Book Reviews
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ARC Review: A Masterpiece Epistolary Novel Unlike Anything You Have Read
Letters to the Purple Satin Killer by Joshua Chaplinsky Release Date: April 6, 2024 Jonas Williker is considered one of the most sadistic serial murderers of the modern era. This epistolary novel explores the aftermath of his arrest and the… Continue reading
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Book Review: An Essential Compendium on Horrific Folklore
Freaky Folklore: A Compendium of the World’s Most Frightening Monsters, Cryptids, and Beasts by Darkness Prevails with Carman Carrion Release Date July 16, 2024 About Discover the history and culture of over 50 of the most fearsome mythical creatures to… Continue reading
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Book Review: A Horror Collection Revealing What We Will Do for Love and Connection
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca Three dark and disturbing horror stories from an astonishing new voice, including the viral-sensation tale of obsession, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke .… Continue reading
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Book Review: A Delicious Gothic-Fairytale
Lullaby by Cécile Guillot Hazel loves writing horror stories, and wants to become a writer. She falls for her lovely neighbor Blanche, but when her parents discover her various inclinations, they are outraged and decide to commit her to Montrose… Continue reading
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Book Review: A Fascinating Premise That Doesn’t Follow Through
Murder Road by Simone St. James A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deserted road in this terrifying new novel. July 1995. April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn. They’re… Continue reading
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Book Review: An Important Addition to the Vampire Sub-Genre
Life Is In the Blood by Daniel Bautz Turning the hearts and minds of the quaint community in Millersburg, Ohio to the Lord is Silas Hemfant’s mission. His business is devouring their blood and adding to the ranks of his… Continue reading
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Book Review: A Horrific and One-of-a-Kind Dark Romance
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver Every serial killer needs a friend.Every game must have a winner. When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded,… Continue reading
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Book Review: A Hillbilly Cannibal Slasher Falls Short
Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke On a scorching hot summer day in Elkwood, Alabama, Claire Lambert staggers naked, wounded, and half-blind away from the scene of an atrocity. She is the sole survivor of a nightmare that claimed her friends,… Continue reading
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Book Review: A Spinetingling Debut from a Fantastic New Female Horror Author
Four ambitious climbers hike into the Kentucky wilderness. Seven months later, three mangled bodies are discovered. Were their deaths simple accidents or the result of something more sinister? This nail-biting, bone-chilling survival horror novel is inspired by the infamous Dyatlov… Continue reading
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Book Review: Nat Cassidy Does It Again
Nestlings by Nat Cassidy Nat Cassidy is at his razor-sharp best again with his horror novel Nestlings, which harnesses the creeping paranoia of Rosemary’s Baby and the urban horror of ‘Salem’s Lot, set in an exclusive New York City residential building. Ana and Reid… Continue reading
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