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Review: The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories Volume Five edited by Christopher Philippo

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: It’s the most wonderful time of the year – time for more rare ghostly tales of Yuletide terror from Victorian England! For this fifth Valancourt volume of Christmas ghost stories, editor Christopher Philippo has … Continue reading

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Review: Palmetto by Ania Ahlborn

Unavailable but here is a link to other Ania Ahlborn books: Amazon Synopsis: Kim Devland nearly has it all. A great marriage. A baby on the way. All that’s missing is a house–one idyllic enough to fill the Norman Rockwell-shaped … Continue reading

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Review: A Cold Place for Dying by Kristopher Triana

This book is sold out of the Thunderstorm Books edition but check out some of Tirana’s other books here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: It’s Christmas Eve. Having lost his wife, Joe Whitaker is spending the day hunting deer with bow and … Continue reading

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Review: Mestiza Blood by V. Castro

Preorder Here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: From the lauded author of The Queen of the Cicadas (which picked up starred reviews from PW, Kirkus and Booklist who called her “a dynamic and innovative voice”) comes a short story collection of nightmares, … Continue reading

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Review: The Lost Village by Camilla Sten

Buy Here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The Blair Witch Project meets Midsommar in this brilliantly disturbing thriller from Camilla Sten, an electrifying new voice in suspense. Documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt has been obsessed with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, dubbed “The … Continue reading

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Review: The Collective by Alison Gaylin

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Just how far will a grieving mother go to right a tragic wrong? Camille Gardner is a grieving—and angry—mother who, five years after her daughter’s death, is still obsessed with the privileged young man … Continue reading

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Review: Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

Buy Here: Bookshop, Amazon Synopsis: Sophia was made for him. Her perfect husband. She can feel it in her bones. He is perfect. Their home together in Arcadia Gardens is perfect. Everything is perfect. It’s just that he’s away so … Continue reading

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Review: The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Buy it Here: Bookshop, Amazon Synopsis: The bride ‧ The plus one ‧ The best man ‧ The wedding planner ‧ The bridesmaid ‧ The body On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people … Continue reading

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Review: The Wingspan of Severed Hands by Joanna Koch

Buy it here: Weirdpunk Books, Amazon Synopsis: Three Women, One Battle A world gone mad. Cities abandoned. Dreams invade waking minds. An invisible threat lures those who oppose its otherworldly violence to become acolytes of a nameless cult. As a … Continue reading

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Review: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Hardcover, 320 pages Expected publication: May 19th 2020 by Gallery / Saga Press Original Title The Only Good Indians ISBN 1982136456 (ISBN13: 9781982136451) Edition Language English Preorder here: Support your local independent bookstore Synopsis: The creeping horror of Paul Tremblay meets Tommy Orange’s There … Continue reading

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