Tag: Horror

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THE WISHING POOL AND OTHER STORIES by Tananarive Due

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I received a gifted audiobook copy of THE WISHING POOL AND OTHER STORIES by Tananarive Due - thank you to Recorded Books, Inc. and Libro.FM! Rating: 4.5 / 5 THE WISHING POOL is a short story collection, gathering together fourteen short stories. The book is grouped into four sections: Wishes, The Gracetown Stories, The Nayima… Continue reading THE WISHING POOL AND OTHER STORIES by Tananarive Due

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SUNDIAL by Catriona Ward

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Rating: 5 / 5 SUNDIAL by Catriona Ward follows a woman named Rob. She didn't have the most traditional upbringing, but she's now married with two kids and she really wants to believe she's living a normal life. With her first daughter Callie, she never fully bonded and now she sees her daughter collecting bones… Continue reading SUNDIAL by Catriona Ward

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THE PATIENT by Jasper DeWitt

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Rating: 4 / 5 THE PATIENT by Jasper DeWitt is a short horror novella set in a mental asylum. We are following psychiatrist Parker H. who is creating online posts talking about his experience with a unique patient he works with at mental hospital where he works. He is young and idealistic, so when he… Continue reading THE PATIENT by Jasper DeWitt

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WHITE SMOKE by Tiffany D. Jackson

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Rating: 4 / 5 WHITE SMOKE by Tiffany D. Jackson follows Marigold, a young woman who moves with her mother, stepfather, and stepsister to a new home. Cedarville is very different from the home she has known in California. Mari has been learning to deal with her mental health diagnosis which left burned bridges in… Continue reading WHITE SMOKE by Tiffany D. Jackson

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DEVOLUTION by Max Brooks

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Rating: 3 / 5 DEVOLUTION: A FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE RAINIER SASQUACH MASSACRE by Max Brooks is a mixed media story including a mix of found footage of a firsthand story and interviews about the situation. When Mount Rainier erupts, it is a massive disaster leaving rescue entities scrambling. One small community is entirely cut… Continue reading DEVOLUTION by Max Brooks

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THE WOMAN IN BLACK by Susan Hill

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Rating: 4 / 5 THE WOMAN IN BLACK by Susan Hill is a modern book telling a historic ghost story tale. The house in question is set on an English moor, an isolated setting often cut off from the rest of the world. Arthur Kipps is a solicitor tasked with coming to the home of… Continue reading THE WOMAN IN BLACK by Susan Hill

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NEAR THE BONE by Christina Henry

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NEAR THE BONE by Christina Henry is a horror novel set in a remote cabin on a snowy mountain. Mattie is a young wife under the controlling thumb of her husband William. She hasn't had much contact with the outside world with her entire focus on taking care of William and their home. When she… Continue reading NEAR THE BONE by Christina Henry

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DEAD SILENCE by S.A. Barnes

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Rating: 4.5 / 5 DEAD SILENCE by S.A. Barnes is a book that combines scifi and horror. Claire is in charge of a beacon repair crew in space, a job that is being phased out due to improved technology. When they get a distress signal, they investigate in the hope that they will find something… Continue reading DEAD SILENCE by S.A. Barnes

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THE PRISONER OF FEAR by Chad Miller

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I received a gifted copy of THE PRISONER OF FEAR by Chad Miller from the author for an honest review. THE PRISONER OF FEAR is book one in the author's new Doyle and Braham series. Set in 1889 Philadelphia, detective John Doyle and his friend Thomas Braham together investigate the strange and unusual in the… Continue reading THE PRISONER OF FEAR by Chad Miller

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BONE WHITE by Ronald Malfi

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Rating: 4 / 5 BONE WHITE by Ronald Malfi is set in Dread's Hand, Alaska where a man walks out of the woods to speak to the police, confessing to murdering several people. He's in rough shape, but the police aren't sure what to make of him. Still, they follow him into the woods and… Continue reading BONE WHITE by Ronald Malfi