CREMATED REMAINS By M Ennenbach *** Contained within are ten tales curated in the flames of madness, friendship, love, betrayal, and desire. Ten urns carelessly spilled to stain the parchment in the spectrum of emotional dissonance on the condition of being human. The cremated remains of creativity. *** Review Wordsmith virtuoso M Ennenbach offers his dark, … Continue reading
DOWN HIGHWAYS IN THE DARK … BY DEMONS DRIVEN By Dan Henk *** Legends and old wives’ tales hold a truth–but we’ve forgotten the chaos that lies behind them. Strange worlds and creatures lie all around us. Humanity was once a slave, and is still the prey of creatures no one dreamed existed. The universe is … Continue reading
THE END By Kayleigh Dobbs *** From Black Shuck Books and Kayleigh Dobbs comes The End, the thirty-fifth in the Black Shuck SHADOWS series, a series of micro-collections featuring a selection of peculiar tales from the best in horror and speculative fiction. *** Review The End is a brilliant collection of short stories by Kayleigh … Continue reading
IMMORAL DILEMMAS By Thomas R. Clark *** Ghosts aren’t scary… people are. From two-time Splatterpunk Award nominated author Thomas R Clark Explore the extremes of the human condition through his carnographic lens. Contained within are ten tales, each dripping in viscera and questionable matter. Let this serve as your trigger warning. The trip of terror … Continue reading
TRANSCENDENTAL MUTILATION By Ryan Harding A Depraved, Visceral, and Impactful Collection *** SIGILS INCISED, A COMMUNION WITH THE BLADE A trio of young people stranded on an uncharted island discover its sickening secrets. A man contracts a degenerative disease through a webcam encounter. An office worker follows the object of his affection into a mysterious … Continue reading
PSYCH WARD BLUES By Judith Sonnet *** Synopsis When the world ended … we were left to fend for ourselves. Trapped in a mental health clinic, we watched from our window as everything around us fell to pieces. This is not a zombie apocalypse. It’s not a nuclear holocaust either. And it’s no plague … … Continue reading
SICK! SICK! SICK! By Robert Essig *** Synopsis Seven vile excursions into hardcore horror! What lurks in the S&M club hidden behind an unsuspecting storefront? Do you have the guts to play a twisted arcade game with real consequences? What do you do when your wife grows larger by the second and so does her … Continue reading
WET MARKET and Other Horrors By Aron Beauregard *** Synopsis FORBIDDEN DESIRES World-renowned chef, Kason Anders, has a secret compulsion. Divulging in his obsession has brought him to the darkest corners of the globe. But redundancy can make even the most extraordinary experiences grow old. However, if the rumors prompting his return to Singapore are … Continue reading
WE ALL DIE EVENTUALLY By Terry Miller *** Synopsis Human horror is an undeniable reality, one we’re reminded of every time we watch the evening news or scroll through social media content. But what about the otherworldly horrors dwelling in the shadows throughout our world, those that utterly conflict with our reality? Terry Miller offers … Continue reading
SEVEN EXHUMATIONS By James G. Carlson *** Synopsis There are dark, dilapidated houses in the woods waiting for unsuspecting visitors to happen upon them and venture inside. There are infernal beings masquerading as human, and the impact they have on those they encounter is often too terrible to be believed. There are the agents of … Continue reading
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