This diminutive paperback (4 x 6 inches or 10 x 15 cm) includes two stories. The first, "Corrupted Vessels", is a novella narrated by...

Of the four “Tales of the Weird” publications I’ve read so far, this one is my favourite, despite the fact that I’ve read a few of the...

Books reviewed: Dangerous Dimensions: Mind-Bending Tales of the Mathematical Weird – Henry Bartholomen (Ed.) published 2021. Circles of...

This book considers what happens to the people who survive trauma. I have often wondered (perhaps like Hendrix) when the sole survivor of...

Having read NOS 4R2 some years ago (review here) and enjoyed the television series based on Joe Hill’s novel, I was excited to discover...

I recently treated myself to a six-month subscription to The British Library’s Tales of the Weird, plus two releases from their back...

A Broken Darkness opens eighteen months after the finale of Beneath the Rising (book one). Nick is still dealing the feelings of betrayal...

Pulling the pelt over my head and torso is familiar but restrictive, like a bra that supports but cuts too tightly against your ribs....

If you’re looking for a strong opening to a horror or thriller novel, you’ll find it here when the main character, Richard, arrives at...

China Mieville doesn’t seem to write straightforward stories, and The City & the City is no exception. The dual settings are Beszel and...

When twelve-year-old Robbie tries to protect his sister, Gloria, from the lecherous attention of a landowner’s son, he is arrested and...

Return to Innsmouth advertises itself as a Lovecraft comedy, and that’s a fairly accurate description. For those of us used to a more...

Kern’s 76-page novelette is a gritty and often tragic piece of speculative fiction. The main character, Noah, is a Jewish transman forced...

Silver Nitrate is one of my top reads of 2023. Unlike Mexican Gothic which felt predictable and contained too little characterization...

This novel could never be described as a slow burn. The combination of dark magic, technology and a ferocious storm is a very clever way...

The main character, Catherine, has had a hard time of it. A traumatised outcast whose only friend was kidnapped as a child while...

Brilliant, intelligent and heart-wrenching. This story delivers a punch in the gut to anyone who didn’t manage to live up to their...

It may be because I was so impressed with the last book I read, but this one lacked lustre in comparison. I’ve enjoyed Masterton’s...

The Mill is a made for TV film about a middle-manager, Joe, waking up in a concrete and dirt triangle, expected to push a stone wheel...

I am amazed by how much Feutz managed to pack into a 91-page novella while still achieving the right balance between showing and telling....