Review: The Moor by Sam Haysom

Synopsis: ‘There’s a delightful bit of sleight-of-hand at the heart of the novel that I particularly enjoyed.’ – Owen King, co-author of Sleeping Beauties It begins with a ghost story around a campfire. Teenagers out on a walking trip, trying to act brave in front of each other. But as the …

Review: Shiloh by Philip Fracassi

Synopsis: “The ground had opened up and spit out hell and the detritus was Shiloh.” For two days in the year 1862, the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War held theatre in southern Tennessee – a patch of land called Shiloh. Thousands of soldiers on both sides of the …

Review: Chasing Ghosts by Glenn Rolfe

Synopsis: The Cobbs were ignorant woods-people that died off and left nothing to fear. Locals in Naples, Maine think they know this story. But are they wrong? Luke Howard and his mom move to Naples and Luke’s eager to make new friends. When Jason and Davey invite him out to …

Review: Overnight by Philip Fracassi

Synopsis: When a mysterious stalker arrives on a movie set in the middle of the night and offers the overnight security guard easy cash to procure him souvenirs from a starlet’s trailer, a cascade of events is set into motion that ends in depravity, scandal, death, and revenge. OVERNIGHT opens …

Review: The Switch House by Tim Meyer

Synopsis: CONGRATULATIONS! You’ve won a role on LET’S SWITCH HOUSES! Your life is going to change. We promise. Your dreams will come true. Everything you’ve ever wanted, we have it. This is a chance of a lifetime. Come inside. Switch with us. Angela and Terry return home after several grueling …

Review: Wolf Blood by Steve Morris The Werewolf Apocalypse Begins (Lycanthropic, #1)

Synopsis: The werewolf apocalypse begins … When a wave of vicious attacks sweeps across London, there are reports of a Beast on the loose. There are fears of a Ripper stalking the streets. But the truth is more terrifying than anyone wants to admit. Werewolves are prowling the city. Hunting …

#horror cover reveals

  Hello, boils and ghouls! Welcome to the first of a new weekly series I’ll be doing where I showcase horror titles whose covers were revealed during the previous week. I don’t feel like there’s enough love going out to these, especially indie ones, so I figured… why not show …

Book Beginnings: Swan Song by Robert McCammon

What is Book Beginnings? “Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and …

Review: Siphon by A. A. Medina

Synopsis: THERE IS AN URGE INSIDE YOU… Dr. Gary Phillips, the resident hematopathologist at Claybrook Medical Center, is a lonely man struggling with the duress of an all work and no play lifestyle. Burdened with an unhealthy infatuation with his co-worker, a burning disdain for his boss, and an abusive …

#spookyfriendsbookclub: July 2018 – Colony of the Lost

The Book: This month, fellow littens voted and selected the title Colony of the Lost by Derik Cavignano. Here’s the synopsis: A DEMON’S REVENGE … AN ADDICT’S STRUGGLE … THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF A TOWN When the children of Glenwood begin vanishing one by one, baffling local and federal …