Book Review: Breaker by Richard Thomas

“Readers are advised to get this book in their hands as soon as possible, as this may well be the best neo-noir of the year.” Ray Nelson punches his demons in the ring, taking in all the pain that comes his way. Underground fight clubs where the stakes are high and death on mat comes …

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Look Out For… Halfway Down The Stairs by Gary A. Braunbeck and The Dichotomy Of Christmas

Look Out For… Halfway Down The Stairs by Gary A. Braunbeck “Halfway Down The Stairs is a welcome and comprehensive retrospective of the short stories of Gary A. Braunbeck.” Climb halfway down the stairs with Bram Stoker Award-Winning author Gary A. Braunbeck, into worlds that occupy the spaces between “here” and “there,” where office workers …

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Book Review: The Monstrous (Edited by Ellen Datlow)

“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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TIH 073: Jasper Bark on How To Deal With Negativity, Successful Writers and Social Concerns

Jasper Bark Podcast Negativity Successful Writers and Social Concerns

In this podcast Jasper Bark talks about how to deal with negativity, successful writers, social concerns, sex, politics, religion and much more.  About Jasper Bark Jasper Bark finds writing author biographies and talking about himself in the third person faintly embarrassing. Telling you that he’s an award-winning author of four cult novels including the highly acclaimed …

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