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Reaper: A Horror Novella by Jonathon Pongratz | Review
Reaper was one of those reads that will fester upon the psyche. It will allow you to get on with everyday things but in the dead of night it will re-emerge and make you realise that sleep will be futile. Right from the start we can feel the deep-seated fear that everything is not as it seems. Halloween – a breeding ground for all that is unnatural and terrifying. A long-awaited opportunity to take care of a little sister without their overbearing parents. One should be careful what you wish for. I’m always intrigued when reading POV’s from a teenage viewpoint. They are not quite matured for the big bad…
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Crossroads by Laurel Hightower | Review
Crossroads…a fork in the road, a decision to be made, life taking a turn and lives altered. Laurel Hightower has taken a certainty in life, death and given it a complex meaning, a burden, a floating through life trying to grasp the ending but never holding onto that tangible point. Chris is existing through life after the death of her only son. He is taken in the most tragic circumstances well before his time, a car crash. Greif is crushing her, minute by minute, hour by hour. A natural reaction to an unnatural event, but what would you do to have them back? Look at the cover – the desolation,…
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Blog Tour: Until Summer Comes Around by Glenn Rolfe
Don’t you just love a sweet and innocent coming of age story? Yeah, neither do I. If you love your coming of age stories to be full of blood, guts, and a creeping dread, then absolutely pick up Until Summer Comes Round. It blasts you with those feel good eighties summer vibes – the feeling that summer would never end. It just has that bonus of vampires and the spilling of blood. There is so much packed into this novel written by the immensely talented Glenn Rolfe. Every word has been deliberately chosen and they come to life with such a sinister prevalence that you feel the need to look…
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Blog Tour: The Wise Friend by Ramsey Campbell
The Wise Friend is a lesson in the age-old conundrum- should you believe everything you read? How much do you know the people posing as your friends? Are there ulterior motives? The storyline chills your spine with liquid nitrogen. It makes you stiffen up, look over your shoulder and take stock all at the same time. its haunting and disturbing with its threatening edge that has you wandering down an unused path that can only lead to devastation. It is an exquisite piece of literature with its use of macabre to transport the reader to another world, one with twists and an undeniable edge that just talked to you instantly. …
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Blog Tour: Boy In The Box by Marc E. Fitch
Boy In The Box fills your soul with eerie silence. It infiltrates your senses, pumps through your bloodstream and possesses you with an endless silent scream you cannot escape from. This book came along at precisely the right moment. As a huge horror fiction fan, it was everything I was looking for in such a changed world we seem to be living in. it gave me an escape, it enraptured my heart and I too became lost in the mountains. The only difference between me and the main characters was; I wasn’t sure if ever wanted to leave. There is nothing quite like picking up a new horror novel and…
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Review: The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp
The Last Days of Jack Sparks is definitely an odd book. The supernatural is a powerful force to be reckoned with but Jack Sparks ego revolves around the sun. if you are going into this book expecting a terrifying book, you are going to be disappointed. The scenes within are expected especially if you mess around with the paranormal and exorcisms. It is essentially a satirical/ black comedy novel. The destruction of Jack’s ego. The result of not having an open mind. Its karma coming back to bite him on the ass. He’s gone through his entire life treating everyone close like rubbish…well he’s about to get a taste of…
