Imagine a world where every man has suddenly been hardwired into a frenzied animal, intent on killing every woman he sees. After a gene-splicing experiment goes horribly awry, this is the reality that Allie Hilts faces every day. After watc...
5 StarsThis isn't your normal ghost story. It starts out that way but boy, does it go in another direction. The author gives you everything that keeps the reader connected, fast pace, lots of action, characters that are a bit odd and terror. When...
4 StarsThe book brings the reader five eerie and haunting tales all with the same setting, a five story Georgian mansion. This mansion used to be a grand place but through time it has started to deteriorate. It has been converted into five apartme...
4 StarsThis is the story of a young family who moves into a new apartment that is surrounded by a graveyard, a crematorium and a temple. The price is right so they are still looking forward to their new home. Immediately upon moving in strange thi...
3½ StarsThis book came along at a perfect time. I was in the mood for a good, spooky book, and this one definitely fits the bill! I loved it. This book drew me in from the very beginning with a deeply intriguing storyline and more hidden gems than...
4½ StarsThe Night Clock is a disjointed horror/fantasy novel chock so full of characters, rich imagery and dream details it was hard to keep track of everything and tie it all together, though in the end everything comes full circle...even if it to...
3 StarsI chose Carter and Lovecraft because I was looking for something different. Well, I am glad to say that I found it! To me, this book had a Sleepy Hollow feel to it. The TV show, not the original story. Lovecraft is to Carter what Crane is t...
4 StarsDora Hilburn has written a captivating ghost story that will enthrall many age groups from teen to adult. Anna is the main (living) character in this book and her loneliness is something many will identify with. She's just graduated high sc...
4 StarsI am a huge Adam Nevill fan and was so excited to hear he had written a new book. When I received The House of Small Shadows in the mail I opened it immediately and began to read. The cover is quite macabre and a good introduction to the st...
4 StarsAuthor Maynard Sims has done it again! Mother of Demons, book 5 of the Department 18 novels, is another solid gold hit! I honestly don’t know how they keep them coming, but please, keep it up! This brilliant novel starts off fast and never...
4½ StarsRetired police officer, Ken Simpson, and reformed ex-convict, Jason Edwards find themselves joining forces to survive the zombie apocalypse. As they watch Portland fall around them, they have to stay away from the zombies and gangs of human...
4½ StarsThe Silence is one of the best novels I’ve read in a long time. I love horror stories and this one captured my attention from page one. It was quite creative how the author threw out random facts and later tied them all into the storyline....
5 StarsI have been a tremendous fan of author Maynard Sims for years. As someone who adores scary stories (I swear, I was raised on Stephen King!) this author has the art of the psychological scare down pat. Stillwater is another in a long line of...
4½ StarsStephen Gregory’s Wakening The Crow is a twisted tale that references Edgar Allan Poe. The plot of this novel seemed quite strange to me, but I couldn’t set it down. The use of a tooth as a talisman for change is very interesting. Every cha...
4 StarsOther than the gorgeous purple maze on the cover, I felt a slight kinship to Suspicion. For whatever reason, I recalled a horror movie from my childhood which featured a sinister maze overlooking a creepy hotel. It scared the pants off me a...
3½ StarsMotherless Child does a wonderful job of presenting readers with the darker side of vampirism. When unmarried mothers Natalie and Sophie leave their trailer park to let off a little steam at a local bar; they have no idea that a night with...
4 StarsPerhaps because it's starting to feel like the zombie craze is on its way out...this feels like a last quick grasp onto the fad. Don't get me wrong, spinning the idea that zombies are kind of this background supporting character instead of...
3 StarsStephen King is my favorite author and this book reminded me why. It starts off with people vying for a job in a bad economy. That in itself is very relatable to a lot of people. Then it introduces the people waiting just to kill them secon...
5 StarsThe setting for Blood Kin takes place between 1930 until modern day. It’s set in the Appalachian Mountains. They say that you can't judge a book by its cover, but this cover just made me want to open up the book and start reading. It has a...
4 StarsAddie is an alchemist who has temporarily lost her memory. She has no clue what caused her memory loss, but she is determined to find out what happened. With her sharp mind and clever tongue, she easily gets involved in dangerous situations...
4½ StarsI LOVED this book. I love retellings, especially horror, and these were done in a great way. From sea creatures to demons there is a story for everyone. After I read this book I read the originals and I was very happy with the way this book...
5 StarsColdbrook is chilling and nail biting. Not only are the pages filled with the horror of a zombie apocalypse but it also has a wonderful twist to the event that started it. I loved the scientific explanation with the multiple universes that...
4½ StarsThe Waiting has a great plot, with an ending that will blow you away. While the writing seemed stilted and the characters seemed uninterested in each other, you begin to understand the reasons behind this as the story progresses. After a sl...
4 StarsA horrifying mixture of The Mist and Slenderman, 314 kept me scared until I'd finished the book. I couldn't bring myself to look out of my window because of the unexplainable fear that A.R. Wise had created. I fought chills, goosebumps, and...
5 StarsThe setting for the book starts with 12 year old Zombie slayers Ian, Kendra and PJ. We are no longer in the mountains of Montana but headed for Puerto Rico, hot and sweaty Puerto Rico. They are on a vacation from Zombie hunting. They hear a...
