Corrupted Vessels: Briar Ripley Page – a book review
This diminutive paperback (4 x 6 inches or 10 x 15 cm) includes two stories. The first, "Corrupted Vessels", is a novella narrated by...
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- Jan 27
- 2 min
Doomed Romances: Tales of the Weird anthology – book review
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...
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carmillavoiez
- Jan 14
- 4 min
Druids and Dimensions – reviewing two collections of weird tales
Books reviewed: Dangerous Dimensions: Mind-Bending Tales of the Mathematical Weird – Henry Bartholomen (Ed.) published 2021. Circles of...
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carmillavoiez
- Jan 7
- 5 min
The Final Girl Support Group: Grady Hendrix – a book review
This book considers what happens to the people who survive trauma. I have often wondered (perhaps like Hendrix) when the sole survivor of...
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carmillavoiez
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Wraith: Joe Hill & Charles Paul Wilson III - graphic novel review
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...
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carmillavoiez
- Jan 2
- 2 min
The House on the Borderland: William Hope Hodgson – a book review
I recently treated myself to a six-month subscription to The British Library’s Tales of the Weird, plus two releases from their back...
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carmillavoiez
- Dec 31, 2023
- 2 min
A Broken Darkness: Premee Mohamed - a book review
A Broken Darkness opens eighteen months after the finale of Beneath the Rising (book one). Nick is still dealing the feelings of betrayal...
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carmillavoiez
- Dec 30, 2023
- 2 min
Skin Thief: Suzan Palumbo - a book review
Pulling the pelt over my head and torso is familiar but restrictive, like a bra that supports but cuts too tightly against your ribs....
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carmillavoiez
- Dec 10, 2023
- 2 min
Whisper Down the Lane: Clay McLeod Chapman – a book review
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...
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carmillavoiez
- Dec 4, 2023
- 2 min
The City & the City: China Mieville – a book review
China Mieville doesn’t seem to write straightforward stories, and The City & the City is no exception. The dual settings are Beszel and...
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carmillavoiez
- Nov 27, 2023
- 2 min
The Reformatory: Tananarive Due – a book review
When twelve-year-old Robbie tries to protect his sister, Gloria, from the lecherous attention of a landowner’s son, he is arrested and...
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carmillavoiez
- Nov 23, 2023
- 2 min
Return to Innsmouth: Henry Hinder - book review
Return to Innsmouth advertises itself as a Lovecraft comedy, and that’s a fairly accurate description. For those of us used to a more...
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carmillavoiez
- Nov 20, 2023
- 2 min
Depart, Depart: Sim Kern – a book review
Kern’s 76-page novelette is a gritty and often tragic piece of speculative fiction. The main character, Noah, is a Jewish transman forced...
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carmillavoiez
- Nov 19, 2023
- 2 min
Silver Nitrate, Silvia Moreno-Garcia – a book review
Silver Nitrate is one of my top reads of 2023. Unlike Mexican Gothic which felt predictable and contained too little characterization...
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carmillavoiez
- Nov 16, 2023
- 2 min
Live Wire: Kyle Toucher – a book review
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...
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carmillavoiez
- Nov 13, 2023
- 1 min
House of Small Shadows by Adam Nevill – a book review
The main character, Catherine, has had a hard time of it. A traumatised outcast whose only friend was kidnapped as a child while...
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carmillavoiez
- Nov 8, 2023
- 2 min
The False Sister: Briar Ripley Page - a book review
Brilliant, intelligent and heart-wrenching. This story delivers a punch in the gut to anyone who didn’t manage to live up to their...
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carmillavoiez
- Nov 6, 2023
- 1 min
The Soul Stealer: Graham Masterton – a book review
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...
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carmillavoiez
- Nov 5, 2023
- 1 min
The Mill – A Corporate Nightmare – a review
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...
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carmillavoiez
- Nov 2, 2023
- 2 min
The Sun is a Circle Meant for Serving: P.W. Feutz - a book review
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....
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