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Book Review: Fiend by Peter Stenson

Posted on October 31, 2014 12 Comments

Fiend by Peter Stenson Genre: Horror Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Crown (April 8, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Despite the modest page count and a fascinating premise about what the zombie apocalypse would look like if meth heads were the only survivors – which, I have to say, is a pretty awesome social thought experiment – […]

Book Review: Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

Posted on October 31, 2014 13 Comments

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes Genre: Horror, Thriller Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Mulholland (September 16, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s been a while since I read a good horror novel. Broken Monsters proved to be just the thing I needed, turning out to be a cross-genre piece […]

Book Review: The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey

Posted on June 10, 2014 3 Comments

The Girl with All The Gifts by M.R. Carey Genre: Horror, Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Orbit (June 10, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars I confess, I’m not very good when it comes to pulling information out of book descriptions. But all I know is, when I first heard about The Girl with All The Gifts, […]

Book Review: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Posted on June 4, 2014 3 Comments

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeerGenre: Science Fiction, Horror Series: Book 1 of Southern Reach Publisher: FSG Originals (February 4, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars This is the first time I’ve ever read anything by Jeff VanderMeer, and I’ll admit at first I had my misgivings. I’d picked up this […]

Book Review: The Voices by F.R. Tallis

Posted on May 28, 2014 1 Comment

The Voices by F.R. Tallis Genre: Horror Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Pan Macmillan (May 8, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars To some, The Voices is going to be just another haunted house ghost story. To others, it will be one of the most terrifying books you’ll ever read. I’ll admit […]

Book Review: The Remaining by D.J. Molles

Posted on May 21, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Remaining by D.J. MollesGenre: Science Fiction, Horror Series: Book 1 of The Remaining Publisher: Orbit (May 27, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars The Remaining is a great zombie book. Originally self-published in 2012, it quickly became an internet bestseller before being picked up by Orbit, and there’s a damn […]

Book Review: The Barrow by Mark Smylie

Posted on May 9, 2014 2 Comments

The Barrow by Mark Smylie Genre: Dark Fantasy Related to: Artesia Publisher: Pyr Publication Date: March 2014 Author Info: http://www.swordandbarrow.com Wendy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars — a dark and unique gem within the fantasy genre. A treasure hunting expedition goes horribly wrong when Stjepan Black-Heart steals from the Nameless cults. Violence and horror befalls the […]

Discussion with Sarah Lotz: Why Flying Scares Us (And How Writing About It Doesn’t Help)

Posted on May 5, 2014 1 Comment

I’ve got something different and amazing here on the blog today! In case you missed it, last week I reviewed the excellent, bone-chillingly terrifying The Three by Sarah Lotz. Seriously, it’s a fantastic book and horror-thriller fans should definitely check it out. Even more exciting though, is I had the pleasure of getting to chat […]

Book Review: The Three by Sarah Lotz

Posted on April 29, 2014 2 Comments

The Three by Sarah Lotz Genre: Horror Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (May 20, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars Why do people read Horror? I’m sure there are many reasons, but I’ll tell you why I do. Few other genres give me that adrenaline […]

Book Review: Dämoren by Seth Skorkowsky

Posted on April 28, 2014 4 Comments

Dämoren by Seth Skorkowsky Genre: Urban Fantasy, Horror Series: Book 1 of Valducan Publisher: Ragnarok Publications (April 14, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars To tell the truth, Dämoren didn’t start off high on my priority list of books to read when I received it for review, though it […]