Book Reviews

If you’re anything like me, you love to ponder the possibility that there’s something out there beyond humanity. Do the religious figures that we’re taught to pray to actually exist? Do dark forces walk the earth unseen, but ever present? According to Rachel Stavis, the only known female and non-denominational exorcist, the …

I love anthologies. Each story is like a little burst of flavor that snaps against your tongue before dissipating into your mental ether. And, if for some reason that story is bland and boring like flat soda, there’s always the next one. I was recently asked to check out Rebecca …

Indie horror author Jay Sizemore released his second novel, Ignore the Dead, in September. His first novel, Apnea, gave me literal nightmares, so I was extremely excited to dig into his latest. I suspect Ignore the Dead is going to be a sleeper hit.  Synopsis: In Clarkson, Kentucky, Richard Chandler …

Mia Dalia has been one of my favorite authors since before she even published a single story. I began Beta reading for Mia a few years ago after engaging with her on Goodreads. Every story she sent was fantastic. She has a knack for writing complex plots and characters you …

The newest work of brutality from Aiden Messer, Pet, is going to be released September 27th, 2023. Mark that date on your calendars friends, because you’re going to want to read this! Aiden Messer is fairly new to the scene, but they’re already making waves in the horror and splatterpunk …

The newest work of fiction from the brilliant mind of Brian Asman, Our Black Hearts Beat As One, will be released on October 24, 2023, just in time for Spooky Season. After reading, and loving, his previous novella, Man, Fuck This House, I nearly tripped over myself running to snag …

How many of you out there enjoy Shakespeare? I always looked forward to Shakespeare in my English courses. I’m not saying I always understood everything, but I always and still do appreciate and am enthralled with Shakespeare. So, when I found Crystal Lake Publishing and Monstrous Books collection of short …

Indie author Sammy Scott‘s first novel, BETA, is set to be one of the best novels, if not THE best novel, of the year. It easily became one of my favorites from 2023, and was one of the best debut novels I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. Or, in …

Before reading BETA, I knew Sammy Scott was a talented writer. At Home with the Horrors is a hell of a collection, and I quickly fell in love with his writing style. Perfect prose, tension built quietly and at a perfect pace for each story. Unique ideas, and the writing …

I’m going to start this review off by saying I don’t read romance. Never. Give me a shredded heart over a bleeding heart any day. But I was intrigued by the cover of Justin Bourne Boring’s (yes, that’s his real name) debut dark fantasy romance novel, Beauty Is A Blade. …