What if the organized religion you follow is not the afterlife you are presented with? This brief existential story has crawled its way into every nooWhat if the organized religion you follow is not the afterlife you are presented with? This brief existential story has crawled its way into every nook and cranny of my brain. I often contemplate this question anyway so seeing it play out was truly horrific. Even worse is being told your stay in hell is finite but then you do the math… omg, I will likely never forget this book....more
Poison Ivy is the prequel to Mark Towse‘s wildly successful novella: Nana. Let me stop you right there… no, you don’t get to watch NanShe’s baaaaack.
Poison Ivy is the prequel to Mark Towse‘s wildly successful novella: Nana. Let me stop you right there… no, you don’t get to watch Nana in her younger years. Poison Ivy solidifies exactly how long this retirement center (cough, cough…cult) has been in the business of prolonging life. Poison Ivy has everything you loved about Nana, all the shock factor, grotesque, and yep, all the old people shenanigans. Just in time for Halloween. Poison Ivy gets bonus points for including bonus stories! This book is a collection of 9 shorts, totaling a bit over 200 pages. Mark Towse, don’t you ever stop writing!
Thank you to the author for gifting me an advanced ebook for review....more
The cover art had me jumping to read this book. Although the story was way too much of a slow burn for me personally, all the cultural history woven tThe cover art had me jumping to read this book. Although the story was way too much of a slow burn for me personally, all the cultural history woven throughout made for an incredibly educational read....more
Absolutely loved the first quarter of this book with its themes related to spiritual trauma, but then the story shifted gears into a psychotic outbreaAbsolutely loved the first quarter of this book with its themes related to spiritual trauma, but then the story shifted gears into a psychotic outbreak where instead of zombies we have sexual aggressors that kinda act like zombies. Maybe it was a giant metaphor, maybe I missed the point, but this book is long and it felt long, and several times I didn’t want to finish. I did finish though and it’s not all crazytown. I mean it is but the storyline progresses despite the repetitive scenes. Read it and see what you think!...more
Wounds: Six Stories From The Border Of Hell by Nathan Ballingrud Someone recommended this book so I picked it up at the library for my October tbr. As Wounds: Six Stories From The Border Of Hell by Nathan Ballingrud Someone recommended this book so I picked it up at the library for my October tbr. As I was reading, one story felt way too familiar: The Visible Filth. Turns out, I had watched the film adaptation on Hulu a while back and I ended up watching it again after reading. Trust me when I say the movie follows the novella to a T! I was so relieved to realize I had indeed experienced this story before and I wasn’t just having a very uncomfortable case of déjà vu.
The Visible Filth was by far my favorite of the bunch in this collection, but maybe it was all my excitement about the book to screen process. The remaining stories are very good too, overall an excellent and highly disturbing collection of horror.
I love a good haunted house story. This is a somewhat slow burn set during a vacation in Italy. The writing is fantastic with excellent family dynamicI love a good haunted house story. This is a somewhat slow burn set during a vacation in Italy. The writing is fantastic with excellent family dynamics to keep pulling me in. Absolutely loved this one....more
A Luminous Republic was an unexpected book for me. I went in with minimal information and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. This is a translated workA Luminous Republic was an unexpected book for me. I went in with minimal information and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. This is a translated work of literary horror written by a young Spanish writer living in Argentina, thus the story is set in the same location. I loved the POV here; there is complete chaos going on but our narrator appears quite objective to it all, giving the reader a rather calm detail of events almost in a journalistic fashion. I’m probably making this book sound boring but it is anything but. It’s excellent....more
“None of it was fair. You spend your adulthood trying to craft a life that feels as safe as early childhood, but the world yanks you farther and farth“None of it was fair. You spend your adulthood trying to craft a life that feels as safe as early childhood, but the world yanks you farther and farther away.”
Oh man, if you think dolls are creepy, just wait until you read this little book of puppet horror. For all of you who grew up watching Sesame Street, the nostalgia is strong within these pages. There is so much going on here and I enjoyed it all. ...more
This novella is a retelling of The Horror at Red Hook by H.P. Lovecraft. I didn’t know about the retelling aspect before beginning and have never readThis novella is a retelling of The Horror at Red Hook by H.P. Lovecraft. I didn’t know about the retelling aspect before beginning and have never read any of Lovecraft’s work so I feel the literary enjoyment was lost on me....more
Monstrilio is a literary horror novel written by Gerardo Sámano Córdova. I tried to explain the plot aloud and it makes no sense but boy did I enjoy iMonstrilio is a literary horror novel written by Gerardo Sámano Córdova. I tried to explain the plot aloud and it makes no sense but boy did I enjoy it. It focuses on themes related to grief, acceptance, and the darker sides of loyalty and love. The story is told from 4 interesting perspectives, the writing is amazing, and literary horror is almost always my fav....more
"When making deals with the devil, you had to be careful about the particulars. You had to pay attention to the fine print."
This little s
"When making deals with the devil, you had to be careful about the particulars. You had to pay attention to the fine print."
This little short story was released a week and a half before Halloween and the timing was PERFECT! Lovers of the dark and disturbing, don't let Jennifer Weiner's name turn you off. This was quite the pleasant surprise. It goes to some pretty dark places but these scenes are written in a fade-to-black style so more tender readers will still get a good nights sleep. Who knew Jennifer Weiner had it in her?? It took me less than an hour to read this short horror story via ebook and I'm no speed reader. Highly recommend for spooky season!...more
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