Synopsis Humanity’s time is done.The Earth is freezing over and human civilization is gone.For Ira Hartman and the dysfunctional band of survivors that surround her, all that’s left of the old world are ghosts trapped beneath the still-forming ice sheets.When Ira and the survivors discover a secret military research facility housed deep within the San […]
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Review: Alone in the Dark (2024)
ALONE IN THE DARK (2024) is the latest incarnation of the classic survival horror video game franchise that started before Resident Evil was just a glint in Shinji Mikami’s eye. It has had its ups and downs over the years but never quite managed to bottle lightning the way its first game did with Detective […]
Review: Wrath of N’Kai (Countess Zorzi series #1) by Josh Reynolds
Synopsis The first in a new range of novels of eldritch adventure from the wildly popular Arkham Horror; an international thief of esoteric artifacts stumbles onto a nightmarish cult in 1920s New England. Countess Alessandra Zorzi, international adventurer and thief, arrives in Arkham pursuing an ancient body freshly exhumed from a mound in Oklahoma, of […]
Review: To Sift Through Bitter Ashes (Grails Covenant Trilogy #1) by David Niall Wilson
Synopsis Obsessed with the acquiring the Holy Grail for the Lasombra clan, the vampire Montrovant sets out on a quest that leads him through the establishment of the Knights Templar, the lair of an ancient Egyptian evil, and the deserts of the Holy Land. Dark forces are pitted against him, and each ally must be […]
Review: Brutal (The Brutal Sword Saga #1) by James Alderdice
Synopsis He has no name. His past is a mystery. His future is etched in blood… The Sellsword knows an opportunity when he sees one. When he rides into the border city of Aldreth, he can tell that the power struggle between two feuding wizards needs a solitary spark to ignite into all-out-war. As he […]
Review: The Elder Ice (Harry Stubbs #1) by David Hambling
Synopsis A classic 1920s science fiction novella — with a 2015 twist. Ex-boxer Harry Stubbs is on the trail of a mysterious legacy in South London. A polar explorer has died, leaving huge debts and hints of a priceless find. Harry’s informants seem to be talking in riddles, he finds that isn’t the only one […]
Review: Dispatch (2025)
DISPATCH is a video game from AdHoc studios made in conjunction with Critical Role. Adhoc for those unaware is basically the remnants of Telltale Studios and the people involved worked on a bunch of popular titles including the noir THE WOLF AMONG US that was arguably much better than the FABLES series it spun off […]
Review: Andrew Doran Omnibus Volume One by Matthew Davenport
Synopsis FROM ARKHAM TO THE ANTARCTIC. FROM BERLIN TO NAMIBIA. ANDREW DORAN IS ALL THAT STANDS BETWEEN US AND ANNIHILATION. Andrew Doran’s life has been plagued by knowledge. The knowledge that we are not alone in this universe or the next hindered by the knowledge that the things we share our universes with are malevolent […]
Review: A Morbid Initiation (Victorian Age Vampire #1) by Phillipe Boulle
Synopsis A Gilded Age, A Gaslit Horror Regina Blake believes her mother to be the victim of murder and conspiracy. Forgoing caution and propriety, she tries to uncover the truth and bring the culprits to justice. With every step, however, she uncovers more and more evidence of a secret world of danger, sensuality and sin. […]
Review: Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2
VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE: BLOODLINES 2 is a game that was initially announced in 2020 and was set to release alongside Cyberpunk 2077 but was delayed, cancelled, uncalled, and only released this October 21st, 2026. The game’s production has been notoriosly troubled with its original creator, Hardsuit Labs, firing the series creator, Brian Mitsoda alongside Chris […]
Review: Cthulhu Grimoire by Eric Malikyte
Synopsis Rejoice, for the Earth is His. Detective Hunter will do anything to prove Dean Tyler’s innocence. The question is, is he willing to sacrifice his family to Cthulhu to do it? All it takes is a single glance at a screen for the voices to take control. For idle hands to make things the […]
Review: Vampire: The Masquerade: Dark Prince by Keith Herber
Synopsis Vampire Cannibalism — The Ultimate Crime Sullivan was a working stiff, a before-the-mast sailor, when he was taken in by the Family almost 150 years ago. They gave him immortality — and an undying hunger for human blood. Since then, Sullivan has been on the prowl. And what better place for a night creature […]