Mercury Falling is the first short story in the collection and so it makes sense that it's the first I will review. Over the next few...

I've been exhausted all day after a late night chat on Writer Imperfect. It was worth it though and you can watch the results here. It's...

This book is hardcore in terms of violence and lust. The only comparable books I have read, ones as graphic and disturbing with vivid...

Sometimes you are lucky enough to read exactly the right book at the right time. This was the case with "The Night Brother" and me. It...

Anyone who knows me knows I have an interest in both magic and women’s rights, making me the ideal audience for this historical analysis...

I think Victor Lavalle sums up perfectly the intent of this novella in its dedication - “For H.P. Lovecraft, with all my conflicted...

The most unique aspect of this book is the breadth and length of the collection. At 750,000 words it’s about the length of ten novels and...

Rejection is part of the collective experience for writers, but that doesn’t make it easier to handle. Being accepted into an anthology...

Disclaimer – I love Iain Banks. I love his spare use of vividly evocative description. Wasp Factory is one of my favourite reads of all...

The three stories in this book are set in the town of Paradys (Paradis) in Northern France over a time period that spans from the Middle...

If you are intrigued with the strange and dark worlds of Lovecraft, but cannot stomach the overt racism and misogyny the you might want...

Wow! Just wow! This is a collection of short stories and academic essays inspired by the writings of Thomas Ligotti and pessimistic...

“The Ruins” is the story of a group of Europeans who arrive in a hostile alien environment where the rules are very different and...

I have been really lucky this year and have read some wonderful books, but this book is my favourite so far. I came across it while...

There are two aspects of Adam Nevill’s stories that I love, and “Banquet for the Damned” has both – his preoccupation with the occult...

As you would expect from a collection of short stories from the author of “Ring”, “Dark Water” by Koji Suzuki is a creepy read. Seven...

I’m ashamed to admit that this was the first book by Michael McDowell that I’ve read. I asked friends and followers on Facebook to make...

This is the second book by Rosie Garland that I have read and I thoroughly enjoyed both. They would be best described as dark fairy...

The forward to this novel was fascinating in its own right. Toni Morrison describes how black fiction is unfairly judged on the basis of...

I was given the hardback version of this book as a birthday present. It is beautiful to behold, shining like copper and looking like a...