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My Monday Minis #53 ~ My Hungry Friend

Posted: July 29, 2019 in horror, Monday's Minis, reviews
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Welcome to my Monday Minis where I share shorter reviews of books I’ve read.

Today I bring you My Hungry Friend.

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My Hungry Friend

by Daniel Barnett

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Genre:  Horror

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My Review

I enjoy creepy tales of regret. This guy never should have taken his bad day out on a strange old lady. It brought him many more bad days.

This reminded me a bit of the movie, Drag Me To Hell. If you’ve seen it, you get the idea, and can see why I had a bad feeling about how things would end up for Mike. At first I wasn’t too keen on Mike after what he did to the old woman. But then I learned how sad his life was. Losing a loved one to a mind ravaging disease would make me want to kick the crap out of things too. From then on, I was team Mike.

That one action has such big repercussions as Mike’s world crumbles around him. Is he also losing his mind? Are the monsters real? And what can he do to fix things?

This is my kind of creepy story. Once it gets rolling there’s no stopping it. Strong writing, creepy build up and some intriguing characters. I got what I asked for.

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Synopsis

When Mike Roberts kicks over a homeless woman’s cup of change, she whispers a cryptic warning:

“Mind the cracks . . .”

Now the Boston he knows and loves is unraveling around him. But his life is not the only thing at stake. His mother, a once acclaimed writer lost in the late stages of Alzheimer’s, depends on him to have a home. And then there’s her caretaker, Cassie, who might want something more from Mike than the friendship they’ve long shared.

As his city balances on a razor’s edge, Mike will have to hunt down the daughter of the woman he wronged and uncover their terrible family secret . . . or be plunged into a world of crawling horrors and unspeakable hunger.

A world from which no one has ever returned.

Amazon

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The last thing you see….. Blood Lights ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

Posted: July 27, 2019 in giveaways, horror
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The Blood Lights
by Elaine Pascale
Genre: Horror
 
The Blood Lights are the last thing you’ll see…
They victimize all…
Jezzie Mitchell is in anguish; with her brother’s murder still on her
mind, she’s noticed strange behavior among the girls in the
residential treatment center where she works. Is there a connection
between the contagion on Cape Cod and the deadly Bahamas vacation
that changed her life?
Jezzie reaches out to former lover Lou Collins, a scholar who has chased
proof of the lights for decades. Will he be able to solve the mystery
of the lights in time?
Intensely competitive, reporter Bridgette Collins knows the lights are a way to
secure fame in her career. And while it’ll put the final nail into
the coffin of her ex-husband’s career, she vows to know the secrets
of the lights. Even if it means unleashing a world-wide epidemic…
 
 
Elaine Pascale has been writing for most of her life. She took a break from
fiction in order to give birth to two children and complete a
doctoral dissertation. She lives on Cape Cod, MA, with her husband,
son and daughter. She teaches a variety of courses at a private
university in Boston: from English Composition and Communications to
a Vampire Seminar. Her writing has been published in Allegory
Magazine, Dark Fire Magazine, and several anthologies. She is the
author of If Nothing Else, Eve, We’ve Enjoyed the Fruit, and is also
the author of the nonfiction book: Metamorphosis: Identity Outcomes
in International Student Adaptation–A Grounded Theory Study. She
enjoys a robust full moon, chocolate, and collecting cats.
 
 
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Books From The Back Log #15 ~ Living With The Dead

Posted: July 25, 2019 in apocalypse, horror, Zombies
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If you’re like me, you have a pile of books beckoning to you from your lists. Carole hosts this fun feature where you can share some of those older books and perhaps nudge you to finally read them. If you want to join in on the fun, head over to Carole’s Random Life In Books and leave a link to your post.
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Living With The Dead

The Famished Trilogy #3

  by Annie Walls

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Genre: Horror / Zombies / Apocalypse

Synopsis

For three years, life is strenuous for Kansas Moore as she travels with her team and saves more people from the clutches of the revolutionists. On the downtime, they bide time by constructing and enlisting for their own cause.

When the general assigns her to search for a missing loved one, she turns to the team and what they find overturns everything they’ve learned so far.

Amazon / B&N

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I added this book back in September of 2012. I loved the first two books and was waiting anxiously for this one. It took a lonnnngggg time to be released. It just became available a few days ago.

