A bold, brash and chaotically vibrant transgressive horror novel. The sleazy backdrop takes center stage, and Andy Lew is a character you'll love to lA bold, brash and chaotically vibrant transgressive horror novel. The sleazy backdrop takes center stage, and Andy Lew is a character you'll love to loathe.
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A bold, brash and chaotically vibrant transgressive horror novel. The sleazy backdrop takes center stage, and Andy Lew is a character you'll love to loathe....more
This book has everything I want in a horror novel. Great characters. Location with a dark past. Dread. Ghosts! Possession! Maps! Magical lore! Tons ofThis book has everything I want in a horror novel. Great characters. Location with a dark past. Dread. Ghosts! Possession! Maps! Magical lore! Tons of horror references. If you're looking for a fun and scary read with a ton of heart and humor and an incredibly well-realized overall concept, look no further. Highly recommended....more
Straight was one of my favorite novellas of 2021, and while I was expecting to enjoy Chuck Tingle's Camp Damascus, it's safe to say it defied every otStraight was one of my favorite novellas of 2021, and while I was expecting to enjoy Chuck Tingle's Camp Damascus, it's safe to say it defied every other expectation I had of it. Cutting through the hypocrisy of evangelism and conversion therapy's direct negative effect on youths, rather than offering yet another summer camp slasher, Damascus gives readers The Exorcist by way of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. At turns heartwrenching, funny, incisive and horrifying, Camp Damascus is a gripping story of one young woman's reckoning with the family and community holding her true self prisoner, and the past she didn't know she'd forgotten. Tingle has done it once again. I'm excited to see what he has in store for us in the future, with Bury Your Gays....more
A literal decent into the depths of pain and obsession, the scope of imagination in SEPTUM - with its shades of dark fantasy filtered through a psycheA literal decent into the depths of pain and obsession, the scope of imagination in SEPTUM - with its shades of dark fantasy filtered through a psychedelic Timothy Leary lens - proves Joshua Millican a worthy successor to the master himself, Clive Barker....more
This darkly comedic exploration of grief from Michelle von Eschen was a definite page turner. Other readers have said it has a Black Mirror feel and IThis darkly comedic exploration of grief from Michelle von Eschen was a definite page turner. Other readers have said it has a Black Mirror feel and I definitely see that. Would have fit nicely in Amazon's Forward Collection with Blake Crouch and Paul Tremblay. Well written and worth the read!...more
The sheer brutality of Jon Athan's THE GROOMER had me squirming multiple times, particularly in the first third and last third. This is a story of a mThe sheer brutality of Jon Athan's THE GROOMER had me squirming multiple times, particularly in the first third and last third. This is a story of a man pushed to do terrible things by the actions of the most horrible people imaginable. If you can stomach it, you'll find a bleak, riveting tale of revenge that pulls no punches and doesn't let up until the very end....more
What starts out as a seemingly innocent summer at a religious camp (which, if you're the main character in this book, is bad enough) quickly spirals iWhat starts out as a seemingly innocent summer at a religious camp (which, if you're the main character in this book, is bad enough) quickly spirals into a living nightmare when the boys stumble upon an old cabin in the woods. A dark and brutal novella with themes of religious hypocrisy and the lengths a parent might go through to protect their children, which in the case of this book is way, way too far. The coda is one of the best I've read in recent years. Definitely worth a read!...more
This Omnibus Edition contains the entire Ghostland Trilogy, including the "prequel," new chapters, an all-new "post-credits scene," bonus Ghost HunterThis Omnibus Edition contains the entire Ghostland Trilogy, including the "prequel," new chapters, an all-new "post-credits scene," bonus Ghost Hunter's Guide entries and interior artwork.
The complete box set of the Ghostland Trilogy contains the following books: - "The Moving House: A Prequel to Ghostland" - Ghostland - Afterlife: Ghostland 2.0 - Ghostland: Infinite...more