Beginning with the collection title, When Dolls Talk, Joel R. Dennstedt sets the stage for his macabre and thoughtfully arranged set of stories. With the preconceived notion of horror in the concept of talking dolls, the author swings from a common childhood notion to one...

Jason Henderson's Beneath the Bridge is another beautiful novel I have read this year. When Elle Jensen’s mother is murdered, the only logical thing for the girl and her father to do is get as far away from Seattle as possible. In her new setting,...

Born of the Night is Volume 1 of a murder mystery series by Matt Wanicur. Ethan Lewis is well-loved by his parents and everyone expects him to have a great and promising future. Tragedy turns his life around and sends him off in a direction...

In Between Dreams by Eugene Knight is the story of Toby Ryan, a young man who has his life turned upside down by some turbulent and violent dreams with the tendency to come true. Toby was just a 12-year-old boy when his father was murdered....

Cryptic is book two in a compelling series by Erik Dean: Garbageman. It is a gripping story that features humans, supernatural heroes, demons, werewolves, and vampires. Well, when some readers hear about werewolves and vampires, they immediately think about the clichés associated with this genre,...

The Ceiling Man is a contemporary horror novel written by Patricia Lillie. Abby and her parents, Carole and Jim, lived fairly normal lives, that is, if being a young adult with autism can ever be considered fairly normal. Port Massassauga, Ontario, was not quite a...

Some time in 1975 or 1976, Ila Bosarge gave me a copy of Interview With The Vampire, written by some author I had never heard of called Anne Rice. I wasn't too keen on reading it because I’m not into horror so much. But I...

Esmé Snyders is the heroine of Muti Nation by Monique Snyman. She is not your usual kind of woman and her job isn't quite the kind of job you lure men with. She is disillusioned when it comes to love, and becoming the target of...

Twisted Family Holidays Collection by JR Wirth is a collection of five short stories, written to take the reader on a journey of imagination. From the miniature world beneath the Christmas tree to an alternate reality where the mood of the protagonist is determined by...

Weretiger by Antaeus is a powerfully written story of the epic generations-long battle between Werewolves and Weretigers. Antaeus describes his characters with vivid detail, bringing them to life on the pages. Antaeus has a unique way of bringing the reader into the story within the...