Category: Book Reviews
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Book Review: A Mind Splitting Debut
By day, Maeve Fly works at the happiest place in the world as every child’s favorite ice princess. By the neon night glow of the Sunset Strip, Maeve haunts the dive bars with a drink in one hand and a book in the other, imitating her misanthropic literary heroes. But when Gideon Green – her…
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Book Review: A Cozy Horror Novel Ideal for New Horror Fans
Riley… Riley Black is forced into medical retirement from the Phoenix Police Department following a vicious attack by her very own partner. As part of the healing process, she uproots her life and invests her nest egg in Beach Rock, a run-down Victorian mansion on the Oregon coast. And as if a bad omen, her…
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Book Review: This Horror Western is Truly a Masterpiece
Like Wolves is an episodic novel set in the nineteenth century, a tumultuous time when Texas fought for independence, war broke out between the United States and Mexico, and the Comanche Empire brought westward expansion to a grinding halt. Under pale blue skies; soldiers marched, rangers patrolled, and settlements burned. In the vast expanse beyond…
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Book Review: A Disturbing and Vibrant Dread Filled Ride
Brother by Ania Ahlborn Brother follows a teenager determined to break from his family’s unconventional—and deeply disturbing—traditions. Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands a crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and it’s served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops…
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Book Review: An Eclectic Horror Collection for Fans of The Twilight Zone
Turning of the Bones – A lost spirit in Madagascar seeks to guide his descendants to his body so he can finally be free. The First and Last Drink of Ilona Odd – A recovering alcoholic waits at a tavern in order to pay off a hit man. But there are more spirits around than…
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Book Review: A Mesmerizing Horror That Just Needs More Time to Develop
A bruja is born. What does a girl who envies the creep and darkness of a shadow become? From the time she was born, Matea had a connection to Santa Muerte that seemed to linger inside her. Matea’s world seemed to bend around her in a way that no one else could comprehend. She trembled…
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Book Review: A Great Premise Becomes an Unfortunate Flop
A Head Full of Ghosts meets Hereditary in Piñata, a terrifying possession tale by author and artist Leopoldo Gout. Carmen Sanchez is back in her home country of Mexico, overseeing the renovation of an ancient cathedral into a boutique hotel. Her teen daughters, Izel and Luna, are with her for the summer, and left to fill their afternoons unsupervised…
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Book Review: A Cannibalistic Good Time
As five friends travel through the isolated California desert towards a popular music festival, their trip is interrupted thanks to our modern world’s ever-evolving state of technology… Stranded and alone needing to recharge their electric vehicle. When the group of teenagers settle on a remote parking lot in the middle of nowhere, it isn’t only…
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Book Review: A Promising but Deeply Problematic Haunted House Novel
A review of Kill Creek by Scott Thomas
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Book Review: A Queer Vampire Novel That Reads Like a Classic
A book review of Instructions in Flesh by Marcus James
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