Tag: Indie Authors
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2024 Horror Book Releases
Happy 2024, Horror Fans! I am excited to share with you a list of all of the horror book releases that I know of that are coming out in 2024. The following is a running list, and I will keep it updated as I know of new releases. The list is broken down by month, with a…
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5 Horror Books to Scare Up Your Holiday Season
Ever since Halloween ended, it feels like Christmas has completely taken over – with even more force this year, if that is possible. But never fear, just because Spooky Season is over doesn’t mean that our love of horror has to stop. Here at The Horror Maven, Spooky Season is year-round, and what better way…
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Book Review: Carnivals, Cannibals, and Clowns – Oh My!
Jiggly Spot and the Zero Intellect by PD Alleva Carnivals, Cannibals, and Clowns. Oh My! Wanna go for a ride? Meet Jigglyspot, a five-foot tall half human half warlock carnival clown who spends his free time moonlighting as a drug dealing pimp and lackey for demonic entities who prey on the weak and vulnerable, casting…
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Book Review: A Horror Anthology with Something for Everybody
The Box by Scott J. Couturier Overall Rating: 4/5 Spooky Rating: 3/5 Quick Take The Box by Scott J. Couturier is an anthology that ranges from gothic horror to extreme horror and back again. It truly is a mix of horror stories that will appeal to every type of horror fan. Tell Me More Horror…
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Book Review: One of the Best Horror Novels I’ve Ever Read
Room of Cloth by R. H. Gründ Inspired by contemporary “creepypastas,” ROOM OF CLOTH is a horror novel for the Information Age that will appeal to fans of literary horror and psychological suspense. Discretion this novel contains scenes of graphic violence and allusions to physical/emotional abuse and sexual trauma. ” . . . AND IN…
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Book Review: An Epic Story of Survival in a Horrific World
Convergence by Jesse Clary In bright, bold, red letters the words “TOTAL CONVERGENCE” flash on Jay’s TV reminding him that the end of the world is only a week away. Seven years ago, The Anomaly appeared high in the sky and marked the beginning of the world’s end. The great black diamond continues to tear the…
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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 Horror Novel for Southern New England Horror Fans
A strange creature lurks between the pines of Forest Street. Since the deadly DUI that ruined his life, Curtis Reynolds has long since struggled with sleep deprivation, debt, a failing marriage, and, frankly, justifying his own existence. But when his elderly neighbor is murdered, the Gulf War Veteran returns home to Forest Street, where a…
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Book Review: A Hellish Journey in Four Acts
A man’s life falls apart after he wins the lottery. His huge lottery win should have been anyone’s idea of the good life calling, but when Abe Winters wakes up after a car crash, he has to wonder whether it was a dream or whether it was real. Each day becomes darker and darker with…
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