Tag: book review

• July 28, 2022

  [REVIEW] The Nightmare Man – by J. H. Markert

  THE NIGHTMARE MAN often feels like it is obviously paying homage to great stories and storytellers; I can see some liking that, but I found it distracting and a bit frustrating. However, there are some gritty and memorable scenes/visuals scattered throughout this book, as well as ideas. It’s difficult to say why I didn’t enjoy […]
• July 28, 2022

  [REVIEW] Daphne – by Josh Malerman

  THE NIGHTMARE MAN often feels like it is obviously paying homage to great stories and storytellers; I can see some liking that, but I found it distracting and a bit frustrating. However, there are some gritty and memorable scenes/visuals scattered throughout this book, as well as ideas. It’s difficult to say why I didn’t enjoy […]
• March 1, 2022

  [REVIEW] The Saga of Dead-Eye: Vampires, Zombies, & Mojo Men – by Ronald Kelly

  The first novella in the Dead-Eye saga is a fun and promising ride. I’ll tell you, novellas have been my go-to selection lately. They’re not too long and they usually keep a quick pace about them. A book I can finish in a day or two (and enjoy) is a book I am more likely […]
• March 1, 2022

  [REVIEW] Mestiza Blood by V. Castro

  I recently experienced V. Castro for the first time with Queen of the Cicadas, which was great. Though Mestiza Blood is equally unsettling, violent, and sexy, I didn’t feel hooks in me during its reading. Part of the problem was the use of first-person narrative in every single story. It made the vibrations of the […]
• March 1, 2022

  [REVIEW] Elken by Jay Alexander

  Jay Alexander (RIP Nick Harper) is making his folk horror debut with “Elken,” a short story that is beautifully haunting and heavy with atmosphere. The prose are deep and descriptive, poetic and unsettling. This reads like a Harper story, but why wouldn’t it? In fact, it might even be stronger than a Harper story, because […]
• December 22, 2021

  [REVIEW] Lily – Nightmareland Volume 6 – by Daniel Barnett

  This is why people read. Books like Lily. Books that knock your socks off. Books that excite you, scare you, fuck you up and leave you emotionally and physically drained. The Nightmareland series has been reinforcing this expertise in my mind since its debut, Nightfall. What sets Lily apart from the volumes that came first? […]