Horror Book Reviews
Deadbolt by John Ashley – Horror Review
Mrs. Grayson has lived alone since he husband died— or has she? Deadbolt by John Ashley is a horror short story that will have you double-checking your doors tonight. Ready to dive into this review? Let’s get started! What is Deadbolt About? There’s an innate, human fear about getting older. Your body fails you, your […]
Cucumbers And Comforters by S.C. Mendes – Book Review
Being a teenager is hard. Being a teenager and having your only real friend turn into a Japanese-style water spirit and your nemesis get her butt ripped out (???) and be suspected of her murder is harder. S.C. Mendes and Nikki Noir have written a great teen scream, so let’s dig into Cucumbers and Comforters! […]
SAVING NOAH – LUCINDA BERRY
(Trigger warning: CSA, SA, Suicide/ideation) To say I adore Lucinda Berry would be an understatement. I first listened to her audiodrama One Of Our Own on Everand last year and have been hooked ever since. Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry is a dark and twisted story that forces all of us to take an uncomfortable […]
HAUNTED – JAMES SCHANNEP
Stress and schoolwork have completely zapped my energy for reading this week. But as I mentioned in my post on banishing reading slumps, one of my favourite ways out of this is choose your own adventure novels. This format works fabulously in the horror genre, and while I could have done with some more adult […]
BE MY FRIEND – MIQUE WATSON
Be My Friend by Mique Watson is the perfect cross between a true crime podcast and the real-life horrors of the internet. Clocking in at 100 pages, this novella will live with you far after you’ve finished it. And if you’re not a fan of the splatterpunk genre, reader beware! I picked up Be My […]
IN THE BARN – JORDAN BACH
In The Barn is a horror novella about a little girl who pretty much had everything I wanted as a kid – a monster to eat her bullies. With a run time of a little over an hour, this horror story by Jordan Bach was the perfect novella to join me in my weekly deep […]