I stupidly let Old Soul sit on my Kindle for over a year before I actually got around to reading it. I’d heard murmurings that Susan Barker’s horror novel was amazing, but I had absolutely no idea how it would consume me for the better part of a week. First off, if you haven’t read … Continue reading Review: Old Soul, by Susan Barker (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
Review: Cinderwich, by Cherie Priest (Apex Book Company)
The small town of Cinderwich has a secret. Many years ago, a dead woman was found in a tree. Although there was no noose to suggest a hanging; it seemed like she was just placed there. And, if the recurring, mysterious graffiti is to be believed, the woman was called Ellen. This incident sparks the … Continue reading Review: Cinderwich, by Cherie Priest (Apex Book Company)
Listen for the Screams – My Favorite Free Audio Horror
If you're anything like me, you need something to block out the voices in your head as you go about your daily business. Luckily for you, I've sourced the best in free, quality horror to replace your internal monologue with unsettling tales. The Hotel - Daisy Johnson I think about Daisy Johnson's debut novel, Everything … Continue reading Listen for the Screams – My Favorite Free Audio Horror
Review – The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror, edited by Stephen Jones (Skyhorse)
We’ve all gone a bit mad for folk horror in the last few years, haven’t we? I’m frankly still shocked that a movie as audacious as Midsommar was so successful! As someone who watched The Wicker Man at an incredibly impressionable age, I’m very excited that the mainstream has decided to follow me into the … Continue reading Review – The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror, edited by Stephen Jones (Skyhorse)
Book Review – The Last Good Man, by Thomas McMullan (Bloomsbury)
I am an absolute sucker for unsettling tales set in weird little pockets of England, as I am from a very odd bit of northern England. I particularly enjoy stories of weird rituals, or backwards societies, similar to The Wicker Man, or Midsommar. Stories that are slightly unnerving, because they are dangerously on the cusp … Continue reading Book Review – The Last Good Man, by Thomas McMullan (Bloomsbury)
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