Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ’70s and ’80s Horror Fiction
Review I love horror, it's the genre that first caught my attention as a young girl after I got my hands on my very first Goosebumps book in the nineties.…
The Tangled Woods
Review The Tangled Woods is a somber short story about a man deep in his midlife crisis. The main character Reginald is a film critic, professor, and genuine piece of…
Nana
Review Well this book was certainly a wild ride, exceptionally so. Nana introduces us to Grace, a quintessential mother-in-law from hell. She is refined and sexy even at her advanced…
Get Out
Review For the spooky season I thought it would be fun to re-watch a horror film that really impressed me the first time I watched it a few years back.…
Hannah-Beast
Review Wow what a gut punch of a short story! Hannah-Beast is a Halloween story about urban legends and the traumas that can continue to haunt decades later. The story…
Remina
Review Remina has always been one of Ito's most underrated gems, a classic example of science fiction and cosmic horror wrapped up in one wonderful little volume. After the discovery…
Tender Is the Flesh
Review What would happen to the meat industry if animals were suddenly inedible? Wiped out by a terrifying virus that makes animals toxic to humans. Tender is the Flesh answers…
There’s a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed
Review This was a silly little short story about the wild imaginations of children having a sleepover. They come up with increasingly complex rules that they have to abide by,…
Life Ceremony
Review When I read Convenience Store Woman a few years ago I couldn't get enough of Murata's writing. I'm a big fan of short stories, so I was excited to…
Hubie Halloween
Review When it comes to Adam Sandler, most viewers know what they're signing up for when they pick up one of his films. At one point beloved, many of his…