Tag: horror

Book Review: The Apocalypse Strain by Jason Parent

  • August 26, 2020

  • 5 mins to read

The Apocalypse Strain by Jason Parent- cover

“The strength lies in the action and pacing more than relatable characters or a complex, hard-hitting story, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. And no mean feat, either.”   When Jason Parent wowed us with his collection Wrathbone and Other Stories (Red Room Press, 2016) in November of 2016, he had published a …

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Look Out For … Standalone by Paul Michael Anderson

  • August 20, 2020

  • 4 mins to read

Standalone by Paul Michael Anderson - cover

“With Anderson’s Standalone,  he flips the tables with a gory slasher tale while never straying from his roots with the emotional and gut-wrenching horror he’s known for.” Monsters. Killers. Evil. Through derelict hospitals, forgotten schools, broken down houses, and summer camps, they hunt, seeking those foolish enough to visit those places. They leave terror, carnage, …

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Book Review: Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

  • August 19, 2020

  • 6 mins to read

Survivor Song

“An incredibly moving story of friendship in the darkest of times by an author who knows how to excavate our deepest fears, and utilise them to thrill and entertain.”   If you love horror fiction, then you at least know the name Paul Tremblay, even if you haven’t read his work yet. He has published …

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Look Out For … Criterium by Tyler Jones

  • August 13, 2020

  • 3 mins to read

Criterium by Tyler Jones -cover

“With his debut novella, Jones hits the ground running with a gut-wrenching and haunting supernatural tale of grief and addiction.” Zack Ayers is an addict.  He is suffering from the same addiction that killed his father. Grief and dependency make for terrible bedfellows, a downward spiral of despair. Then Zach finds a strange bicycle that …

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