Cuts by Richard Laymon: Albert gets stabby, in more ways than one
This was my second pick for this month’s Richard Laymon read-a-thon. As with many of his novels, I was not sure if I had read this before.
Endless Night by Richard Laymon: Simon says lets play cat and mouse
This was my second pick for this month’s Richard Laymon read-a-thon. As with many of his novels, I was not sure if I had read this before
Among the Missing by Richard Laymon: Laymon light
For the first week of June, and a first week of the Richard Laymon read-a-thon I chose Among the Missing as I was sure I’d not read this one before.
Scurry by Seann Barbour: Crawling terror
Nothing better than a serial killer story, which I adore, coupled with something that might be creepy on a different level. Roaches. Bugs and pests of all kinds can be creepy and to see a bug or snake unexpectedly can jar in real life.
She Wakes by Jack Ketchum: Travel guide to terror
A theme of rebirth and renewal – in the most extreme and violent ways – becomes apparent. Then the blue sky is dark, the music is replaced by screams, and flames replace flowers.
Victorian Psycho • Naughty Notty Book Review
Victorian Psycho was a book that I noticed while compiling the new release list for February 2025. The yellow colour of the cover jumped out at me with the use of a fitting scalloped font and the oil painted girl’s face.
At Dark I Become Loathsome by Eric LaRocca: I dug this like a fresh grave
I was instantly drawn to the morose character Ashley Lutin. If you’ve ever lingered too long over the bloodied, discarded wings of a mourning dove on the concrete steps of your office.
We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer: Expertly wrought slipstream horror
We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer: Expertly wrought slipstream horror with video game logic that gets under your skin.
Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca: Strong characters, weak elsewhere
There was promise there, and while the rest of the story sort of fizzled and underdelivered on the genre I wanted to see more.
The Rising: More Selected Scenes From The End Of The World: A short recon mission
The Rising: More Selected Scenes From The End Of The World by Brian Keene January 2025 Death’s Head Press 120 pages Horror / Survival Horror… Read More »The Rising: More Selected Scenes From The End Of The World: A short recon mission
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman: Indoctrination and Transmogrification
I found this book all at once unsettling, entertaining, hilarious, depressing and thoroughly well written.
Strange Stones by Edward Lee and Mary SanGiovanni: A romp through Lovecraft’s space and time
Strange Stones Edward Lee and Mary SanGiovanni January 2005 Clash Books 140 pages Horror / Cosmic Horror / Comedy Professor Everard could be named simply;… Read More »Strange Stones by Edward Lee and Mary SanGiovanni: A romp through Lovecraft’s space and time