HOW to MAKE a HORROR MOVIE and SURVIVE by Craig DiLouie
There seems to be a groundswell of Horror novels with Horror movies as a major plot element (Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay, Curse of…
Category: Book Reviews
LIVING SPACE and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov
From the publisher: “Twenty-five of the finest science fiction short stories from one of the genre’s greatest writers, Isaac Asimov. Isaac Asimov was the…
THE BOOK OF WITCHING by C.J. Cooke
Witches are at the heart of fantasy and folk-horror. Cursed objects, particularly cursed books, are a popular item featured in horror novels and stories.…
A CHRISTMAS GHOST STORY by Kim Newman
From the publisher: “From the acclaimed author of Anno Dracula, the perfect gift for those who love the dark fantastic imaginations of Neil Gaiman…
BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN by M.L. Wang
Dark Academia is a movement/subset of fantasy where the setting is often universities and other places of learning and education. While the “label” has…
RED SONJA: CONSUMED by Gail Simone
Let’s start this review with a riddle: When is an author’s character not an author’s character? Taking the point aside that an author’s character…
THE WOOD AT MIDWINTER by Susanna Clarke
It may be a shock for some to realise that it is 20 years since Susanna’s magnum opus, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell was…
MONSTROUS NIGHTS by Genoveva Dimova (The Witch’s Compendium of Monsters #2)
Genoveva Dimova’s The Witch’s Compendium of Monsters continues in Monstrous Nights, the second book (second half?) of the story begun in Foul Days. Kosara,…
NIGHT AND DAY by John Connolly
Although author John Connolly is perhaps best known for his Charlie Parker detective novels (currently 21 books and counting), but over the past twenty…
CANDLE & CROW by Kevin Hearne (Ink & Sigil #3)
Good things must come to an end, and it seems Kevin Hearne is bringing not just the Ink & Sigil series to an end,…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: CLASSIC HORROR STORIES Edited by David Stuart Davies
And the last review for Halloween 2024! Here’s my review of a book for Halloween that deals with classics. In the small hardback format,…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: LONELY VIGILS by Manly Wade Wellman
And on the last day of October we finish our usual Halloween Countdown with not just one but two reviews today! First up, Randy’s…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: THE ANGEL OF INDIAN LAKE (Indian Lake Trilogy #3) by Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones (SGJ) “…leaves fingerprints all over his work. You know you’re reading an SGJ story if it’s coming-of-age, the main theme is…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: THE OTHER by Thomas Tryon
… [He watched] where the water spilled into the cement curb that formed a pool under the spout. He washed his hands, bits of…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: OUT THERE SCREAMING: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan Peele
As it’s Halloween month, I was pleased to receive this one for review. From the publisher: “Jordan Peele, the visionary writer and director of Get…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: THE BEETLE by Richard Marsh
… They were eyes,—I told myself they were eyes. I had heard how cats’ eyes gleam in the dark, though I had never seen…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: THE HOUSE OF LAST RESORT by Christopher Golden
It seems only like five minutes ago that I reviewed Christopher’s All Hallows for last year’s Halloween. But here we are again – another…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024: OUT OF THE DROWNING DEEP by A. C. Wise
From the publisher: “Scribe IV is an obsolete automaton, peacefully whiling away his years on the Bastion, a secluded monastery in an abandoned corner of the galaxy. But…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2024 Article: FIVE BOOKS TO READ FOR HALLOWEEN
Note: This article was originally written recently for a local book club. I was given the brief of suggesting books for a general readership…
SMALL TOWN HORROR by Ronald Malfi
Over the past decade and a half or so, Ronald Malfi has emerged as one of the most consistently engaging and terrifying voices in…
