Review: I Can Taste the Blood

I Can Taste the Blood by Josh Malerman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: I CAN TASTE THE BLOOD Anthology
(Josh Malerman; J. Daniel Stone ; Joe Schwartz ;Erik T. Johnson; John F. D. Taff; edited Anthony Rivera)

I CAN TASTE THE BLOOD Is at once anthology of five discrete novellas penned by five separate and individual authors, and also in a sense a themed collection. In no way a "shared-world" set, instead offered here is a unique collection of creativity. The five authors involved worked from only one shared premise, the title, "I CAN TASTE THE BLOOD." Exactly what that statement specifies, and how and why to work it, relied on the individual writer--and how successful they accomplished!!

The five novellas will turn you inside out, upside down, and strip you of your preconceptions, whatever they may be. Prepare to be transported to the farthest reaches of extreme horror; to find the difficulty in identifying truth; and to be absorbed by five novellas you cannot forget.

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Review: Eat the Night

Eat the Night by Tim Waggoner
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: EAT THE NIGHT by Tim Waggoner

Wow! I loved this novella! By the second chapter, I was on a rollercoaster, surrounded and suffused by metaphysics, philosophy, astrophysics, entropy, life-after-death, thought-creation, and a universe that rocks with Lovecraftian resonance. The story line is deep, the characters fully rounded, the plot snapping and unforgettable. I could read this over and over again.

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Review: Wretchedness

Wretchedness by Ambrose Ibsen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: WRETCHEDNESS by Ambrose Ibsen

So far, I think this is the best I have read from this wide-ranging author, and that expresses high praise indeed. This novel is literary horror taken to an extreme. Although never specifically stated, I saw a very Lovecraftian viewpoint, as the author writes of a priestly caste existing BEFORE the dawn of recorded time, worshipping a god long dead, but recoverable, and planning made for an outcome then many millennia into the future. Their forsaken deity is reminiscent of Lovecraft's eldritch and outre Elder Gods, and the geometry it foments of Cthulhuian geometry with its awkward and mind-blowing angles. The result is not a fast-flowing horror-thriller, but a meaty, metaphysical, thought-provoking, novel. I think it will be especially enjoyed by fans of Jasper Bark, whose works also delve into unknown pre-written records cults in the geographic location we know as the Middle East.

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Review: Green and Pleasant Land

Green and Pleasant Land by Steve J. Shaw
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

Review of GREEN AND PLEASANT LAND [GREAT BRITISH HORROR 1]

Inaugurating what promises to be a fine series, GREEN AND PLEASANT LAND is an exceptional anthology, first in the GREAT BRITISH HORROR Series. Edited by Steve J. Shaw, this title features several outstanding authors unafraid to extend the cutting edge of horror. The eponymous phrase is well-known and often used, but in the stories contained herein, even though the land is sometimes green (when not foggy, misty, windy, or overcome with rain), it certainly is never pleasant. But then, isn't that the essence of great horror?

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Review: Tales from The Lake Vol.3

Tales from The Lake Vol.3 by Monique Snyman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: TALES FROM THE LAKE VOL. 3 edited by Monique Snyman [Crystal Lake Publishing]

Every anthology I've had the immense pleasure of devouring from Crystal Lake Publishing has been highest quality. The new Volume 3 is no exception: deep, heartfelt, thought-provoking and thoughtful, and literate. The 19 stories in this collection are not here just to raise chill bumps. They are explorations of the human condition (and various inhuman conditions). They will expand your imagination and extend your perspective. When finished, looking back, you will be thankful you read. [Includes a thoughtful and wise introduction by Editor Monique Snyman, plus 19 tales.]

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Review: Marvelry's Curiosity Shop

Marvelry's Curiosity Shop by John Brhel
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: MARVELRY'S CURIOSITY SHOP by John Brhel and Joseph Sullivan

A delightfully entertaining paranormal, supernatural, magical set of vignettes, tied inextricably to the illustrious Dr. Marvelry, and his gently eccentric boutique, Marvelry's Curiosity Shop, a bastion of antiques and occult marvels in New York State, owned by an acclaimed former magician.

The vignettes are delightful, suspenseful, occasionally scary. There's a firm moral caution contained here as well: "Don't mess with something if you don't know know the provenance--and if you do know the provenance, still don't mess with it." Or: "Be careful what you wish for."

