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Review – Deliver Me by Elle NashInsidious and filled with dread, Deliver Me is an uncompromising and unconventional horror. Written with tight, claustrophobic prose and...
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Review – Service Model by Adrian TchaikovskyTracing a line from the likes of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams, Service Model is a clever piece of satirical sci-fi. Smart, well...
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Review – Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-MartinNot like the others at all. A wild, flowing, nightmarish descent into an alien horror, this coming-of-age, fiercely queer novel is...
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Review – Here Comes The Sun by Justin M. WoodwardPart of the ongoing sandbox series from Dead Sky Publishing (formerly Deaths Head Press), Here Comes The Sun is another barnburner of a...
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Review – The Wreckage of Us by Dan MalakinA tightly crafted British thriller, The Wreckage of Us plays to its tropes excellently. Misinformation, red herrings and uncertain...
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Review – Ninth Life by Stark HolbornGritty, cyberpunk, Western inspired sci-fi, Ninth Life is the third book in Stark Holborn’s series and it is a tour de force. A taut and...
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Review – Horror Movie by Paul TremblayCompletely gripping and wonderfully crafted, Horror Movie is a churning, atmospheric read with bite. Layered with uncertainty, it’s a...
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Review – The Collapsing Wave by Doug JohnstoneThe sequel to The Space Between Us, a first contact adventure with heavy thriller elements, The Collapsing Wave delves into the human...
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Review – The Space Between Us by Doug JohnstoneA first contact, found family science fiction adventure, The Space Between Us is a fast and satisfying read. A fascinating idea couched...
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Review – The Only Way Out Is Through by Paul Michael AndersonAn intriguing story collection, each one is a dark and intense piece of writing. There’s something about the work, horror for true horror...
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Review – Fight Me by Austin GrossmanWhoever blurbed this book The Breakfast Club meets the X-Men nailed it. As Gen-X a book as they come, it’s an angst ridden,...
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Review – Small Town Horror by Ronald MalfiA brilliant, churning and feverish chiller, Small Town Horror is is a dark and compelling novel. As a Malfi fan, this is not one to miss....
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Review – The Remaining: Extinction by D.J. MollesThe final instalment in The Remaining series, Extinction is an epic conclusion to an outstanding story. Drawing numerous threads...
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Review – All Who Wander Are Lost by Gemma AmorPrefaced with an intriguing author’s note that gives a great insight into the basis of this collection, All Who Wander Are Lost is a...
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Review – Klova by Karen LangstonAn intriguing premise, Klova takes on a complex idea wrapped up in an expansive sci-fi fantasy world. Part thriller, part analytic...
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Review – This Skin Was Once Mine by Eric LaRoccaA collection of four short stories, each concerned with the damage and hurt that humans do to one another, Eric LaRocca has created an...
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Review – The Reformatory by Tananarive DueA dark and emotional historical horror, The Reformatory is a thousand injustices that bleed across the page. An astounding work that...
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Review – The Shuddering by Ania AhlbornA bitterly cold, uncompromising horror, The Shudddering is a terrifying creature feature that brings originality to a classic trope....
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Review – Artifical Wisdom by Thomas R. WeaverA near future, sci-fi thriller, Artificial Wisdom creates a terrifying world of climate change, manipulated information and the emergence...
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Review – Toxxic by Jane HenniganSequel to the excellent Moths , a hugely successful indie novel that was taken up by Angry Robot Books, Toxxic digs deep into the world...
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Review – Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen KingDeciding to finish this collection, I read the last two stories back to back. If the title doesn’t give you enough of a clue, these stories...
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Review – Big Driver by Stephen KingThe second story in the Full Dark, No Stars collection and the grittiest I’ve read from King in a while. A wonderfully written character...
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Review – The Pollutant Speaks by Alex CochranAn intriguing blend of science fiction and philosophy, specifically language, The Pollutant Speaks wasn’t what I expected. An enormous...
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Review – 1922 by Stephen KingOnce more looking toward reading more recent Stephen King stories, I picked up this collection of novellas Full Dark, No Stars...
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Review – Zero Kill by M.K. HillAn action packed, popcorn thriller that reads like a blend of Jason Bourne and Salt, Zero Kill hits the ground running and never stops....
