It’s creating a buzz Synopsis Ash is stranded at a rural horror film festival about a giant killer cicada and can’t decide what’s worse, the movie or her idiot boyfriend, until she realizes she’s starring in the bloody sequel when people start dying and the locals won’t let them leave. Review Now this is how […]
COVER REVEAL: Lightfall (Book One of The Everlands) by Ed Crocker
Title: LightfallSeries: Book 1 of The EverlandsAuthor: Ed CrockerGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: St Martin’s Press/MacmillanReleasing in: US and CanadaFormats: eBook/Hardback/AudiobookCover Artist: Ervin Serrano (art director, St Martin’s Press)Release Date: January 14th, 2025 Add to Goodreads Amazon Pre-order Barnes and Noble Pre-order Audible Preorder Pitch An epic fantasy of vampires, werewolves and sorcerers. No humans here. Just immortals: […]
Review: The Company of the Wolf (Tales of The Plains 2) by David Wragg
From Wraggs to Riches Synopsis Seeking a better life, Ree and Javani have traveled west into the mountains, and left their pasts – and their troubles – behind. But new places bring new problems, and when they stumble across a lone traveler under bandit attack, they make the mistake of lending a hand. Forced to […]
Review: A Spectre is Haunting Greentree by Carson Winter
Outstanding in its field Synopsis REAP WHAT YOU SOW In the wake of a series of panic attacks, isolated and introverted Carina takes a friend up on an offer: go to Greentree, Oregon, escape her abusive ex, and start a new life. But upon arrival, the town is stranger than Carina could have ever imagined. […]
Review: When Shadows Grow Tall by Maressa Voss
Come for the cosy, stay for the being burned alive Synopsis In the Grasp, a realm on the threshold of enlightenment, the dactyli guard the fading embers of their ancient brotherhood, dedicated to the pursuit of absolute truth. Lovelace and Gunnar are rangers, two of the orders’ last who find themselves on the precipice of […]
Review: The Dead Spot: Stories of Lost Girls by Angela Sylvaine
Lost some girls, found some terror You can buy this collection direct from Dark Matter Ink’s shop here Synopsis The Dead Spot: Stories of Lost Girls is the debut short story collection from the author of FROST BITE and CHOPPING SPREE. The Dead Spot. A corner drenched in shadow. An earthquake’s epicenter. The part of […]
Review: Mushroom Blues (The Hofmann Report Book One) by Adrian M. Gibson
Quite a trip… Synopsis Two years after a devastating defeat in the decade-long Spore War, the island nation of Hōppon and its capital city of Neo Kinoko are occupied by invading Coprinian forces. Its fungal citizens are in dire straits, wracked by food shortages, poverty and an influx of war refugees. Even worse, the corrupt […]
Review: Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
Hell has never been so chilling Synopsis Summer, 1993 – a group of young guerrilla filmmakers spend four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror film. Steeped in mystery and tragedy, the film has taken on a mythic, cult renown, despite only three of the original scenes ever being released to the public. Decades later, a […]
Author Chat: João Silva (The Smokesmiths Series)
Author bio (in his own words): João F. Silva was born in a small town in Portugal but now lives in London, with his three feline co-workers/bosses. His debut novel Seeds of War won the Best Indie Debut of 2023 at the FanFiAddict Awards. His short fiction has been published in Grimdark Magazine and Haven […]
Review: From the Belly by Emmett Nahil
A whale of a good time… Synopsis The whaling vessel Merciful has just made its strangest catch yet: a massive whale containing a still-living man secreted within its stomach lining. Sailor Isaiah Chase is tasked with keeping the enigmatic man alive. As their relationship grows, a series of accidents, injuries and deaths quickly befall the […]
Review: Gates of Sorrow (Aulirean Gates 2) by J. E. Hannaford
Why choose between dragons or dogs when you can have both? Synopsis Deep beneath the Black Palace in Lieus, Suriin pays the price for trusting Natke. Cut off from her magic and unable to rescue herself, she waits on aid from Darin and the Howlers. The cost of her rescue? The future she’d always dreamed […]
Review: The Dark Feather (Songs of the Drowned Book 3) by Anna Stephens
You come at the Song, you better not miss Synopsis I’m not giving you a synopsis because the whole point of this review is I want anyone who’s not read the series yet to start now. For an overall series plot, see the review! Yeah, I’m a rebel. Just you try and stop me. Review […]