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Review: Devils In Dark Houses

Devils In Dark Houses by B. E. Scully
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: DEVILS IN DARK HOUSES by B. E. Scully

This is literary horror in fine fettle, a collection of subtly horrifying vignettes, interwoven into a thought-provoking, terrifying tapestry certain to lodge itself into the reader's mind and linger there for an extended duration. This is the Pacific Northwest as you've probably never witnessed: gritty, deep, complex, and riveting. Each vignette Is complete in and of itself, connected by the framework of two city homicide detectives, Cass Shirdon and Monte Martinez.

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Review: Teacher: A Lasting Impression of Evil

Teacher: A Lasting Impression of Evil by Jacob Mesmer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Review of THE TEACHER by Jacob Mesmer

A tautly-plotted, frightening, horror novel with strong paranormal overtones, THE TEACHER is a fairly quick read, since the reader is easily absorbed into the storyline. Ian Ruby is a brand-new first-time teacher, a mathematician and statistician, and yes, geek. So nervous about communicating well with his classes, yet that quickly becomes the least of his worries, as he clashes with a villain like no other. Gruesome and bizarre crimes are committed, with some of the perpetrators apprehended and convicted, while several are killed by the police at the scene. When Ian is tapped to do a statistical study, what he uncovers is both terrifying and ultimately personally dangerous.

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Review: Fear Gorta

Fear Gorta by Cory Cline
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review of FEAR GORTA by Cory Cline

"Gorta" is an Irish term referring to a severe or extreme food shortage, for example with crop failures. As I read this story, with its "legend" of the Hungry Man, I was strongly reminded of the rationale behind the Native American Wendigo. In both cases (Wendigo and Hungry Man), greed becomes overwhelming, causing a sort of eternal yearning, hunger, need. Two little boys and two adolescent bullies collide in a clearing in this story, a supposedly haunted clearing, where once a farmer lived, who met death in an untimely and gory way. Not at all for the faint of heart, but if you love your horror out front and bloody, try this one. It's horror leavened with coming of age and lightened with humour, and a very quick read.

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Review: The Story's Writer

The Story's Writer by Wayne Lemmons
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review of THE STORY'S WRITER by Wayne Lemmons

A compelling novel of supernatural evil as it manifests via humanity, THE STORY'S WRITER has at least three possible qualifiers for its title of "Writer." It is a hard-driving novel of the lengths to which individuals, overtaken by something evil to which they have submitted themselves as accessible vessels, will go, in terms of violence, child abuse, pure unadulterated hatred, and torture and murder. A gentle, seemingly sensitive writer named Grant has instituted a successful career in the horror genre, by the time he meets single mother Amy and her eight-year-old son Bailey. If that were all to the story, it would be sweetness-and-light, happy-ending material.

But Grant has been offered the ugly history of a well-known Nashville tavern; and in investigating, pondering, and discussing that history with the current owner and his long-time barkeep, Grant [or something nudging Grant] manages to open himself up to a process that can only be described as possession. In typing (on a manual typewriter) the words of "The Story," the evil behind the bar's history takes over, and before very long, Amy is also drawn into it by the tasks of typing and editing. Poor Bailey, a mature child for his age and a loner by choice and circumstance, all too soon becomes the target as the entities possessing Grant, Amy, and The Story determine on a new outlet for their evil.

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Review: Long after Dark

Long after Dark by Greg F. Gifune
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review of LONG AFTER DARK by Greg F. Gifune

In the 16th century St. John of the Cross wrote of "the long dark night of the soul." In the early 20th century writer F. Scott Fitzgerald penned that while in it, the time is always 3 AM. In LONG AFTER DARK, master author Greg F. Gifune explores a new view of the long dark night, a night that doesn't just occur at 3 AM, but in the daylight as well, a night that is unending.

Poor Harry Fremont: long-term husband, efficient senior manager, father of one (a university student). He is concerned about his job future due to a merger; he and his wife must sell their residence due to encroaching commercial development, and his wife's executive career keeps her working long hours and traveling too much. Any of those factors could be faced and eventually dealt with efficiently, but suddenly Harry develops serious flu symptoms, with additonal pains and symptoms that don't even relate to flu. Suddenly Harry can't sleep--at all. His wife has jetted off to San Diego, for business; his son is away at university; the sole remaining neighbor is not home. But for Harry, solitude would be a blessing. He is certainly not alone. Badgered by waking nightmares, bizarre neighborhood sights, noises, really strange annoying phone calls, then a visit from his wife's boss' spouse which only stirs suspicions already lodged in Harry's unconsciousness.