3 StarsWatcher of the Dark is an outstanding novel in the Jeremiah Hunt Series! Mr. Nassise is a wonderful writer with a glib gift of the tongue! The characters are ambiguous, their goals the same (yet differ), and the overall dampening effect thr...
4½ StarsWhen twenty-three-year-old Dimitri Petrov is given a last-minute assignment to cover a séance at the well-known haunted Aspinwall Mansion, things aren’t looking too good for him. It’s Halloween and things aren’t going well for the poor guy....
3 StarsI thought this was a great sci-fi/horror/fantasy story in which we learn how this company SymboGen Corporation pioneered the development of a genetically engineered tapeworm that humans ingest in order to protect them from illness, boost th...
5 StarsI really enjoyed these thirteen short horror stories by Ms. Mosier. One central theme throughout all the stories was that they took place in Arizona, but each had its own story to tell the readers. I won’t go into detail about each of the t...
4 StarsIn this second book in the Red Door series, we find teenager Jesse Miller deciding to throw a party at the Starke house for his friends. The day he picks turns out to be the fiftieth anniversary to when teenager Max Jensen entered the house...
5 StarsThis is another fantastic short book that showcases Ms. James’ talent for writing horror stories. This book contained four really short stories that each packed its own punch for her fans to enjoy. In The Lamp, we’re told the story of how S...
5 StarsMs. James has another winner on her hands with this short horror story. In this one we’re told the story of how it is Max Jensen’s first day in a new school district because his family moved. If the stress isn’t enough for him in having to...
5 StarsBoy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy steals a time machine that’s low on batteries and attempts to save girl from impending annihilation. ...You know how this goes. Tak O’Leary is a Japanese-American television host who vanished off the grid...
4½ StarsThe leader of a Satanic cult in San Francisco is murdered right in front of his followers. Thousands of miles away in Paris, a similar murder occurs. In both cases, witnesses claim that a robed figure appeared from nowhere and disappeared a...
4 StarsMr. Malfi doesn’t disappoint with this horror story. In this story we are introduced to a couple Alan and Heather Hammerstun. They are going through some difficult times together in which they have experienced two miscarriages. Each time He...
4½ StarsThis is a dark and compelling story. I love the mystery throughout the storyline as Joseph has to solve the clues in the manuscript before his time runs out. This is very well written and full of vivid detail. I will admit that part of the...
4½ StarsThis was a fun paranormal story that I really enjoyed. We meet Jessica Backman, a nineteen year-old ghost hunter, who seems pretty-well known in the community. She decides to take on a haunting in a cemetery that others don’t want to deal w...
4 StarsI really enjoyed this paranormal story and felt the author did a wonderful job at keeping my heart pounding in my chest as I quickly turned the pages to see what odd things would happen next. From the very first page, I was pulled into this...
5 StarsLast Days is the most recent novel by Adam Nevill, horror extraordinaire. Kyle Freeman, the main character, is one of the most intriguing characters I've come across in a while. His aim to make it big in filmmaking overshadows his good sens...
5 StarsI’m not much of a zombie fan but a novel like Portlandtown, written by Rob DeBorde, was a book I could not put down. It’s not just a “zombie story” or an “Old West” story. It’s a story of secrets, magic and mystery. It’s a story of two men,...
5 StarsThis story is a thought provoking Psychological thriller. Each new page is a mystery to be unraveled and leaves the reader with chills. There are so many twists and unexpected surprises. This is definitely a story that will stay with the re...
4 StarsWhen I was reading the summary of "One Hospital Nightmare", I was immediately drawn in and had to read it. I wanted to like it. I liked the plot, the aspect of some time travel, history and my favorite, Native Americans. I am sad to say tha...
3½ StarsThis was a short story which made it hard to get to know the characters very well, but perhaps, that is why it led to so many questions, why, what, where and when? Cows weren't just dying of disease on the Andriss Scott's Farm. They were dy...
3 StarsThis Dark Earth is a unique take on a post-apocalyptic zombie outbreak. The story starts with a viral outbreak that turns most humans into zombies like many books of this genre. But Jacobs goes one step further and incorporates a nuclear ex...
3½ StarsSpooky stories are always such fun to read. What’s even better is reading a collection of horror stories. Nothing like opening a book and enjoying one spinetingling tale after another. And that’s what readers get when they start reading Nec...
4½ StarsThe Grave Artist is a novel that, when it started, began in a way that moved kind of slow, but rapidly picked up the pace. It is somewhat artistically technical in some spots, but it comes together flawlessly and forms a moving, exciting st...
4 StarsI had no idea what I was getting into when I picked up The Red Barn. It sounded like a terrifically scary book, and in its own way, it was. But not in any way I could have anticipated. The storyline is good, but could easily have been a muc...
3½ StarsPhantom is a charming story that anyone who is familiar with the story of the Phantom of the Opera will simply adore. The characters are all very well written and developed and the story blends the two story lines seamlessly together. There...
4½ StarsThe zombie apocalypse has happened and the entire world is overrun with the walking dead. Through the journal pages of one survivor the chilling and terrifying new world unfolds, leaving readers breathlessly anticipating the next frightenin...
5 StarsBethany Griffin introduces a very unique take on Edgar Allen Poe's The Masque of the Red Death, and her take is awesome!! This slightly steampunk rendition, will not disappoint its readers and the twists and turns will keep them guessing. I...
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