REVIEW: The Worm And His Kings by Hailey Piper
*WARNING: CONTAINS MANY, MANY SPOILERS* Clive Barker’s Cabal. Stephen King’s Revival. The Buffy episode The Gift. Fuck Lovecraft; these...
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TC Parker
Oct 23, 20203 min
REVIEW: Just My Type by Lucy Bexley & Bryce Oakley
Supernatural romance. I can’t, hand on heart, claim to know a lot about the genre. I’ve read some of the Twilight books; even seen one of...
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TC Parker
Oct 18, 20203 min
REVIEW: Whispers In The Dark by Laurel Hightower
I’ve been lucky enough to read some incredible books this year: some indie, some small press and some Big 5, from writers as new (to me)...
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TC Parker
Sep 27, 20204 min
REVIEW: Worst Laid Plans: An Anthology of Vacation Horror edited by Samantha Kolesnik
*WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS* Edited collections are often a bit of a mixed bag, aren’t they? With so many styles and story types at play,...
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TC Parker
Sep 19, 20203 min
REVIEW: Little Paranoias by Sonora Taylor
*WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS* This is an absolutely remarkable collection of stories. As I worked through each story in turn, I found...
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TC Parker
Sep 18, 20201 min
REVIEW: An Invitation To Darkness by Hailey Piper
Hailey Piper loves language. This much is clear even from the opening pages of An Invitation To Darkness. It’s an almost-period piece,...
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TC Parker
Sep 17, 20201 min
REVIEW: Juniper by Ross Jeffery
I remember watching Bruce La Bruce’s Otto at the cinema when it came out, and thinking, just as the zombie sex kicked in: gosh, this is a...
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TC Parker
Sep 17, 20202 min
REVIEW: Devolution by Max Brooks
I wanted to like this book - I really, really did. The deck was stacked in its favour, before I got going. I loved World War Z; enjoy a...
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TC Parker
Sep 17, 20201 min
REVIEW: The House On Abigail Lane by Kealan Patrick Burke
Did you like Stephen King’s 1408? Of course you did - it’s a masterpiece. The House On Abigail Lane is, for me, the spiritual successor...
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TC Parker
Sep 17, 20201 min
REVIEW: Without Condition by Sonora Taylor
I ploughed through this book in a handful of hours - I couldn’t put it down. I’d heard a previous reviewer compare the story and the main...
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TC Parker
Sep 17, 20201 min
REVIEW: To Be Devoured by Sara Tantlinger
Haunting and horrific in just about equal measure, To Be Devoured is short enough to be read in a single sitting, and compelling enough...
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TC Parker
Sep 17, 20201 min
REVIEW: Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke
First, to be clear: I absolutely loved this story. The body horror and physical deterioration is beautifully executed - the teeth; oh,...
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