Ryan’s Best Books of 2020
2020 is coming to a close but with it comes a selection of books! Check out Ryan’s favorite books of the year. Continue reading Ryan’s Best Books of 2020
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Review of ‘Permafrost’
Baltasar’s English debut, Permaforst, the first in a “triptych” of novels about three different women is well worth reading. Continue reading Review of ‘Permafrost’
Review of ‘The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, Vol. 1’
Valancourt Books will impress readers with this collection of horror stories from around the globe. Continue reading Review of ‘The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, Vol. 1’
Review of ‘American Midnight: Tales of the Dark’
This anthology is well-suited to welcoming new horror readers. Continue reading Review of ‘American Midnight: Tales of the Dark’
Review of ‘Ghostlove’
Ghostlove will grab readers and keep them wrapt close, thanks to Mahoney’s conversational style. Between the forward momentum of the story and the easily digestible prose, this one is hard to put down. Continue reading Review of ‘Ghostlove’
Review of ‘Nine Bar Blues’
The stories in Nine Bar Blues cover a range of genres: horror, magical realism, science fiction, and literary. Whether they have forward momentum or not, Thomas’s prose is reason enough to read. Continue reading Review of ‘Nine Bar Blues’
Review of ‘Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows’
Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows is a brilliant take on classic comic horror. Continue reading Review of ‘Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows’
Review of ‘The Law of Lines’
A compelling thriller that uses a familiar story frame to interrogate the way grief shapes our lives. Continue reading Review of ‘The Law of Lines’
Review of ‘Seven Samurai Swept Away in a River’
Seven Samurai Swept Away in a River is a free-floating thought experiment with loads of laughs. Continue reading Review of ‘Seven Samurai Swept Away in a River’
Review of ‘Black Forest’
Black Forest is a dream of death, a collage of vignettes and grounded, concrete observations counterpoint the dreaminess of the novel, breathing life into it. Continue reading Review of ‘Black Forest’