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Review: Death in the Downline by Maria Abrams

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: It’s multi-level murder in this darkly funny mystery novel about the glamorous world of MLM “huns”—and the dangerous secrets at the top of the pyramid. Drew thought she was destined to rise above her … Continue reading

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Review: North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Nathan Ballingrud’s Shirley Jackson Award winning debut collection is a shattering and luminous experience not to be missed by those who love to explore the darker parts of the human psyche. Monsters, real and … Continue reading

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Review: Zola by D.E. McCluskey

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Gordon’s name was a joke. It was given to him by Anthony Zola, a controlling, and abusive father, to taunt his wife over her love of cheese, and the fact that she had been … Continue reading

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Review: Coup de Grace by Sofia Ajram

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway station, perfect for readers of Mark Z. Danielewski and Susanna Clarke. Vicken has a plan: throw himself into … Continue reading

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Review: In the Mad Mountains: Stories Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft by Joe R. Lansdale

Buy it here: Tachyon Press, Amazon Synopsis: Ten-time Bram Stoker Award-winner Joe R. Lansdale (Bubba Ho-tep) returns with this wicked short story collection of his irreverent Lovecraftian tributes. Lansdale is scarily down-home in these tales, merging his classic gonzo stylings … Continue reading

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Review: The Bloodstained Doll by John Everson

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The latest homage to the Italian Giallo film genre by award winning John Everson, with nods to the sensational movies of Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Sergio Martino, Luciano Ercoli, Mario Bava and more. When … Continue reading

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Review: Authority (Southern Reach #2) by Jeff VanderMeer

Buy it here: Amazon Bookshop Synopsis: The bone-chilling, hair-raising second installment of the Southern Reach Trilogy After thirty years, the only human engagement with Area X—a seemingly malevolent landscape surrounded by an invisible border and mysteriously wiped clean of all … Continue reading

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Review: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookskhop Synopsis: Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past—and your family—can haunt you like nothing else. When Louise finds out her parents have died, she … Continue reading

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Review: Crypt of the Moon Spider by Nathan Ballingrud

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Crypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into the stickiest of webs. Years ago, in a cave beneath the dense forests and streams on the … Continue reading

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Review: Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Inspired by Kailee Pedersen’s own journey being adopted from Nanning, China in 1996 and growing up on a farm in Nebraska, this rich and atmospheric supernatural horror debut explores an ancient Chinese mythology. The … Continue reading

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