The Horror Zine's Book of Monster Stories - Black Tide Book Tours Review

 

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Today I am a part of the Black Tide Book Tour for a selection of short monster stories that will surely keep you up at night!

Book Title: The Horror Zine's Book of Monster Stories

Authors: Many including Terry Grimwood, Christopher Beck, Simon Bleaken and Sumiko Saulson

My rating: 4*

Publisher: HellBound Books Publishing

Genre: Horror

Format read: E-book

Blurb: With an Introduction by Shirley Jackson Award-winner Gemma Files, this outstanding anthology of all things monstrous includes spine-chilling stories from Bentley Little, Simon Clark, Elizabeth Massie, Tim Waggoner, Sumiko Saulson, plus some of the best emerging horror writers working today.

“This anthology gives us a chilling glimpse at the dark and dangerous things prowling in the minds of some of today’s best horror writers.” – JG Faherty, author of Ragman and Songs in the Key of Death,

“Throughout the pages are creepy tales by up-and-comers who you may have read, plus writers brand new to a horror reader’s discerning eye. Embark on a journey to the realm where monsters—familiar or unique—dwell. Highly recommended to horror aficionados obsessed with eldritch fiction—this one’s for you!” – Nancy Kilpatrick, author of Thrones of Blood Series and the Darker Passions series.

My Review

I love horror stories and this anthology by HellBound Publishing is full of crazy and weird stories I would probably have never picked up otherwise. There are 31 short stories to enjoy in this collection which range from the disturbing to the gross and the downright scary!

The Red Trilogy by Paul Kane - Blog Tour Book Review

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Today I am part of the Black Tide book tour for The Red Trilogy by Paul Kane.

Book Title: Red, Blood Red & Deep Red

Author: Paul Kane

My Rating: 4*

Publisher: HellBound Books Publishing

Genre: Horror

Format Read: E-book

Blurb: Evil takes on many forms – something Rachael Daniels, an innocent care worker, is about to find out… personally.

Something is roaming the streets of the city where she lives, something monstrous with a taste for sweet, red, human blood.

Something that can be anything it wants to be.

Soon, Rachael learns the hard way that not even the friendliest faces can be trusted.

As she makes her way across that city one night on an errand of mercy, she quickly discovers the terrifying creature will definitely have no such consideration for her…

Together in one book for the very first time ever, the RED trilogy is a modern, urban reworking of a classic fairy tale, which puts the horror spin on an old favourite.

Blood RED picks up straight away after the events of RED, the first installment, while Deep RED throws you into a nightmarish future scenario. If you dare to open these pages, you’ll face a terrifying journey into the unknown – courtesy of award-winning and #1 bestselling author, Paul Kane (the sellout Hooded Man, Monsters, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, & Before).

You're Not Supposed To Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron Book Review

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After 18 months of silence, I am back with another book review!

Book Title: You're Not Supposed To Die Tonight

Author: Kalynn Bayron

My Rating: 3*

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Publication Date: 20/06/23

Genre: Horror, YA, LGBT, Mystery

Pages: 228

Format read: Paperback

Goodreads: At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game... but can you survive the night?

Charity Curtis has the summer job of her dreams, playing the “final girl” at Camp Mirror Lake. Guests pay to be scared in this full-contact terror game, as Charity and her summer crew recreate scenes from a classic slasher film, Curse of Camp Mirror Lake. The more realistic the fear, the better for business.

But the last weekend of the season, Charity's co-workers begin disappearing. And when one ends up dead, Charity's role as the final girl suddenly becomes all too real. If Charity and her girlfriend Bezi hope to survive the night, they'll need figure out what this killer is after. Is there is more to the story of Mirror Lake and its dangerous past than Charity ever suspected?

Horror October!

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Last year I dedicated the whole month of October to reading scary books and I am doing the same thing this month! We are already halfway through the month so here is what I have already read and what I thought of them:

1. The Malan Witch by Catherine Cavendish - 3*

This is a novella about a woman who needs some time away from home after her husband has died and so stays in her sister's holiday cottage in a nice little village. However it soon becomes obvious that there is something wrong with the cottage which traces back many years to when 2 witches lived on the same land. It was a good story but the ending seemed to be a bit abrupt and was a little bit confusing.

October Horror Wrap Up!

Throughout October I planned to read all Horror books and I managed to read 8 books! That is the most books I have ever read over one month! I also watched quite a few scary series. This is everything I read and watched:

Mini Reviews of Susan Hill's Dolly and The Small Hand

As part of my October Horror Month I have been reading scary stories and Susan Hill has made her name in the horror genre with well known stories such as The Woman in Black and The Man in the Picture. I have read two of her horror short stories and here are the reviews.

Book Title: Dolly

Author: Susan Hill

My Rating: 3*

Publisher: Profile Books

Publication Date: 05/10/12

Genre(s): Horror

Pages: 153

Format Read: Paperback

Goodreads: The remoter parts of the English Fens are forlorn, lost and damp even in the height of summer. At Iyot Lock, a large decaying house, two young cousins, Leonora and Edward are parked for the summer with their ageing spinster aunt and her cruel housekeeper. At first the unpleasantness and petty meannesses appear simply spiteful, calculated to destroy Edward's equanimity. But when spoilt Leonora is not given the birthday present of a specific dolly that she wants, affairs inexorably take a much darker turn with terrifying, life destroying, consequences for everyone.

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Book Review

Book Title: The Haunting of Hill House

Author: Shirley Jackson

My Rating: 4*

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Publication Date: Originally 1959

Genre(s): Horror, Classic, Gothic, Paranormal

Pages: 246

Format Read: Paperback

Goodreads: It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers--and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.