Author Gifune has an exceptional talent for the subtle introduction of his horror. Yes, there is full-on horror before the story concludes, but for me, the best was the way in which the horror creeps in on little cat feet, like Robert Frost's fog, so that although the terror escalates, still I was shocked when certain events occurred, and found myself nearly screaming along with Harry, and chills coursing up and down my spine. If you haven't read anything by Greg Gifune, race to read this one. If you're already a fan, be prepared for the best.

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Review: The Deepest Wound

The Deepest Wound by Rick Reed
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

THE DEEPEST WOUND by Rick Reed
Jack Murphy Thriller #3

What a roller coaster ride! I don't know how the author could pack in any more adventure, emotion, danger, mystery, or thrills! I'll definitely be reading the first two in the series, plus the upcoming novel. Detective Jack Murphy is very much a "man's man," to the continuing dismay of his ex-wife Katie. Perhaps I should call him "the Clint Eastwood Sphaghetti Western" type: strong, silent, incredibly determined. He has never been responsible for the death of an animal, but he has killed several men in the course of his homicide duties.

When a deputy prosecutor in Evansville "disappears," and body portions start turning up at the local landfill and across the state line in Illinois, Murphy is hot on the trail. But the eventual revelations will rock the city and county, and leave a trail of fatalities along the way.

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Review: Unearthed

Unearthed by Richard Chizmar
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review of UNEARTHED
by Richard Chizmar, Brian Keene, Ray Garton

This title collects two stories written quite some time back by the illustrious Richard Chizmar, author, editor, anthologist, and publisher. As he explains in an introduction, when he serendipitously came upon these two stories, he asked two masters of the horror genre to rework them with him.

"The Sculptor" is a collaboration by Mr. Chizmar and Ray Garton, and relates the tribulations of the eponymous artiste, a man who first gains recognition, then loses his motivation or perhaps his talent. When an unforeseen "impossible" event occurs, both motivation and talent are immediately, immensely, reawakened. As always happens when we "deal with the devil," there are drastic and tragic consequences. [Note: although there are Faustian tones here, the Sculptor doesn't seek out such a contract outright; rather the events are thrust upon him, sadly.]

"Roses and Raindrops"--I loved this story!--is narrated by a senior citizen living alone near the community of Aberdeen, Virginia. A prosperous and thriving community without crime, depressed economy, or any of the other plagues of modern society, Aberdeen is a great place to work and live; just not a great place to raise kids. The denouement is ravishingly horrifying, and the ending is, if possible, even better. This story is by Mr. Chizmar and Brian Keene.

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Review: Plushinomicon: The Legends of Teddy Bear Island

Plushinomicon: The Legends of Teddy Bear Island by Kristi King-Morgan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Review of PLUSHONOMICON: THE LEGENDS OF TEDDY BEAR ISLAND by Kristi King-Morgan

Oddly, I never knew I found stuffed animals scary. Now I know . PLUSHONOMICON is based on the characters from Orc' s Teddy Bear Island RPG. It's a series of vignettes presented as short stories, purposely open-ended so that, as in the Choose Your Own Adventure-type, gamers may use each story as a campaign start for their own role-playing gamery. Yes, there are some really scary moments here (gee, it's not just dolls!)

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Review: Woom: An extreme horror

Woom: An extreme horror by Duncan Ralston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review of WOOM by Duncan Ralston

Oh my, such a book. WOOM surely must qualify as one-of-a-kind, outre, far-out, psychological horror. Room 6 at the Lonely Motel is not haunted per se, but Room 6 surely does have a history, a history of horror, both self-inflicted and other-inflicted. One of the characters in this book often ponders fate and planetary alignment, and how either/both of those might impact human choices; and for certain, there is something of the phrase "When the Stars Are Right" operating in Room 6 of the Lonely Motel, an unassuming, by-the-hour site, not so far from the New York State/Canadian border.

I read this book while alone. Although it didn't terrify me, it certainly did wring me inside out, more than once. The denouement was completely bizarre and out of this world, but the conclusion was even more so! Mr. Ralston takes such a collection of vignettes and weaves them into one seamless, very bizarre, narrative. There is storytelling, and there is Storytelling; and what occurs here puts all those legendary campfire tales to shame. What humans do to themselves and to each other....

Duncan Ralston has already made quite a name and a niche for himself with SALVAGE, and EVERY PART OF THE ANIMAL. In WOOM, released August 6, he has carved out an entirely new niche, one just for himself.

