When I embarked upon The Changeling (AppleTV+), I believed that one of my favourite novels, Victor LaValle’s The Changeling, would be...

I’ve read a multitude of reviews that have raved about this book, calling it a masterpiece of horror. So, I knew I would buy a copy...

A Light Most Hateful manages to be simultaneously hard-hitting and uplifting. With a cast of LGBTQ+ characters, well the L and Q at...

You can find my thoughts on episodes 1 – 5 here. Contains small spoilers. I will say it again, The Fall of the House of Usher is a...

The story is divided into five main parts, each reflecting one of the stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and...

As with his TV adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House, Mike Flanagan uses the source material as a springboard to tell his own story in...

Dead Water balances the strengths and weaknesses of its main characters to great effect, isolating them on a cursed island to battle...

H.P. Lovecraft is infamous for his racism and xenophobia, even by the standards of his time, championing KKK lynchings and warning...

For day three of October Frights, I am reviewing Evil Dead Rise. For anyone who wants to check it out, it’s currently available on...

On the second day of October Frights, Carmilla gives to you, a review of Talk to Me. Released by A24, Talk to Me is a rollercoaster of a...

The Unclean is a horror novella set in Nigeria. According to the blurb: A dead child is cast into the evil forest by the clansmen in a...

As an admirer of Frankie Boyle’s acerbic comedy style, I was delighted to encounter a paperback copy of his novel “Meantime”, which is...

TW: discussions of rape, misogyny and murder. There is a time-honoured tradition in horror that youngsters who have sex will be the first...

As is often the case with short story collections, I connected with some tales more than others, and I have no doubt you’ll have your own...

I read mixed reviews about this book, but I enjoyed it. It's a slow burn set in a misty mountain near a disused silver mine in Mexico. It...

Book 2 of the Starblood series is released by Indomitable Ink on Friday 4th June. Psychonaut is a story of redemption. The characters...

Indomitable Ink are releasing the full Starblood series over the next four weeks. Friday, 28th May is release day for book one, so I...

Halloween Land is Kevin J. Kennedy's first published novella as the indie author/publisher moves into a longer form. There is plenty to...

Two audio versions of my books, narrated by Nicola Ormerod, are now available. Basement Beauty is the story of a vampire and his prey....

Sometimes a new read comes along that completely surprises you. That’s the case with Kit Power’s A Song for the End. The cover and blurb...