Horror Book Reviews

Review: Stained Echoes by Jon Ring, Illustrated by Vinessa Sanford

Stained Echoes by Jon Ring

Crafting myriad worlds in a tightly penned collection of stories, Stained Echoes: Tales of the Mysterious and the Macabre by Jon Ring is an enchanting work of old-fashioned horror for readers who love to be spooked. Presenting a wide and weird variety of disturbing yarns, from ancient battlefield hauntings to the demons held deepest in our hearts, this book exhibits a mastery of the style.

A unique and impressive homage to the macabre pacing of Poe, the collection hums with sinister tension, often delaying its twisted payoffs until the very end of the story. The opening piece especially, “The Secret […]

Review: A Boy’s Hammer by Alex Grass

A Boy's Hammer by Alex Grass

An epic novel that combines Finnish mythology with a harrowing serial killer story, Alex Grass’ A Boy’s Hammer is a wildly creative take on the urban fantasy genre.

Fifteen-year-old Alan and his mom Lena are on their way to Helsinki when their plane crashes in the ocean. Neither are heard from again, until twenty long years later. Alan turns up in a crater in Philadelphia: naked, about seven feet tall, covered in hammer tattoos, and still with the mind of a teenager – despite the fact that he’s now a thirty-five-year-old man. So, what in the world happened?

Detective Jefferson […]

Review: The Nosferatu Conspiracy: The Sommelier by Brian James Gage

The Nosferatu Conspiracy: The Sommelier by Brian James Gage

Author Brian James Gage pulls back the curtain on another sinister installment of historical horror with The Nosferatu Conspiracy: Book Two, The Sommelier. 

Haunted by the specter of Franz Ferdinand, whom he set up for assassination, Kaiser Wilhelm II continues his mad military quest across Europe, desperately seeking the mysterious substance that will grant him and his wife immortality. The first step of the Nosferatu operation hadn’t gone exactly according to plan, although eliminating the Romanov family and destabilizing Russia did have its benefits.

The second objective of Prussia’s ultimate scheme is still within reach, somewhere in Paris, but seizing […]

Review: The Phantom Circuit by Austin Farmer

The Phantom Circuit by Austin Farmer

A reflective and frightening piece of dark fiction, The Phantom Circuit by Austin Farmer is a contemporary thriller carefully laced with classic horror themes.

Erica Westfield is dealing with the sudden loss of her international superstar sister, but a horrific slice of their past is also haunting this new grief, bringing up sinister memories of Bloody Mary, and a curse Erica thought she’d long ago left in the rear view. That twisted piece of personal history is breaking through the bounds of death, lurking on the other side of mirrors and computer screens, waiting to hack into her already troubled […]

2022-01-14T05:07:03+02:00December 1st, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Hunted (The Abarath Trilogy Book 1) by Damian Dawes

Hunted (The Abarath Trilogy Book 1) by Damian Dawes A deep-sea thriller with a paranormal twist, Hunted by Damian Dawes is the first throat-clenching book of The Abarath Trilogy.

Kat Robbins may not be afraid of anything, not even a great white looking for a scuba diver dinner, but that doesn’t make her isolated life on an Arctic icebreaker any less monotonous. The bleak endless ocean means plenty of time to ruminate on the shadows of her past, until a mysterious wreck draws the crew into dark and uncertain waters. Stranded in an icy expanse and stalked by an ancient, life-sucking evil, the crew of Soviet misfits, suspicious […]

2021-11-02T03:30:09+02:00November 1st, 2021|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

Review: Dreck by Alex Grass

Dreck by Alex Grass

Author Alex Grass creates a haunting and gritty dystopian world in Dreck, a monstrously good read penned with a masterful voice. Driven by an unflinching protagonist who takes no guff and gives no quarter, this dark and raw-edged thriller will suck you in and keep you there.

Dreck, the mystical beast from a sinister nursery rhyme, ends up on Frank Attanasio’s cold mortuary slab, but this dauntless and sardonic hero quickly learns that death is anything but permanent. The antlered monster is still glowing, appears to be doling out gold coins, and has repeatedly broken into Frank’s mind with […]

2021-10-22T03:58:21+02:00September 3rd, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Autumn Falls by A.R. Kingston

Autumn Falls by A.R. KingstonA desperate mother is mysteriously drawn to a serene but sinister town to start a new life in Autumn Falls by A.R. Kingston, a richly written horror novel that blends familiar genre motifs into an original work of dark fiction.

Attempting to find some normalcy in a seemingly normal town, Charlotte settles in and even begins to trust again, despite the occasional sense of eeriness she feels in her new home. Little does she know that her arrival has set off a cascade of horror that has been brewing for generations – fueled by a sinister power that has been […]

2021-05-27T07:15:27+02:00May 26th, 2021|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Headless 1776 by Tom Schneider

Headless 1776 by Tom Schneider A haunting origin story, Headless 1776 by Tom Schneider is a wildly imaginative YA novel for those who love a good mix of fact and fiction.

A young boy named Elijah loses his last real connection to family on the way to a new life during the early years of the Revolutionary War. What he encounters in his new home leads to a riveting and unexpectedly good ghost story. This occasionally gory and fast-paced piece of historical fiction is engaging from the first page, as readers are introduced to a savage mercenary who has since become a headless legend, thanks […]

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