Genre: Horror

BUT NOT TOO BOLD by Hache Pueyo – Review

BUT NOT TOO BOLD by Hache Pueyo – Review
Posted February 3, 2025 by Tammy in 3 stars, Reviews / 0 Comments

The nitty-gritty: I enjoyed parts of this bizarre fantasy/horror novella, but some elements were a little too bizarre. But Not Too Bold is a very weird piece of fiction that didn’t completely work for me, but I do appreciate some of the things the author did with worldbuilding. I also loved the Latin American flavor […]

AT DARK, I BECOME LOATHSOME by Eric LaRocca – Review

AT DARK, I BECOME LOATHSOME by Eric LaRocca – Review
Posted January 30, 2025 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 16 Comments

The nitty gritty: An emotional journey through grief and self-loathing, Eric LaRocca’s latest is a dark, gut punch of a story. “The world is nothing more than a carnivorous plant that devours the things that are the softest and most delicate.” Eric LaRocca has come up with yet another intense, emotional story about damaged people […]

THE WAY UP IS DEATH by Dan Hanks – Review

THE WAY UP IS DEATH by Dan Hanks – Review
Posted January 16, 2025 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 22 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A mysterious tower is the setting for this entertaining sci-fi/fantasy tale, made better by Dan Hanks’ emotional themes. Dan Hanks takes a familiar idea—the survival game—and twists it into something new and exciting. The Way Up is Death is a fast-paced thriller with horror elements and a bit of a LitRPG feel to […]

THE RETURN by Rachel Harrison – Review

THE RETURN by Rachel Harrison – Review
Posted December 16, 2024 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 30 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A well written story with plenty of unsettling and scary moments, The Return is an excellent and entertaining debut. I’m catching up with Rachel Harrison’s backlist, and I decided to try her debut horror story. The Return is super creepy and weird, and while it’s not my favorite of her books, I had […]

BENEATH THE POET’S HOUSE by Christa Carmen – Review

BENEATH THE POET’S HOUSE by Christa Carmen – Review
Posted December 5, 2024 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 15 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Mystery and horror combine with gothic literary elements in this excellent, atmospheric tale. If you haven’t discovered Christa Carmen yet, now’s your chance. In Beneath the Poet’s House, Carmen sets her literary, gothic mystery in Providence, Rhode Island and centers it around 19th century poet Sarah Helen Whitman’s famous house at 88 Benefit […]

THE SWARM by Andy Marino – Review

THE SWARM by Andy Marino – Review
Posted November 22, 2024 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 31 Comments

The nitty-gritty: The Birds and Alien but with giant cicadas, The Swarm is not for the faint of heart and should be read indoors with all the windows firmly closed. If you’re not a bug person, you might want to think twice before picking up The Swarm. On the other hand, if you’re a fan […]

SNOW DROWNED by Jennifer D. Lyle – Review

SNOW DROWNED by Jennifer D. Lyle – Review
Posted November 18, 2024 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 24 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A creepy, tension-filled story that will keep readers turning the pages, Snow Drowned was a pleasant surprise. I’ve been lucky with YA books lately, and I’m happy to report that Snow Drowned is yet another one I can recommend (with a few caveats). Jennifer D. Lyle knows how to create tension, and I […]

REST STOP by Nat Cassidy – Review

REST STOP by Nat Cassidy – Review
Posted October 25, 2024 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 8 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A twisty, bloody tale, Rest Stop is a delightfully gruesome surprise. Rest Stop is a short and extremely twisted novella, and it has firmly cemented Nat Cassidy as a must read author for me. This is a wild, bloody adventure—or should I say “misadventure”—involving an ill-fated convenience store stop, a deranged killer, and […]