Another year is coming to a close if you can believe it…and I have once again read some books! As always, it’s a trial narrowing it down for me. All of them have been 5/5 star reads for me, so each and every one has my full endorsement. I’m currently at 90 reads completed for […]
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Review: Still Wakes the Deep
Synopsis TL:DR A well-made single-player psychological horror game that meshes ocean and body horror. Simple but enjoyable gameplay. 9/10 Review Still Wakes the Deep is a video game that caught my eye in a clip on instagram actually. I immediately was afraid it wouldn’t hit consoles, as I am a PS5 gamer, and so many […]
Review: The Fear of Winter (Book 1) by S. C. Sterling
Synopsis In this immersive thriller a father resumes the search for his missing daughter after the case of her disappearance goes cold. Great for fans of Gillian Flynn, Stieg Larsson, Tana French and Mary Kubica. On a frigid December night, Megan Floyd vanishes from the mountain town of Fraser, Colorado. The extensive search provides no […]
Review: The Flesh King (Discreet Eliminators 2) by Richard Kadrey
Synopsis Tilda, Ford and Neuland hit NYC to hunt a flesh-eating monster in this bloody, macabre and witty supernatural noir packed twists, turns, betrayals and showdowns. Perfect for fans of Cassandra Khaw, Nat Cassidy and Chuck Tingle. Ford, Neuland and Tilda return home after the events of The Pale House Devil to try and make […]
Review: The Pale House Devil (Discreet Eliminators 1) by Richard Kadrey
Synopsis A gripping, snappy creature feature from the master of horror noir about two detectives—one dead, one living—hired by an embittered old landowner to banish a bloody cosmic monster from his ancestral home, perfect for fans of Cassandra Khaw, Charles Stross and Lucy A. Snyder. Ford and Neuland are paranormal mercenaries—one living, one undead; one […]
Christmas Corpse by Mona Marple
Synopsis Welcome to Candy Cane Hollow, where every day feels like Christmas! Holly Wood (yes, that’s her real name) is driving home for Christmas and not feeling too happy about the empty house waiting for her. When her car skids into a snow bank, she’s rescued by a sweet old lady who promises her name […]
Off with their Sleds by C. J. Daley out now!
Cover illustrator: MiblartPublisher: BestGhost BooksRelease Date: December 9, 2025Order Link: Order Now! | Ebook, Paperback, HardcoverGoodReads: Add To Shelf Signed Copies: Order Now!Genre: Crime, Mystery, ThrillerSeries: The Cemetery Collection #3 (Story directly follows Welcome to Cemetery) Blurb Detectives Williams and Ed Reyes are back. This holiday season, the town of Cemetery is getting just a little bit stranger. When a 911 call leads to […]
Review: Mushroom Blues (The Hofmann Report #1) by Adrian M. Gibson
Synopsis “A fascinating merging of oppressive imperialism and disconcerting alienation.”—Adrian Tchaikovsky, award-winning author of Children of Time, Alien Clay & Shards of Earth SPFBO X 2nd place. Shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer. Winner of the FanFiAddict Award for Best Indie Debut, the Literary Titan Gold Book Award, and the Next Generation Indie Book Award. Blade […]
Review: Alien: Perfect Organisms by Shaun Hamill
Synopsis Some years after the events of Aliens and Alien 3— an artist obsessed with the disturbing visceral potential of the xenomorphs is pursued to an abandoned colony. Written by the much-celebrated Shaun Hamill, author of A Cosmology of Monsters and The Dissonance. Desperate, depressed and nearly destitute, Cynthia Goodwin goes against her better judgement […]
Review: Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter #1) by Thomas Harris
Synopsis THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Feed your fears with the terrifying classic that introduced cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter. FBI agent Will Graham once risked his sanity to capture Hannibal Lecter, an ingenious killer like no other. Now, he’s following the bloodstained pattern of the Tooth Fairy, a madman who’s already wiped out two families. To […]
Review: Predator: Badlands
Synopsis “Predator: Badlands,” which stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, is set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator (Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary. TL:DR A perfectly fun and inventive action film […]
Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Synopsis Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. TL:DR A vast and beautiful adaptation that takes Frankenstein to new heights. […]