Book Review: The Art of Horrible People by John Skipp

• August 20, 2015

• 6 mins to read

One of the Founding Fathers of Splatterpunk. Head Honcho el Bizarro. Weird Fiction Maestro. John Skipp wears all of these hats, and usually all of them are piled high on top of his head at the same time. He attacks the genres with prose, film, and music. Author of The Light at the End (with …

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The Cutting Room: The Hallow

• August 20, 2015

• 2 mins to read

Deep within the darkness of secluded forest land in rural Ireland dwells an ancient evil. Feared by the nearby superstitious villagers as cursed creatures who prey upon the lost, their secrets have been kept from civilization and remain on their hallowed ground. But when a conservationist from London moves in with his wife and infant …

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Look Out For… The Wards by Alan Ryker and The Nameless Dark by T.E. Grau

• August 18, 2015

• 4 mins to read

Look Out For… The Wards by Alan Ryker “Ryker’s work combines fast-paced, compulsive plotting with a steadily accumulating sense of dread.” Elizabeth doesn’t feel in control of her own life, which is probably why she enjoys the life-simulation game The Wards so much. In a dark room, she stares at a monitor watching a miserable …

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