Blood Mountain: Collection Review
This whole collection is thick with blood, despair, and the overpowering menace of the landscape, the mountain, and nature herself. I was hooked by the first page and yanked in, drowning deliciously in Brenda’s beautiful prose and brutal themes.
Beulah - Novel Review
Character-driven and heavy with atmosphere, Beulah pulls the reader into a slow-burning ghost story as surreal as a dream, but rife with brutal moments of harsh reality. Gothic foreboding colours every page of this novel.
Cats of the Pacific Northwest: Novella Review
If you like fairy tale aesthetics, the vibe of The Blair Witch Project, or are just looking for a suspenseful, chilling piece of short fiction: check out Cats the of Pacific Northwest.
Below: Novella Review
Like a Hollywood action thrill ride, Below never lets go. And honestly? You never want it to.
Your Mind Is A Terrible Thing: Novella Review
Dealing with themes of isolation, anxiety, and self-doubt, Your Mind Is A Terrible Thing explores what it means to be human, what it means to be one’s authentic self despite flaws and hurt. It’s beautiful. It’s brutal. It doesn’t let go and the ending leaves you with a bittersweet mix of hope and despair.
Growth: Collection Review
I can confidently say that if you are a fan of eerie horror, of Shirley Jackson, of The Haunting of Bly Manor, you will love Growth — I know I did!
The Incomplete Artist: Novel Review
Unfortunately, the lack of suspense, tension, and initiative from the main character made for a bland read.
Sing Like A Canary: Novel Review
Right away, I got Agatha Christie vibes from the writing! The settings are luscious, I really enjoyed the strong, realistic females characters in this book though I also grew fond of the informant, an avid dog lover and puzzler, and the ending was as unexpected as it was satisfying.
Riebeckite: Novel Review
Riebeckite is the type of sci-fi fiction I live for — an utterly unique concept, badass female characters, and incredibly world building.
Man, Fuck This House: Novella Review
If you’re looking for a new take on the haunted house trope, Man, Fuck This House is the book for you.
The Cabin Sessions: Book Review
Darkly decadent, The Cabin Sessions traps the reader in one place, sinking them deep in the mire that is the town of Burton’s twisted history. The reader learns secrets piecemeal, drowning in the suspense, as Blackthorn rushes them to the explosive conclusion.
The Maker’s Box: Novella Review
The Maker’s Box grips the reader tight as Emily races against time (and blood loss) to find out who the owner of the heart was and what its intentions are. You could say that it really sets your heart racing. (heh)
The Abominable: Novel Review
The Abominable is detailed, well-written, and spins some good twists, but I think some readers might struggle at the slow pacing and over-abundance of technical detail.
Behind the Veil: Novel Review
While decently enjoyable, plot-wise, I found Behind the Veil predictable just because it followed a lot of standard tropes and familiar themes so nothing really surprised me in that department.
Bloodlines: Anthology Review
Bloodlines is such a powerful collection that explores serious and unsettling themes around the idea of family in such a way that will leave you shaken and haunted.
Stolen Tongues: Novel Review
Obviously modern authors face a difficulty when it comes to representing cultures that aren't their own. And obviously I don't expect Caucasian authors to only write white characters (and I am not assuming Blackwell's ethnicity, but he does say that he is non-Native in his afterword) because that's not the solution either. But making sure you represent a different culture and race correctly and fairly is important and, to me, Blackwell missed the mark.
The Boatman’s Daughter: Novel Review
This book swept me away. The suspense was as heavy as the atmosphere, the prose as beautiful as the winding rivers, the horror as gut-wrenching as the struggles of Miranda against the men in the town who want to control her.
Humans are the Problem: Anthology Review
With twenty-two twisted tales, Humans are the Problem: A Monster's Anthology is a collection of stories that explores the question; what is the real monsters are the people? From trolls to tooth fairies and boogeymen to blobs, these monsters have to get creative to deal with the modern-day human!
Catherine House: Novel Review
Catherine House is Gothic, atmospheric novel with a Poe-esque rotted decadence that seems to choke the reader as much as it does Ines.
The Rules of the Road: Book Review
The Rules of the Road perfectly captures that lonely and sometimes creepy vibe one experiences when they are on a long, long drive in the nondescript areas of America.