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CIRQUE BERSERK | Jessica Guess02.12.2020 | UnnervingRating: 4/5 stars The summer of 1989 brought terror to the town of Shadows Creek, Florida in the form of a massacre at a local carnival, Cirque Berserk. One fateful night, a group of teens killed a dozen people then disappeared into thin air. No one knows why they … Continue reading Book Review: Cirque Berserk
PETRIFIED WOMEN | Jeremy Ray 05.14.2021 | Infinite Ray Publishing Rating: 4.5/5 stars Harley has the perfect boyfriend. She’s confident that Aiden’s a keeper. He's a bit eccentric and his wood carving hobby is a little odd. His need for isolation while he carves his life-size female figurines is strange. And maybe his obsession with … Continue reading Book Review: Petrified Women
NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH | Cassandra Khaw 10.19.2021 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 4/5 stars A Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundation resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of the girls sacrificed to keep her company. It’s the perfect wedding venue for a group of thrill-seeking friends. A … Continue reading Book Review: Nothing But Blackened Teeth
HOLIDAY MINI REVIEWS PT. 1 THE LIGHTS by Carrie Pack: Molly Monroe and her family have gone out to enjoy the town’s Festival of Lights along with her girlfriend Chelsea. As the lights go on, the town’s children start to act strangely, especially Molly’s brother, Roger. When the Monroe’s next door neighbors are killed in … Continue reading Holiday Mini Reviews Pt. 1: The Lights & ‘Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
RING SHOUT | P. Djèlí Clark 10.13.2020 | Tordotcom Rating: 5/5 stars Maryse Boudreaux has a magic sword, a head full of tales, and the gift of sight. She can see what the Ku Klux Klan have hiding under their hoods. D.W. Griffith is a sorcerer and he’s using The Birth of a Nation as … Continue reading Book Review: Ring Shout
THE BOY IN THE WOODS | Scott Thomas 10.31.2020 | Inkshares Rating: 5/5 stars Today was supposed to be Eddie Reicher’s last day at summer camp, however, his parents can’t come to pick him up. Eddie is forced to spend one more night at Camp Cottonwood. He finds himself as one of the last campers … Continue reading Novella review: The Boy in the Woods
Keeping on trend for this month, I’ve checked off two additional novellas from my TBR that are perfect for spooky season reading! Below are some quick mini reviews for them! DARK HARVEST by Norman Partridge: Halloween 1963. They call him the October Boy, or Ol’ Hacksaw Face, or Sawtooth Jack. Whatever name you use, what … Continue reading Novella Reviews: Dark Harvest & The Switch House
I recently read two novellas that are perfect for spooky season reading. Below are some quick mini reviews for them! NIGHT OF THE MANNEQUINS by Stephen Graham Jones: This is a fun, campy horror story about a group of teenage friends who attempt to pull a prank at their local movie theater. The prank goes … Continue reading Novella Reviews: Night of the Mannequins & The House on Abigail Lane
ELEVATION | Stephen King 10.30.2018 | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Scott Carey looks like an average man on the outside. What people can’t see is that he has a few odd things happening to him recently, starting with steadily losing weight. Scott hasn’t changed his lifestyle or his eating habits. He looks exactly the same … Continue reading Book Review: Elevation
HALLOWEEN FIEND | C.V. Hunt 02.16.2019 | Grindhouse Press Rating: 4/5 stars This is the story of Strang, a small, isolated town. On the outside it looks like any other town of similar size, however, once night strikes there is one noticeable difference. The residents can be spotted leaving small animals in cages outside their … Continue reading Book Review: Halloween Fiend
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