GIVEAWAY: Win The War Game Trilogy!
We are giving away two free copies of the recently released War Game. This splatterpunk trilogy is a maniacal thriller in the vein of Battle Royale. The tenants never saw it Read more [...]
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Interview: Curtis M. Lawson Discusses Religion, Writing & Lovecraftian Horror
Author Curtis M. Lawson is one of the most talented writers I’ve ever come across. I had the distinct privilege to speak to Curtis about his short horror story Read more [...]
“Black Pantheons”: Verbosity Killed The Cat (Review)
Black Pantheons by author Curtis M. Lawson is an effervescent anthology filled with esoteric, Lovecraftian stories. The theme, that of literary cosmicism, burns brightly on Read more [...]
“Little Angels”: A Little Novella with Big Dreams (Review)
Little Angels by Joseph Mulak is an interesting, albeit Polanski-esque novella about a suicidal main character and the literal and figurative demons he is forced to face. Read more [...]
Interview: Lee Mountford – Author of The Demonic
Lee Mountford wrote a chilling piece of haunted-house-horror called The Demonic. (You can read the review here). Not content with just reading about the tormented souls, Read more [...]
“The Demonic”: Is This Lee Mountford’s Tour De Force? (Review)
The Demonic by author Lee Mountford is a horror tour de force in the vein of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. The plot develops carefully, allowing the reader Read more [...]
“Fireflies of The Dead”: Too Taboo To Care (Review)
Fireflies of The Dead by poet Eric Kapitan is a short horror story anthology with an extreme approach. Kapitan writes in the introduction that the book contains societal and Read more [...]
Feast on “Feast”: A Horror Meal Without Meat (Review)
Feast by author Thomas S Flowers is a fun tale about vengeance and retribution with a strong social narrative on the structures of human sexuality and gender identity. Two Read more [...]
Buried Hatchet Publishing: NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!
Buried Hatchet Publishing is a brand new horror fiction publishing house. We focus mainly on eBook distribution in the dark/splatterpunk horror genre. Buried Hatchet Read more [...]
Buried Hatchet Publishing: NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!
Buried Hatchet Publishing is a brand new horror fiction publishing house. We focus mainly on eBook distribution in the dark/splatterpunk horror genre. Buried Hatchet Read more [...]
“Task Force Voodoo: Arabian Night” Dissapoints As Werewolf Novella
Task Force Voodoo: Arabian Night by author Richard R Freeman is an interesting little novella about a werewolf who goes on a mission to save a CIA operative. Enjoyable? Yes. Read more [...]
“The Truants” by Lee Markham: Miraculous Marks (Review)
The Truants by Lee Markham is a Jungian, neo-noir vampire saga juxtaposed against juvenile nihilism and flamboyant fatalism. Markham’s prose is proficient, purposeful and Read more [...]
Exclusive Interview: Lucas Pederson & Obsidious
Obsidious by Lucas Pederson sent monster horror thrills down my jaded spine. Pederson’s intemperate writing style has received widespread critical acclaim and flung him Read more [...]
“Redemption” by John Everson – The Best of Horror (Review)
John Everson is one of the most prolific horror authors of the decade. His decadent prose combined with his usually strong narrative arcs make for a match made in horror Read more [...]
“Obsidious” by Lucas Pederson – Monstrously Magnificent (Review)
Obsidious means besieging, besetting or obsessional. A rare adjective used to describe author Lucas Pederson’s latest novel, Obsidious, which is a relentless “hunter Read more [...]
Depraved 3 by Bryan Smith: It’s A Love/Hate Relationship (Review)
Bryan Smith is one of my favourite authors. He is the reason why I became a splatterpunk horror writer. In fact, Smith influenced me to such an extent that I paid homage to Read more [...]
“The Red Room and Other Tales” by Bruno Carlos Santos: The Worst Anthology Ever? (Review)
The Red Room and Other Tales by Brazilian writer Bruno Carlos Santos sells itself as a “short horror story anthology”. This difficult horror sub-genre can either make or Read more [...]
Exclusive Interview: Terry M. West Dishes On New Novella “Honger”
Terry M. West is a prolific author in the horror fiction industry. His numerous novellas have received critical acclaim, achieved outstanding commercial success and made a Read more [...]
“Honger” by Terry M. West – It’s A Bloody Magnum Opus! (Review)
“‘Hunger attacks me,’ said Zarathustra, ’like a robber. Among forests and swamps my hunger attacks me, and late in the night.’” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Read more [...]
“Feral”: Fearsome, Freaky & Fun (Review)
Feral by James DeMonaco and Brian Evenson is a horror novel released under the helm of the über-successful Blumhouse Productions (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge). Read more [...]
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