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My Monday Minis #52 ~ The Haunting Of Henderson Close

Posted: July 22, 2019 in horror, Monday's Minis, reviews
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Welcome to my Monday Minis where I share shorter reviews of books I’ve read.

Today I’ve got a haunting story that left me questioning what was really happening.

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 The Haunting Of Henderson Close

  by Catherine Cavendish

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Genre: Horror

 My  Review

Hannah lands a job as a tour guide, never expecting there to be any real ghosts. Henderson Close has a dark history from back in the 1800s and many people have claimed to experience strange things, but she thinks it’s all hype for the tourists. It isn’t long before the ghosts reveal themselves to her. She begins to doubt her sanity as the lines between the past and the present become blurred.

This was one of those slow burn stories, heavy in atmosphere. I enjoyed that as the author introduced the characters, built the backstory, and then proceeded to give me the chills. As Hannah began to question her sanity, I questioned it too. And the more I read, the darker the plot became.

The ending wasn’t what I was expecting, in an intriguing but confusing way. Still thinking about it and unsure if I liked it or I didn’t. I actually waited a couple of days and then read the end again and still wasn’t sure about it. But, I’m happy I read the book and would like to read more of this author’s work. And I think this would really work as a movie. The author sure did put me in the story both past and present. Spooky vibes.

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Thanks so much to Flame Tree Press and Author Catherine Cavendish for my complimentary copy. My review is voluntarily given.

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Synopsis

Ghosts have always walked there. Now they’re not alone…

In the depths of Edinburgh, an evil presence is released.

Hannah and her colleagues are tour guides who lead their visitors along the spooky, derelict Henderson Close, thrilling them with tales of spectres and murder. For Hannah it is her dream job, but not for long. Who is the mysterious figure that disappears around a corner? What is happening in the old print shop? And who is the little girl with no face?

The legends of Henderson Close are becoming all too real. The Auld De’il is out – and even the spirits are afraid.

Amazon / B&N

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Saturday Screams #64 ~ PREHISTORIC

Posted: July 13, 2019 in Anthology, Creatures, horror, New Release, reviews, thriller
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Welcome to my Saturday Screams where I share books that thrill and chill!

The moment I spotted this new release in Hunter Shea’s newsletter I rushed right over and grabbed me a copy!

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PREHISTORIC – A Dinosaur Anthology #1

Edited by SJ Larsson

Written by multiple authors.by John F. Leonard

PREHISTORIC: A Dinosaur Anthology by [Shea, Hunter, Meikle, William, Curran, Tim, Wood, David, Waggoner, Tim, Jones, Geoff, Bible, Jake, Bracket, Jeff, Chesler, Rick, Baxter, Alan]

Genre: Horror / Thriller

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My Review

I love my dinosaurs. Especially the mean and nasty ones. And you get plenty of those in this collection.  And I enjoy anthologies. You come across some authors you have enjoyed before and some new ones to explore.

It’s bloody mayhem from story to story. The dinosaurs rule and any man is a fool to think otherwise. Many characters meet their fate and a lucky few survive.

I found all of these enjoyable. Some were quick, bloody fun. And then were those that I wanted to continue. That I would have loved as full length books so I could connect even more with the characters, get more of the horrible, rampaging beasts and more of the atmosphere that had me so excited.

Something I took away from these stories was the new way the dinosaurs were presented. It’s a modern look at how dinosaurs are perceived now. How they might have really looked. It was long believed that they were cold blooded creatures and looked similar to lizards. You get something much different with most of these and I have a new respect for how terrifying they must have been.

I’m not one to play favorites so I won’t list any here. I will say some new authors have found their way to my must read more from list.

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Synopsis

PREHISTORIC is an action packed collection of stories featuring terrifying creatures that once ruled the Earth. Lost worlds where T-Rex and Velociraptors still roam and man is now on the menu. Laboratories at the forefront of cloning technology experiment with dinosaurs they do not understand or are able to contain. The deepest parts of the ocean where Megalodon, the largest and most ferocious predator to have ever existed is stalking new prey. Plus many more thrillers filled with extinct prehistoric monsters written by some of the best creature feature authors this side of the Jurassic period.

