Synopsis: Nona McKinley raised three boys in the Hester Gardens section of Medford, Michigan, an impoverished community divided by those who follow their faith in God and those who turn to crime to survive. With her drug dealer husband behind bars and her eldest son shot to death at eighteen, Nona has devoted herself to […]
Grief
Review: Wretch: or, The Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw, by Eric LaRocca
Wretch is a story not to be read on an empty stomach, or one to be consumed in a low state of being. But, when you do read it, you’ll find LaRocca’s most interesting, philosophical, and conversation worthy novel to date.
Review: The Violin by Odella Howe
The Violin draws upon classic stories and Medieval themes, with a touch of paranormality, giving this gothic horror a uniquely timeless feel.
Review: We Spread by Iain Reid
Synopsis: Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She is resigned to the mundane rituals of old age, until things start to slip. Before her longtime partner passed away years earlier, provisions were made, unbeknownst to her, for a room in […]
Review: Clearwater Falls by WJ Long III
Synopsis: They say no one leaves Clearwater Falls, maybe they’re right. In the autumn of 1997, a teenage pariah is found mutilated in the waters surrounding a quiet island town. With the sheriff’s department baffled, the boy’s mother missing and the town kept unaware of the looming threat, Deputy Isaac Stone is thrust into the […]
Review: This House Will Feed by Maria Tureaud
Synopsis Amidst the devastation of Ireland’s Great Famine, a young woman is salvaged from certain death when offered a mysterious position at a remote manor house haunted by a strange power and the horror of her own memories in this chillingly evocative historical novel braided with gothic horror and supernatural suspense for readers of Katherine […]
Review: The Denizens by Brennan LaFaro
Synopsis “Mesmerizing, with a quiet but profound sense of dread” — Rachel Harrison, USA Today Bestselling author of Play Nice and So Thirsty “The Denizens destroys you from the get-go, then has the audacity to resuscitate you with a simple flip of the page. LaFaro has the uncanny knack to equally decimate and resurrect his readers, chapter after chapter, […]
Review: The Boatman by Alex Grecian
Synopsis: HE WILL FOLLOW YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.Shortly after cruise ship the Maria Calypso embarks on its latest voyage, the passengers and crew notice someone in pursuit: An elegant figure wearing a white suit who somehow keeps pace in his rowboat. No matter how hard the crew pushes the engines, they can’t escape The […]
Review: The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer
Synopsis: EXCITING OPPORTUNITY:Caretaker urgently needed. Three days of work. Competitive pay. Serious applicants ONLY. Macy Mullins can’t say why the job posting grabbed her attention—it had the pull of a fisherman’s lure, barbed hook and all—vaguely ominous. But after an endless string of failed job interviews, she’s not exactly in the position to be picky. […]
Review: We Are Always Tender With Our Dead (Burnt Sparrow #1) by Eric LaRocca
Synopsis The lives of those residing in the isolated town of Burnt Sparrow, New Hampshire, are forever altered after three faceless entities arrive on Christmas morning to perform a brutal act of violence—a senseless tragedy that can never be undone. While the townspeople grieve their losses and grapple with the aftermath of the attack, a young teenage […]
Review: The Fisherman by John Langan
The Fisherman is a solid tale, with a great sense of cosmic myth in this tragic, grief veined fable.
Review: Wretch by Eric LaRocca
Synopsis: After his husband dies, Simeon Link finds himself overcome by grief and seeking comfort in an unusual support group called The Wretches, who offer an addictive and dangerous source of relief. They introduce Simeon to a curious figure known as Porcelain Khaw—a man with the ability to let those who are grieving have one […]