledgling state and if you ask seven …

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Book Review: King Carrion by Rich Hawkins

October 12, 2016
6 mins to read

“Perhaps this is one of the main purposes of horror fiction; namely, to show us that the things we cling to as steady, stable, and constant, are anything but. That we have very little control over our lives and are mere moments away from chaotic oblivion. It’s a theme Rich returns to again and again, …