A horror manga about spirals – it sounds strange, doesn’t it? What makes Uzumaki so brilliant is that it takes something abstract and transforms it […]
The Memory Police
The Memory Police is one of the most disorienting and haunting novels that I had ever read. It felt like watching a black and white […]
Black Fairy Tale
Black Fairy Tale is a bizarre story, full stop, it is the thought that kept circling my mind as I read the novel and especially […]
The Boy in the Earth
The Boy in the Earth is pitch black noir novel about the aftershocks of trauma. The narrator is a depressed taxi driver drifting through life […]
Penance
When I began reading I had expected a violent revenge story, but what I got was much darker and more insidious. Penance explores grief, guilt, […]
Audition
Audition may just be one of the fastest reads I’ve had all year, finishing in just under 24 hours. The story follows an aging widower […]
Parasite Eve
Never in my life have I ever encountered a book that I felt more conflicted by. Parasite Eve is a Japanese techno-thriller that spawned a […]
Now You’re One of Us
I have found a true Japanese gothic horror and I am head over heels in love! Now You’re One of Us is the story of […]
Hardboiled & Hard Luck
Hardboiled & Hard Luck is a collection of two novellas that share a theme of grief and loss. Both stories read like a gentle goodbye […]
The Crystal Ribbon
The Crystal Ribbon is a beautifully woven historical fairy tale about a poor farmer’s daughter that is sold into marriage to a wealthy but cruel […]