With a name like that, you’d expect a wild carnival romp through Hell, right? Well shit, that’s exactly what you get with this gory novella from Unnerving Magazine’s REWIND OR DIE series. Jumping from 1989 to 2019, Cirque Berserk paints the picture of an infamous carnival, one that’s known for its bloody legends more than … Continue reading
Published on April 1st by Blood Bound Books, this hardcore horror anthology invokes man’s best friends and everything in between to show you just how diabolical they can be. Continue reading
Jennifer Strange is your average high school freshman. And I mean that. She’s the girl you were in school, or the girl you were friends with, and NOT the bombshell of a specimen depicted in film or TV. Except now, she’s actually cursed with the power to destroy supernatural beings and is therefore a magnet … Continue reading
Whenever I see Matt Shaw’s name, I know things are going to get hardcore. He’s gathered his band of merry misdoers for this extreme Christmas themed horror anthology that warmly benefits charity. A lot of these stories blow past the usual villain of Santa and ventures into pretty fun, pretty morbid territory. Not all horror … Continue reading
It’s been years since the blizzard pummeled the town of Coventry but it still haunts the community. They didn’t just lose their roads for a couple days or electricity- they lost loved ones in the snow itself. Supernatural, rugged, and character-heavy, Snowblind has a grasp on the traditional but a desire to modernize the ghost … Continue reading
Featured by popular demand, the screwiest, most disgusting Christmas story you’ll lay eyes upon is here. The Human Santapede is satirical and fully self-aware of how silly it all is. One reviewer compared this reading experience to watching Scary Movie- you have to have a sense of humor for that kind of blatantly dumb, slightly … Continue reading
This fatty is what we call an odyssey. An icy, grisly odyssey. You may have watched the AMC series this is based off of (I haven’t, yet), so you have an idea what this arctic novel entails. Frankenstein and The Thing aren’t the only ones that can chisel out a frozen horror tale. The Terror … Continue reading
There’s only 12 days until Christmas and here’s the first 12 Days of Christmas collection I’ve seen. Excuse me, 12 terrors. Written by Claudette Melanson, with a bonus story by Lynn Lamb, this anthology features those iconic figures of the horror holidays we’ve all come to love. Santa Claws, mischievous elves, homicidal maniacs, and the … Continue reading
The tradition of telling ghost stories around an open fire is long since past (I’m sounding like a god blessed carol here), mainly because we don’t scare as easily anymore and we can’t sit by our relatives that long without needing a break. The Woman in Black starts out with our narrator and his family … Continue reading
This anthology is an assortment of tastes. There’s some tame stories in here, a particularly festive tale or two, and some that are suitable for year round. And of course, a Christmas ghost story collection wouldn’t be complete without the addition of M.R. James. Not everyone is going to enjoy every single story in here … Continue reading
