Synopsis: When a video depicting the brutal murder of a former classmate leaks online, Kylie Bennington’s—whose dreams of becoming a successful influencer remain frustratingly elusive—curiosity gets the better of her, leading to the discovery of an off-the-grid social media app called MonoLife. As it turns out, there are certain cryptic rules in the user agreement […]
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Review: On Submission by Michael J. Seidlinger
Synopsis: Hotshot literary agent Henry Richmond Pendel knows how to find the next big thing and is even better at selling them. But a perfect career becomes increasingly disconcerting as he begins to feel like he’s being watched. There are rumors of a boogeyman in publishing, a rejected writer who has cracked and started killing […]
Review: Shy Girl by Mia Ballard
Synopsis: Lonely, broke and depressed with a serious case of OCD, Gia finds herself at a crossroads when her financial troubles lead her to Nathan, a mysterious and affluent man she encounters on a sugar daddy website. Desperate for a solution, Gia is intrigued by Nathan’s unconventional offer: in exchange for living as his devoted […]
Review: Rest Stop by Nat Cassidy
Rest Stop is like the best A24 movie in novella format, a story crying out for a screen adaption, and frankly, a super exciting literal edge-of-your-seat scream of a tale. I can’t wait to read more Nat Cassidy!
Review: A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper
Synopsis: A kink-fixated couple, Carmen and Blanca, have been in a rut. That is until Blanca discovers the enigmatic Smoke in an under-street drug den, who holds pages to a strange play, The King in Yellow. Read too much, and you’ll fall into madness. But read just a little and pull back, and it gives you […]
Review: The Poorly Made & Other Things by Sam Rebelein
A collection of stories that create a new legend, a folkloric telling of stories that build the horror that is Renfield County. And a riveting read from start to finish!
Review: The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir
Synopsis: Iðunn is in yet another doctor’s office. She knows her constant fatigue is a sign that something’s not right, but practitioners dismiss her symptoms and blood tests haven’t revealed any cause. When she talks to friends and family about it, the refrain is the same – have you tried eating better? exercising more? establishing […]
Review: The Cabin At The End of The World by Paul Tremblay
Synopsis: Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake. Their closest neighbors are more than two miles in either direction along a rutted dirt road. One afternoon, as Wen catches grasshoppers in the front yard, a stranger unexpectedly appears in the driveway. Leonard […]
Review: The Organization Is Here To Support You by Charlene Elsby
Synopsis: Welcome to the Organization.Employees of the organization contribute to its mission to apply non-traditional methods to the non-traditional problems of today.To ensure that all employees have the same opportunity to thrive, the organization’s state-of-the-art live and work facility has all the comforts of home, plus technology that maximizes their opportunities for collaboration.Without the organization, […]
Review: Cicada by Tanya Pell
Synopsis: “The modern day Goosebumps for adults.” –Horror Obsessive 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: […]
Review: American Rapture by C.J. Leede
Synopsis: A virus is spreading across America, transforming the infected and making them feral with lust. Sophie, a good Catholic girl, must traverse the hellscape of the midwest to try to find her family while the world around her burns. Along the way she discovers there are far worse fates than dying a virgin… The […]
Review: Violent Faculties by Charlene Elsby
Synopsis: Violent Faculties follows a philosophy professor influenced by Sade and Bataille. She is ejected by university administrators aiming to impose business strategies in the interest of profit over knowledge. She designs a series of experiments to demonstrate the value of philosophy as a discipline, not because of its potential for financial benefit, but because of […]