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Review: How to Write a Book Like a Pro: Top 10 Mistakes Beginners Do And How To Avoid Them

How to Write a Book Like a Pro: Top 10 Mistakes Beginners Do And How To Avoid Them by James Holtenson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review of HOW TO WRITE A BOOK LKE A PRO; TOP 10 MISTAKES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM by James Holtenson

This inspiring short book will appeal to those who want to write, but have not yet begun, beginner writers, and any writers who wish to improve their craft. Author Holtenson breaks down ten types of mistakes, and then carefully addresses each, providing not criticism, but positive praise with every sentence. You will go through this book realising that you, too, can and should write, to follow your desires. I especially appreciated the author's emphasis on the importance of reading much as well as writing much. Polish your craft and work toward excellence!


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Review: S is for Serial

S is for Serial by D.K. Greene
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review of S IS FOR SERIAL by D. Greene

I really enjoyed this engrossing "serial killer" subgenre mystery. The character evolution (or devolution) is extraordinary. The "serial killer" was prolific and I think had one of the oddest, most unusual rationales for his killings that I've ever read. Told in first person by the son of the killer, the story gently unfolds the son's real character as gradually as it tells his actual, not his assumed life story. [Since he was a semi-orphan, the son of a convicted murderer, the boy was placed--repeatedly--in foster care, as an outreach of the Witness Protection Program. Even as an adult he still bears an assumed identity.] First person narrative often does not work for me, but in this book it certainly did appeal, as "Peter" weaves his way in and out of his current life, his reuniting with his father, and the recounting of the past by both son and father. Never a dull moment here; there's always the excitement of "Oh, what will he do next?" on every page.

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Review: The Academy

The Academy by Ron Ripley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review of THE ACADEMY by Ron Ripley (Moving In #6)

I think this is the best in this wonderful series, along with Book #1, Movin' In. This series relates the ghost-hunting, ghost-capturing, physically dangerous adventures of Brian Roy, a man who can not only see ghosts, but communicate with them. In THE ACADEMY, a senior class prank causes not only damage to the physical plant among the several buildings at the Academy, a historic school in Connecticut, but releases the founder's ghost, a man whose self-centeredness is only surpassed by his will.

Brian will go the depths and suffer terrible danger in this novella, which will engross and entice readers.

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Review: Unearthed

Unearthed by Richard Chizmar
My rating: 0 of 5 stars



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Review: Mine

Mine by Brett Battles
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review of MINE by Brett Battles

MINE is a perfectly contained novel, a blend of science fiction, speculative fiction, mystery, and history, perfectly plotted and engrossing. I couldn't set it aside, but had to read through to the end to find out Why? Who? How? and more. Set initially in Colorado, the story line begins at Camp Red Hawk, where a small group of 13-year-old campers, boys and girls, decide on a night hike--an option that will forever, literally, change the lives of each.

The author makes the science fiction-speculative theme of the story so viable that there is no problem with suspension of disbelief. The characters are each finely drawn, and layered upon all this is adventure, action, terror, mental illness, and something far beyond human and incomprehensible.

[The prequel to Mine releases August 5 2016.]


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Review: I Am Providence: A Novel

I Am Providence: A Novel by Nick Mamatas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: I AM PROVIDENCE by Nick Mamatas

Author H. P. Lovecraft' s headstone epitaph reads "I am Providence." Certainly he is that for his subset of fans. Come witness the antics, tragedies, and utter sneakiness and ego-posturing on display throughout the "Summer Tentacular," the annual fan convention held in Providence for writers, readers, fanzine publishers, and dealers in Lovecraft Mythos memorabilia. I learned much about Lovecraft' s fiction and life while following the convolutions of the multiple mysteries.

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Review: A Time of Torment

A Time of Torment by John Connolly
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: A TIME OF TORMENT by John Connolly

I've never met a novel in John Connolly' s fabulous Charlie Parker series I didn't absolutely adore. A TIME OF TORMENT is no exception. Totally riveting, this mystery thriller unfolds yet more of Parker' s astonishing worlds [I use the plural by design] as he becomes involved in investigating a long-term conspiracy linked to a reclusive solitary community literally in the wilds of West Virginia, a community where both criminality and outright evil have flourished for two centuries. John Connolly is far and away one of the best living authors, and A TIME OF TORMENT should not be missed.

