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Category Archives: Horror

Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones

It pains me to give Don’t Fear the Reaper such a low rating, as I had such high expectations after reading My Heart is a Chainsaw. This sequel picks up back

Posted byJasmine MarchandJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023Posted inHorror, IndigenousTags:book review, book review blog, horror, Indigenous authors, Indigenous booksLeave a comment on Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones

A History of Fear by Luke Dumas

A History of Fear reveals one man’s descent into madness. Scotland, 2017: Grayson Hale, an American grad student, callously murdered his classmate, blaming

Posted byJasmine MarchandOctober 31, 2022October 31, 2022Posted inGeneral Fiction, Horror, Literary FictionTags:book review, book review blog, fiction, horror, spooky readsLeave a comment on A History of Fear by Luke Dumas

A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson

A Dowry of Blood is a dark and delicious story of Dracula and his first bride, Constanta, spread across centuries. Constanta lies in the mud on the brink of…

Posted byJasmine MarchandOctober 3, 2022October 3, 2022Posted inFantasy, HorrorTags:book review, Dracula retelling, gothic horror novel, Horror novelLeave a comment on A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson

Malice House by Megan Shepherd

Malice House is a well-written dark mystery where things go bump in the night. After leaving her marriage, with nowhere else to go, Haven Marbury moves into

Posted byJasmine MarchandSeptember 29, 2022September 29, 2022Posted inFiction, HorrorTags:book review, book review blog, fiction, horror, mysteryLeave a comment on Malice House by Megan Shepherd

The House at Phantom Park by Graham Masterton

The House at Phantom Park delivers on the creepy vibes but not much else. Lillian and David are in charge of overseeing the conversion of an old hospital into

Posted byJasmine MarchandSeptember 26, 2022September 26, 2022Posted inHorrorLeave a comment on The House at Phantom Park by Graham Masterton

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

This might be controversial, but I enjoyed T. Kingfisher’s What Moves the Dead more than Poe’s original The Fall of the House of Usher. Alex Easton, a non-binar

Posted byJasmine MarchandJune 27, 2022June 27, 2022Posted in2SLGBTQ, Fantasy, HorrorTags:book review, book review blog, fantasy, gothic horror novel, Horror novelLeave a comment on What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel

Just Like Mother delivers on all the creepy vibes oozing from its cover. Since she escaped from the cult she grew up in, Maeve has built a fortress of walls…

Posted byJasmine MarchandApril 28, 2022April 28, 2022Posted inHorror, ThrillerTags:book review blog, fiction, Horror novel, psychological thriller, thriller book reviewLeave a comment on Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel

Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow

Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow is a bone-chilling social horror novel that kept me reading into the night. The comparisons to Get Out and My Sister…

Posted byJasmine MarchandJanuary 26, 2022January 26, 2022Posted inHorror, ThrillerTags:Bethany C. Morrow, book review, book review blog, class, race, social horror2 Comments on Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow

Such a Pretty Smile

Such a Pretty Smile by Kristi DeMeester is an enthusiastic middle finger to the patriarchy. It opens with a grisly description of a young girl found mutilate…

Posted byJasmine MarchandJanuary 4, 2022December 28, 2021Posted inFeminism, HorrorTags:book review blog, feminism, horror book review, kristi DeMeester, such a pretty smile reviewLeave a comment on Such a Pretty Smile

The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

The Death of Jane Lawrence both delighted and terrified me, in equal measure. A marriage of convenience trope? An old, crumbling and isolated manor? Yes, please. 

Posted byJasmine MarchandOctober 6, 2021Posted inFiction, HorrorTags:book review, book review blog, fiction, gothic horror novel, Horror novelLeave a comment on The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
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