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Saturday Screams #63 ~ Congeal

Posted: July 6, 2019 in apocalypse, horror, reviews
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Welcome to my Saturday Screams where I share books that thrill and chill!

Today I’m sharing an ooey gooey one!

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Congeal

by John F. Leonard

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Genre: Horror

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My Review

I love a scary good read, whether in large doses or in nibbles. Congeal is a small book with plenty of big scenes. One in particular was sad and I wished hadn’t happened.

How do I describe the plot. I’m thinking equal parts The Blob and Cloverfield, the movies. With some touches of John Carpenter’s The Thing. Whatever it is that oozes up from the bowels of the earth and seeks to consume everything on the planet is terrifying.

The author sets up the story quickly, brings the characters to life and then unleashes some wild scenes. Many don’t survive.

Take a look at the fabulous cover. That’s just one of the things you have to worry about with this stuff. Is it sentient? What will stop it? Can it be stopped? All questions I had to know the answers to. Did I get those answers? Some, yes. Some, I drew my own conclusions. And that’s okay. A good book should keep me thinking about if afterwards.

I was wrapped up in this immediately and could easily have read Congeal as a full length novel. Short stories are meant to be read in gulps and the author did a great job.

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Synopsis

It starts with reports on the news of an inland lake turning semi-solid.
Surely, a media joke, some lame April Fool’s prank?
The before and after pictures are vaguely ludicrous and oddly disturbing, the contrast stark and strange.
First, darkly rippling water that hints at hidden depths. Slightly spooky and perfectly normal. Next, a putrid blotch of clotted sludge which bears little resemblance to anything aquatic.

It isn’t a joke.
And pretty soon, that greasy, sickening substance isn’t confined to an inland lake.
It’s spreading. Flowing over fields and filling streets.
Each morning brings a new revelation. Countryside denuded of life and towns empty and echoing.
The night is when it changes, becomes something that consumes. Something infinitely worse than a congealed impossibility.

CONGEAL is a short tale of apocalyptic horror. How the world ends may not be how you expect. Nuclear Armageddon or a zombie apocalypse could get beaten to the punch.
Our apocalypse may come from below.
An ancient, cosmic entity bubbling up to the surface in search of food.
It’s also the story of one individual and her fight to stay afloat in a sea of despair.

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Rose by Rami Ungar ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

Posted: July 5, 2019 in Fantasy, giveaways, horror
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Rose
by Rami Ungar
Genre: Fantasy-Horror
 
Rose Taggert awakens in a greenhouse with no clear memory of the
past two years and, to her horror, finds her body transformed into an
unrecognizable form.
Paris Kuyper has convinced Rose that they are lovers and as Paris
could not bear for her to die, he has used an ancient and dark magic
to save her from certain death.
But the dark magic Paris has used comes at a price. A price which a
terrible demon is determined to extract from Rose.
As Rose struggles to understand what is happening to her, she must
navigate Paris’s lies and secrets; secrets that Paris will
do anything to protect.
 
 
Rami Ungar knew he wanted to be a writer from the age of five, when he
first became exposed to the world of Harry Potter and
wanted to create imaginative worlds like Harry’s. As a tween, he
fell in love with the works of Anne Rice and Stephen King and, as he
was getting too old to sneak up on people and shout “Boo!’ (not
that that ever stopped him), he decided to merge his two loves and
become a horror writer.
Today, Rami lives and writes in Columbus, Ohio. He’s self-published three
novels and one collection of short stories, and his stories have
appeared in other publications here and there. Rose, his first novel
with Castrum Press, released June 21st, 2019.
When he’s not writing your nightmares or coming up with those, he’s
enjoying anything from the latest horror novel or movie to anime and
manga to ballet, collecting anything that catches his fancy, and
giving you the impression he may not be entirely human.
 
 
 
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Books From The Backlog #13 ~ Creatures Of The Storm

Posted: July 4, 2019 in horror
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If you’re like me, you have a pile of books beckoning to you from your lists. Carole hosts this fun feature where you can share some of those older books and perhaps nudge you to finally read them. If you want to join in on the fun, head over to Carole’s Random Life In Books and leave a link to your post.
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Creatures Of The Storm

The Rain Triptych #1

  by Brad Munson

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Genre: Horror

Synopsis

It hardly ever rains in Dos Hermanos. Not until one day, when the skies open up and it beings to pour–and it just won’t stop.