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Review: The House Between Tides

The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review of THE HOUSE BETWEEN TIDES by Sarah Maine

This debut novel is so reminiscent of the favourite authors of the early 20th century, such as Daphne DuMaurier and Isak Dinesen, in its ability to transport the reader into locale, multiple eras, and inside the minds and hearts of the characters. The main character is the stately mid-Victorian manse, Muirlan House, set inexplicably and dangerously on Muirlan Strand, in the Hebridean Isles, a land of gracious and surpassing beauty, yet terrible storms, a strand where high tide literally isolates Muirlan House.

Just as REBECCA had its Manderly House and its former lady, since deceased, so does Muirlan House have in its past the original founder, a textile baron; an esteemed, later reclusive and possibly deranged painter; his wife, who may have returned to the mainland or perhaps did not; the painter's sister, who auctioned off much of the house's furnishings, then burnt the paintings. Hetty Devereaux in 2010 has lost her parents, then her grandmother; her legacy is a manor near to collapsing, and her spouse a shallow and greedy networker. She determines to both get away from London and to make a success of Muirlan House as a hotel---if it can safely and thoroughly ever be restored.




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Review: The House Between Tides

The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

Review of THE HOUSE BETWEEN TIDES by Sarah Maine

This debut novel is so reminiscent of the favourite authors of the early 20th century, such as Daphne DuMaurier and Isak Dinesen, in its ability to transport the reader into locale, multiple eras, and inside the minds and hearts of the characters. The main character is the stately mid-Victorian manse, Muirlan House, set inexplicably and dangerously on Muirlan Strand, in the Hebridean Isles, a land of gracious and surpassing beauty, yet terrible storms, a strand where high tide literally isolates Muirlan House.

Just as REBECCA had its Manderly House and its former lady, since deceased, so does Muirlan House have in its past the original founder, a textile baron; an esteemed, later reclusive and possibly deranged painter; his wife, who may have returned to the mainland or perhaps did not; the painter's sister, who auctioned off much of the house's furnishings, then burnt the paintings. Hetty Devereaux in 2010 has lost her parents, then her grandmother; her legacy is a manor near to collapsing, and her spouse a shallow and greedy networker. She determines to both get away from London and to make a success of Muirlan House as a hotel---if it can safely and thoroughly ever be restored.




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Review: Cracked to Death

Cracked to Death by Cheryl Hollon
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

Review of CRACKED TO DEATH by Cheryl Hollon

(A Webb's Glass Shop Mystery #3)

I really enjoy this series, which is in the "crafting cozies" category. Although stained glass work and restoration is likely not something I will ever take up, still I find it fascinating and love to read about the process and the beauty of the results. Author Cheryl Hollon has thoroughly researched and experienced this topic, and makes the enthusiasm, sometimes even obsession, of her character artisans so easy to comprehend.

Additionally, her characters are (mostly) likable. I think she does especially well with the character of Jacob, the young man who has Asperger's Syndrome, but yet is a talented, almost genius, artist at working with stained glass. Protagonist Savannah Webb is the scion of a stained-glass family, now with her in its third generation, following her father's untimely death. Relocating from Seattle to Florida, she has not only preserved her family's legacy of Webb's Glass Shop, but has also remodeled an abandoned warehouse to offer studio rental space, and she is an important component of the city's art community.

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Review: Floor 6R

Floor 6R by Harlan J. Hunter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Review of Floor 6R

Set in a fancy and historic hotel on Palm Beach Island, FL, in a wealthy area, this paranormal thriller has an exciting premise and weaves in science fiction topics as well as paranormal elements. The historic "Palm Beach Inn" once hosted the very wealthy, who enjoyed an island paradise and catering to their whims. However, a drastic fire in February 1927, some 2 and a half years before the stock market crash, resulted in many fatalities, followed eventually by some incomplete remodeling. Many decades later, several visitors to the hotel, at different times, discover that the elevator has additional buttons to the regular 6: 1R, 2R, 3R, 4R, 5R, and 6R. Also, the elevator incomprehensibly has a back door!

A few of these visitors, specifically a young newlywed, an adolescent, and later two younger sisters, find and use the back door, which leads to Floor 6R, an unusued area not remodeled after the fire. Floor 6R is not only haunted; it also leads to a bridge to an earlier time--for those who will serve an altruistic purpose in changing the course of the Hotel's history and future.

