The Way of the Worm

The Way of the Worm Ramsey Campbell FlameTree Press March 22, 2022 This is the third and final book in the Daoloth Trilogy, available for the first time in paperback from Flame Tree Press. I have read the first two books in this series that follow the lead character Dominic Sheldrake across his lifespan. I…

Sundial

I was excited to find out Catriona Ward had a new book coming out.  Her previous novel, Last House on Needless Street, was one of my top books of 2021. Readers who enjoyed her previous book will be in for more of the same (but even better) in Sundial.  The book starts with the narrow…

The Last House on Needless Street

Usually, I start my reviews off with a brief synopsis but Last House on Needless Street is not your average book. I would suggest going into this book with no expectations. The less you know the better. In fact, you may want to stop reading this review!  This is a book that takes risks and…

Escape from Puroland

Agent Bob Howard gets sent to Japan at the request of the Miyamoto group for a classified mission. Horror, bureaucracy, and magical hijinks ensue.

Nothing But Blackened Teeth

Review of Nothing But Blackened Teeth, an atmospheric modern ghost story set in a abandoned Japanese mansion

The Searching Dead

Review of Ramsey Campbell's The Searvhing Dead. First in a three book series.

Cursed Objects

A review of Cursed Objects by JW Ocker

Dead Lies Dreaming

Dead Lies Dreaming Charles Stross Tor 10/27/2020 While this is technically the 10th Laundry Files book, Dead Lies Dreaming is more of a stand-alone story in the Laundry Files universe than a continuation of the series. There is an obvious nod to the Cthulhu Mythos in the title.  While the story has Lovecraftian references, it…

Wrath of N’kai

A 1920's Cthulhu Mythos mystery novel

Vathek

You might not have heard of Valthek, but most writers of gothic horror have been directly or indirectly influenced by this classic. The Horror Writers Association and Poisoned Pen Press have joined together to reprint a line of seminal but forgotten horror fiction classics called Haunted Library of Horror Classics. This edition starts off with…