Gone Girl… Synopsis One summer afternoon, Santi and Maria’s daughter disappears from a public park without a trace. After months of agony and fruitless investigation that only serves to tear his life even further apart, Santi learns of a being that unleashes an entirely new kind of horror on the young family’s life: “He Who […]
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Review: Dopefoot by Joshua Millican
Synopsis When a college drop-out accepts work on a cannabis farm in the woods of Northern California, he realizes almost immediately that the harsh realities of this life won’t match his naïve fantasies. He’ll have to work hard-and watch his back. Dubbed “Harmless” by his cultish cohorts, the young man learns the logistics of cultivation […]
Review: Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay
Synopsis: Meet Julia Flang, a twenty-something former semi-professional gamer, living with her retired uncle, and working two jobs she doesn’t like. Out of the blue, her estranged mother, a CFO for one of the world’s largest tech companies, offers her a temp job with a payday Julia can’t refuse. One sham interview later, she’s offered […]
Review: For Human Use by Sarah G. Pierce
Synopsis: Finding a human connection online has become impossible. Enter Liv: a dating app that matches people with dead bodies. Somehow, it has taken the world by storm. Millions of users are convinced that life with a corpse presents a better alternative to conventional relationships. Flailing against Liv’s popularity, venture capital superstar Tom Williamson–whose company […]
Review: The Extra (The Outsiders Sequence #1) by Annie Neugebauer
The Extra grabbed me by the throat, pulled me into its web of paranoia, dread, existential questions, and nerve-shredding, palm-sweating pace, and refused to let me go until I read the whole thing in one sitting.
Review: Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies by John Langan
Corpsemouth & Other Autobiographies is a fantastically tantalising set of dark tales, with a deep mythology to be uncovered as you scratch away at its surface, revealing something sinister between the words on the page.
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: Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer
Synopsis: Every #tradwife needs a baby. She’ll get one at any cost. When Camille Deming isn’t cooking, cleaning, or homesteading in her picture-perfect country farmhouse, she’s posting about her tradwife lifestyle for her online followers. She takes inspiration from other tradwives on social media, aspiring to be like them, but Camille’s missing a key component: […]
Review: The Black Crow Book of Best New Horror Volume 1
Synopsis 13 original tales to terrify in a brand new anthology showcasing the very best and bizarre in horror fiction. Olivie Blake, Ramsey Campbell, Lisa Tuttle, Tim Lebbon, V Castro, Ally Wilkes, Rian Hughes, Lindy Ryan, Susi Holliday, Lily Kade, TL Huchu, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Clay McLeod Chapman Be careful what you wish for. Whether […]
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: I Know A Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours
I Know A Place is a fantastically moreish set of stories, and I highly recommend this to everyone!
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 […]