ReviewHorror
The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas (book review).
The idea of vampires, or the blood-drinking undead, has been around for a very long time, appearing in the folklore of all continents.…
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November 2025
October 2025
ReviewHorror
The Essential Horror Of Joe R. Lansdale (book review).
‘The Essential Horror Of Joe R. Lansdale’ contains what it says on the cover. An introduction by Joe Hill tells us how his…
August 2025
ReviewFantasy
The Great West Wood by Philip Palmer (book review).
Philip Palmer’s The Great West Wood is that rare novel which feels both startlingly original and yet rooted in a mythic tradition as…
June 2025
ReviewHorror
Animals by Geoff Ryman (book review).
‘Animals’ by Geoff Ryman is a horror novel and a family story with a large degree of anthropomorphism in it. The anthropomorphism in…
March 2025
ReviewHorror
Steve Nallon’s Ghost Stories by Steve Nallon (book review).
I have been a fan of ghost stories for many years. Something else that I was a fan of in my youth was…
February 2025
ReviewHorror
Combat Monsters: Untold Tales of World War II edited by Henry Herz (book review).
‘Combat Monsters’ is an anthology of World War II stories in which creatures from myth and legend play a part in that conflict,…
January 2025
ReviewFantasy
Relight My Fire (Stranger Times book 4) by C.K. McDonnell (book review).
Humour is a strange creature. Not everyone finds the same things funny. This is particularly true in fiction. Some readers may find a…