Will Haunt You by Brian Kirk (Book Review)

  Summary: “You don’t read the book. It reads you. Rumors of a deadly book have been floating around the dark corners of the deep web. A disturbing tale about a mysterious figure who preys on those who read the book and subjects them to a world of personalized terror. Jesse Wheeler–former guitarist of the…

Rats by James Herbert (Review)

  Summary: "It was only when the bones of the first devoured victims were discovered that the true nature and power of these swarming black creatures — with their razor sharp teeth and the taste for human blood — began to be realized by a panic-stricken city. For millions of years, man and rat had…

Guest Post: Always Scream Fire By Matthew Danza and Adam Horeth (Review)

Well, I’m sweating beads. Profusely. And I’m grateful that I’m sweating beads rather than smelling my own flesh melt. To step into Matthew Danza and Adam Horeth’s Always Scream Fire, which is the sequel to their just as nightmarish Always Yell Fire, is to step into something akin to what you’d imagine hell to be…

Uzumaki by Junji Ito

I will admit to not being very interested in this series when I first started my research into horror manga. It appeared on every "Best horror manga" list, when I read Gyo by the same author I received comments and messages asking me to read this series and when I was book shopping I kept…

Why I Read Ghost Stories At Christmas

Now it is no secret that I read scary things all year around but when it comes to Christmas I just want one thing: ghost stories. Now I know it is a bit odd, images of ghosts really don't mesh with jolly old Saint Nick and Christmas trees, but is it really that strange? .....Historically…

REVIEW: The Boy Who Drew Monsters by Keith Donohue

Summary: Ever since he nearly drowned in the ocean three years earlier, ten-year-old Jack Peter Keenan has been deathly afraid to venture outdoors. Refusing to leave his home in a small coastal town in Maine, Jack Peter spends his time drawing monsters. When those drawings take on a life of their own, no one is…

REVIEW: Ring by Koji Suzuki

Summary: After the mysterious death of his niece, a hard working journalist, Asakawa, sets out to investigate. He discovers a video tape that kills its viewers exactly one week after they watched it. Can Asakawa uncover the mystery of the tape in time to save himself and his family? Review: If you have seen the American film version of…