For the first twenty-four hours, the 3,721 citizens of Dos Hermanos will struggle to stay alive. Then things begin to appear out of the storm. They are eyeless, skinless, razor-edged creatures in a thousand different shapes–some as small as a tumor, some as large as a house. They share only two things–a boundless hatred of humanity and an endless, unquenchable thirst. Few will survive.

But a handful of extraordinary people will fight these monsters:
Ken Mackie, a software genius with a broken spirit.
Rose, his bitter, street-smart daughter.
Lucy Armbruster, a slightly mad scientist who may be the only one who knows what’s really happening.
Michael Steinberg, a man who gladly abandons his humanity to become something more and something far worse.

Who will live? Who will die? And who will learn the secrets of the Rain?

Amazon

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I added this book back in August of 2015. It’s got creatures so how could I resist! LOL

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Teaser Tuesday #259 ~ The Sensitives

Posted: June 18, 2019 in horror, Paranormal or fantasy, Teaser Tuesdays
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Welcome to Teaser Tuesday hosted by Ambrosia  @ The Purple Booker.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read.
• Open to a random page.
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

 

My Teaser for this week is from

The Sensitives

Book #1

by Rick Wood

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Genre:

  Teaser from 1% in the eBook.

You never expect a sweet, darling little girl to be the source of a man’s deepest fears.

And from 2%.

“Why the bloody hell is that door locked?” Jason commanded. 

“That’s where we’re keeping that Kaylee Kemple girl, boss,” Gus replied.

“Yes, I know that,” Jason spat through seething teeth. “Why is it locked?”

“Have you met her?”

“No, I have not.”

“Then you wouldn’t understand.”

I decided to you part of the opening scene in the book. It sure gets creepy.

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Synopsis

You’re not crazy, you just see dead things

“Why are you so scared?” he asks. “It’s just a little girl…”

Oscar is a loser, living with his parents, with no ambition and no friends.

Enter April and Julian. They, like him, are Sensitives – a person who is paranormally gifted. Together they show Oscar how he could finally do something amazing with his life.

Then there’s Kaylee. She may be ten years old, but there is nothing sweet or innocent about her. She reeks of evil, with eyes of fire and a smile that makes hardened police officers run with terror.

As Oscar enters a full-on battle with the demon possessing this girl’s body, he discovers that the use of his gift will require him to go through more terror, and face more evil, than he could ever have possibly imagined…

Discover the first instalment of the compelling horror series from the next big name in horror, Rick Wood, and experience a new level of fear in the world that he has created…

Amazon

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The above cover is the version I own.

This is an alternative one from Amazon.

The Sensitives: A Paranormal Horror Novel by [Wood, Rick]

Which do you like more?

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How about you? Got a tease? Tell me!

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Books From The Backlog #12 ~ The Game Warden Of Black Swamp

Posted: June 13, 2019 in Fantasy, horror
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If you’re like me, you have a pile of books beckoning to you from your lists. Carole hosts this fun feature where you can share some of those older books and perhaps nudge you to finally read them. If you want to join in on the fun, head over to Carole’s Random Life In Books and leave a link to your post.
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The Game Warden Of Black Swamp

The Game Warden Chronicles #1

  by Quentin Wallace

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Genre: Horror / Fantasy

Synopsis

The Black Swamp. Some say it’s haunted. Others say it’s the gateway to Hell. Only a few have ever seen it and survived. For hundreds of years, the denizens of the swamp have preyed upon the unsuspecting.

Enter former Navy SEAL Shade Channing, who, in a strange twist of fate, finds himself employed as the game warden of the infamous Black Swamp. Instead of managing wildlife, Shade finds himself fighting a horde of creatures straight out of mankind’s darkest nightmares. Mentored by fellow warden, Native American Shaman Waya Firehat, Shade must learn how to battle them all.

When Waya’s daughter is taken hostage by bank robbers that escape into the swamp, Shade and Waya find themselves in a race against time-and the monsters of the swamp-to find her.

Amazon

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I added this book back in February of 2015 and I can’t believe I haven’t read it yet. Going to fix that soon!

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