Category: Reviews

Book Review: The Monstrous (Edited by Ellen Datlow)

  • December 29, 2015

  • 9 mins to read

“The Monstrous is one of the most impressive themed anthologies of the year, varied in terms of theme and style, but not in quality.” Monsters are a staple of the horror genre, with countless books serving up reheated stories of vampires, were-creatures and Cthulhu. But as you might expect from editor Ellen Datlow, The Monstrous …

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Shocking Fillers! Ten Festive Frighteners to put the “Slay” in your Sleigh Bells

  • December 15, 2015

  • 12 mins to read

Fill the halls with screams of victims! Tra la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laah . . . Santa’s here! An axe he’s wielding! Tra la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laah . . . Yes, that’s right. Tis the time of year once more to be with all the family, to eat and drink enough to reach genuine physical discomfort, and to get scared …

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Book Review: Get in Troubles: Stories by Kelly Link

  • November 19, 2015

  • 8 mins to read

“A collection of stories on the loose theme of jeopardy; of risk and error and consequence on the part of the characters. But it is more than that.” During an interview for Geeks Guide To The Galaxy podcast, Kelly Link reveals how she and friends like to play a little game when they’re watching TV. …

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Book Review: The Ragthorn by Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth

  • November 17, 2015

  • 5 mins to read

“An absolutely necessary read for anyone with even the slightest interest in the fantastic or the macabre.” This collaboration between two of Britain’s finest fantasy and horror authors, Kilworth and Holdstock, has long been hard to find: now, courtesy of Infinity Plus, it’s available as an ebook. Holdstock’s roots were in science fiction, but he’s …

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