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Killer VHS Series

Review: Cicada by Tanya Pell

February 22, 2025 by George Dunn Leave a Comment

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: […]

Filed Under: Creature Feature, Fear For All, Monsters, Reviews, Weird Tagged With: Cicada, Killer VHS, Killer VHS Series, shortwave, Shortwave books, Shortwave Publishing, Tanya Pell

Review: Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley

December 4, 2024 by George Dunn Leave a Comment

Synopsis: When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote cottage for Christmas, he’s less than thrilled about the forced bonding exercise. But after learning that their holiday getaway was the site of a horrific crime, this family on the rocks will have to fight for their lives against a legendary […]

Filed Under: Body Horror, Fear For All, Religious Horror, Reviews, Slasher Tagged With: Brian McAuley, Candy Cain Kills, Killer VHS Series, shortwave, Shortwave Publishing

REVIEW: Candy Cain Kills Again: The Second Slaying (Killer VHS Series #5) by Brian McAuley

September 25, 2024 by Seanchalant Leave a Comment

SYNOPSIS She’s making a list… and chopping it twice! After surviving the horrors of Christmas Eve at the Thornton house, Austin, Mateo and Fiona head to the Church of Nodland to get some confessions from Pastor Wendell and his congregation. Little do they know that Candy Cain is coming to town to wish one and […]

Filed Under: Fear For All, Religious Horror, Reviews, Slasher Tagged With: Book Review, Brian McAuley, Candy Cain Kills Again, Christmas, Horror, Killer VHS Series, Shortwave Publishing, Slasher, The Second Slaying

REVIEW: Cicada (Killer VHS Series #4) by Tanya Pell

June 18, 2024 by Seanchalant Leave a Comment

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 For the fourth time, the Killer VHS Series, […]

Filed Under: Anthology, Body Horror, Fear For All, Meta horror, Monsters, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Cicada, Found Footage, Horror, Killer VHS Series, Monster, Shortwave Publishing, Tanya Pell

REVIEW: Teleportasm (Killer VHS Series #3) by Joshua Millican

June 6, 2024 by Seanchalant Leave a Comment

SYNOPSIS Four friends unearth a unique VHS tape that, when viewed, causes short-distance teleportation with euphoric after-effects, inadvertently launching a perilous trend. As copies of the original tape are made, the results become less predictable and ultimately gruesome due to analog generational decay. Despite the danger, some will risk everything for just one more trip. […]

Filed Under: Anthology, Body Horror, Cosmic, Fear For All, Lovecraftian, Monsters, Reviews, Sci-Fi Horror, Supernatural, Weird Tagged With: Body Horror, Book Review, Horror, Joshua Millican, Killer VHS Series, Sci-Fi Horror, Shortwave Publishing, Teleportasm

REVIEW: Melon Head Mayhem (Killer VHS Series #1) by Alex Ebenstein

January 2, 2024 by Seanchalant Leave a Comment

SYNOPSIS Have you ever wanted to live inside your favorite horror film? Prove you have what it takes to fight Freddy? Destroy Jason? Mangle Michael? Cousins Carson and Sophia are in town for their grandma’s funeral and are, unknowingly, about to live out the nightmare that is every horror fan’s dream. After they find an old […]

Filed Under: Anthology, Demons, Fear For All, Folk, Monsters, Reviews Tagged With: Alex Ebenstein, Horror, Horror Book, Killer VHS Series, Melon Head Mayhem, Monsters, Review, Shortwav, shortwave, Throwback

REVIEW: Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series #2) by Brian McAuley

December 20, 2023 by Seanchalant Leave a Comment

SYNOPSIS Oh what fun it is to DIE! When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote cottage for Christmas, he’s less than thrilled about the forced bonding exercise. But after learning that their holiday getaway was the site of a horrific crime, this family on the rocks will have to […]

Filed Under: Anthology, Fear For All, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Brian McAuley, Candy Cain Kills, Christmas Horror, Horror Books, Killer VHS Series, Shortwave Publishing, Slasher

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