City on Fire by Don Winslow
Give me a cold winter weekend with The Godfather, Goodfellas and Casino and I’m a happy woman. When I discovered that Don Winslow was writing a trilogy involving the Irish…
Born For Trouble: The Further Adventures of Hap and Leonard by Joe Lansdale
As the title indicates, BORN FOR TROUBLE is a collection of stories about Hap and Leonard-two of my favorite people in all of literature. It’s Lansdale. It’s Hap and Leonard.…
Road of Bones by Christopher Golden
ROAD OF BONES had me shivering in the midst of an August heatwave! Felix Teigland, (Teig), a documentary filmmaker, and Prentiss his financial backer, head out to Siberia in the…
Children of Demeter by E.V. Knight
CHILDREN OF DEMETER had me ensnared right from the get-go. I generally love stories about cults and this one was a doozy! Being pressed for time right now, I thought…
Below by Kev Harrison
A fast paced novella that flies right by, BELOW was a fun ride! A small group of people are going to investigate an old, caved in mine to make a…
You Know It’s True by J.R. Hamantaschen
Once again, J.R. Hamantaschen strikes by releasing another collection of short stories, even though he previously said he wouldn’t; thereby proving that the man cannot be trusted! However, he CAN…
Feral Creatures by Kira Jane Buxton
Being that I’ve been afraid to post a review of this book because I am unable to do it justice, I’ve put it off for a few days. I am…
Gothic Blue Book VI: A Krampus Carol curated by Cynthia & Gerardo Pelayo
“A collection of short horror stories and poems resurrect the spirit of the Gothic Blue Book. Gothic Blue Books were short Gothic fictions popular in the 18th and 19th century.“…
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS is a superb, gut wrenching novel, and it wrecked me. I’ve been sitting here struggling to come up with some words that don’t sound like the…
Mystery Road by Kevin Lucia
Mystery Road is a beautifully written, poignant story about a man caring for his dying father and the memories that suddenly return to him after decades of forgetfulness. Kevin Ellison recalls…