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Review: Chasing Ghosts

Chasing Ghosts by Glenn Rolfe
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review of CHASING GHOSTS by Glenn Rolfe

CHASING GHOSTS is a fabulous new novella from a master of the macabre: Glenn Rolfe. The influx of new blood into the horror genre is so gratifying, stimulating, and inspiring. These are authors whose commitment to writing excellence and to bringing only their best to each published work is gratifying, stimulating, and inspiring.

CHASING GHOSTS is gory, violent, and very, very scary. If you have a fear of isolated rural forested areas; if you ever wonder if the legends of backwoods inbreeding cannibalistic clans are true; if you just believe in genetic mutations; then this is the story for you. Flat out 0-90 in 6 seconds flat, it commences with hints of adultery and coming-of-age and roars straight into ghost-hunting and terrible danger. I loved it.

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CHASING GHOSTS by GLENN ROLFE_Tour

Chasing Ghosts, by Glenn Rolfe Sinister Grin Press Media Kit Publicist/Marketing: Erin Al-Mehairi Contact: hookofabook@hotmail.com Follow along the tour with these hashtags: #ChasingGhosts #Rolfed #WoodsPeople Chasing Ghosts, Synopsis File Size: 340 KB Print Length: 102 pages Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited Publisher: Sinister Grin Press (August 1, 2016) Publication Date: August 1, 2016

The Cobbs were ignorant woods-people that died off and left nothing to fear. Locals in Naples, Maine think they know this story. But are they wrong? Luke Howard and his mom move to Naples and Luke’s eager to make new friends. When Jason and Davey invite him out to the abandoned Cobb place for a game they call “chasing ghosts,” he’s ready and willing. However, the boys will come to discover that some vacant houses are better left to die alone. Meanwhile, a punk band set to play in a rented cabin out of town feel eyes upon them. Somebody’s watching, but not their usual audience. When their lead singer strays too far from the group and disappears, his band mates set out in the darkness to find him. Police Chief Walt Henderson is about to discover that there’s more going on out in the woods of his town than he ever imagined. Chasing ghosts is more than just some children’s game.

Biography Glenn Rolfe is an author, singer, songwriter and all around fun loving guy from the haunted woods of New England. He has studied Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University, and continues his education in the world of horror by devouring the novels of Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, Hunter Shea, Brian Moreland and many others. He and his wife, Meghan, have three children, Ruby, Ramona, and Axl. He is grateful to be loved despite his weirdness. He is the author the novellas, Abram's Bridge, Boom Town, Things We Fear, and the forthcoming, Chasing Ghosts; the short fiction collection, Slush; and the novels, The Haunted Halls and Blood and Rain. His first novella collection, Where Nightmares Begin, was released in March 2016. Praise for Glenn Rolfe “Things We Fear is a compulsively readable tale of obsession and dark suspense, with one of the creepiest villains I’ve encountered in recent years.” — Tim Waggoner, author of The Way of All Flesh “Glenn Rolfe’s new thriller is addictive. A quick, compelling read. Rolfe creates tension with a minimal amount of words. His characters are so well-drawn they come alive (before they die).” — Duncan Ralston, author of Salvage  “Fast paced and tense, with one of the most interesting monsters I’ve read about in recent times.” — Patrick Lacey, author of A Debt to Be Paid “Glenn Rolfe is quickly establishing a name for himself as one of a number of excellent new writers to ensure the horror genre is kept alive and well.” — Catherine Cavendish, author of Dark Avenging Angel “There is a definite old school feel about this novella (Things We Fear). It isn’t an over the top gore fest. Instead, what we have is a tense, psychological thriller that builds steadily towards a fitting climax.” -Adrian Shotbolt, at Ginger Nuts of Horror 

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Review: Chasing Ghosts

Chasing Ghosts by Glenn Rolfe
My rating: 5 of 5 stars 

Review of CHASING GHOSTS by Glenn Rolfe

CHASING GHOSTS is a fabulous new novella from a master of the macabre: Glenn Rolfe. The influx of new blood into the horror genre is so gratifying, stimulating, and inspiring. These are authors whose commitment to writing excellence and to bringing only their best to each published work is gratifying, stimulating, and inspiring.

CHASING GHOSTS is gory, violent, and very, very scary. If you have a fear of isolated rural forested areas; if you ever wonder if the legends of backwoods inbreeding cannibalistic clans are true; if you just believe in genetic mutations; then this is the story for you. Flat out 0-90 in 6 seconds flat, it commences with hints of adultery and coming-of-age and roars straight into ghost-hunting and terrible danger. I loved it.