Publisher: Quirk Books

THE UNMOTHERS by Leslie J. Anderson – Review

THE UNMOTHERS by Leslie J. Anderson – Review
Posted August 16, 2024 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 17 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Weird and unsettling, The Unmothers explores folklore, belief, pregnancy and grief, a story told in flawless prose, dripping with dread. The Unmothers was not what I expected at all, but I really ended up loving it. I’ll admit I got off to a shaky start, because so many different characters are introduced, and […]

WHISPER DOWN THE LANE by Clay McLeod Chapman – Review

WHISPER DOWN THE LANE by Clay McLeod Chapman – Review
Posted April 8, 2021 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 14 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Meticulously crafted and mind-bendingly creepy, Whisper Down the Lane is a riveting page-turner that’s hard to put down. Whisper Down the Lane is an extremely unsettling, paranoia-fueled psychological thriller that takes its ideas from some real life events and twists them into something new and horrifying. I wasn’t sure what to expect from […]

SECRET SANTA by Andrew Shaffer – Review

SECRET SANTA by Andrew Shaffer – Review
Posted December 14, 2020 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 26 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Andrew Shaffer skewers publishing and 80s horror in this homage to the genre, complete with a Christmas setting. Lussi parked Agnes’s Yugo around the corner from the Blackwood Building underneath a burned-out streetlight. It was nearly three in the morning. She had never stolen a car before and never planned to again. Tonight […]

THE REMAKING by Clay McLeod Chapman – Review

THE REMAKING by Clay McLeod Chapman – Review
Posted November 2, 2020 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 36 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Stylish and creepy, The Remaking takes inspiration from a real life ghost story and twists it into a macabre homage to horror movies.  I’m so glad I received a surprise copy of the new paperback release of The Remaking from the publisher, because otherwise I might have missed it altogether. And Halloween was […]