Horror | fuonlyknew

March 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

Posts Tagged ‘Horror’

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #6 ~ Snowblind by Michael McBride

Posted: October 6, 2024 in Action/Adventure, horror, reviews
Tags: Horror, monsters, review

Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2024! I missed doing this the last couple of years due to Covid and so excited to do it again. I’ll be sharing reviews and lots of extra spooky stuff every day leading up to Halloween. I hope you’ll join me!

Free Computer Seeks photo and picture

I’m sharing all kinds of books, movies, and other spooky stuff for every day in October. Gots to get those scares on for the 31st!

~~~~~

Snowblind

by Michael McBride

Genre: Horror

MY REVIEW

“They come at night.”

“And no one ever survives to betray their existence.”

Catch your attention yet? It sure caught mine. I ate this scenario up. Four guys go on their annual elk hunt in the Rocky Mountains. I love it when the environment of cold and snow plays a role in survival. There are some other hunters out there. But it’s not elk there after. The have a different trophy in mind. There’s a beast out there. Who’s hunting who?

I loved this book. From the first page I was rubbing my hands together, excited and eager. And the author didn’t let me down. I loved this book. It read so fast yet I still became familiar with the characters. Rollicking good fun.

5 STARS

~~~~~

Synopsis

They come at night.

Forward.

A stranger staggers out of the wilderness under the cover of a blizzard and stumbles into a diner full of people. He collapses in the entryway, unzips his jacket, and allows the object hidden inside to fall out. Screaming commences.

Down.

Four old college buddies embark upon their annual elk hunting trip into the Rocky Mountains. This promises to be their last, for the passage of time is as merciless and unpredictable as the Colorado weather. And they’re not alone.

Help.

There are other hunters in the mountains, stalking game of a different breed. They know exactly what they’re doing, because they’ve been hunting in these woods for a long, long time. And no one ever survives to betray their existence.

Amazon

~~~~~

Click on the covers for more Thrills And Chills reviews.

~~~~~

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #5 ~ Alligator by Shelley Katz

Posted: October 5, 2024 in horror, reviews
Tags: Horror, review

Free Computer Seeks photo and picture

I’m sharing all kinds of books, movies, and other spooky stuff for every day in October. Gots to get those scares on for the 31st!

~~~~~

Alligator

by Shelley Katz

Genre: Horror

MY REVIEW

I love finding oldies like this when scouring the shelves at my favorite used book store. What a fun cover. Take a close look. It says $1.95. You can’t purchase it anymore unless you’re lucky like I was.

The Everglades. An inhospitable swamp where it seems like everything wants to kill you. I love it when the location and nature are a character all their own. In the beginning… the author gives you carnage. A huge alligator is munching on people. Then you’re introduced to a bunch of characters. Some aren’t that important but some play a pivotal role in pushing the story forward. And forward it races like a bat out of…. you know what I mean.

Two men. The Everglades. Danger everywhere. And a giant crocodile hunting them. It’s them against nature. It’s man against man. And it’s freakin’ wild.

5 STARS

~~~~~

Synopsis

The Everglades – Florida’s Green Hell, a kingdom of infested swamps ruled by a hideous reptile king: ALLIGATOR!

The ‘gator was a twenty-foot giant. His jaws could crush a powerful man to pulp. His lashing tail could smash a tree to matchwood. And his brutal, mindless lust for killing was insatiable.

No man who had gone hunting the devil of the Everglades had come back alive. But Lee Ferris and Rye Whitman were different. Violent death to them was a challenge and they were drawn inexorably together by a mutual hatred and need that would give them no rest. Until they had met—and conquered—the most savage nightmare the swamps had ever known…

ALLIGATOR is a drama-filled saga of savage action and nerve-wrenching suspense—the greatest novel of courageous man against murderous beast since JAWS.

~~~~~

Click on the covers for more Thrills And Chills reviews.

~~~~~

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #4 ~ Whisper by Raymond Van Over

Posted: October 4, 2024 in horror, reviews
Tags: Horror, review

Free Computer Seeks photo and picture

I’m sharing all kinds of books, movies, and other spooky stuff for every day in October. Gots to get those scares on for the 31st!

~~~~~

Whisper

by Raymond Van Over

Genre: Horror

MY REVIEW

This one is a blast from the past. I scour the shelves at used book stores looking for ones like this. It was published in 1991 and has that old book smell. Yippee!

And the story. Yes! It was everything I’d hoped it would be. It started tragically. Brion, a young boy, saw his dog, Whisper, deliberately run over. But Whisper didn’t stay dead. He came back. But different. And deadly.

The cover caught my eye. The synopsis hooked me. The beginning reeled me in. I was wrapped up in it. Then I remembered I was standing in a bookstore. I took my treasure to the counter and made my purchase. I wanted to start reading the moment I got home. I waited. If it was as good as I hoped, I wanted to have the time to read it straight through. Turns out the wait was the right move. I did read it straight through and it was a most satisfying read from beginning to end.

5 STARS

~~~~~

Synopsis

When Brion’s dog, Whisper, is hit by a car, ancient magic from a mysterious stranger seems to cure the pet’s wounds–but it also turns the animal into a predator with an insatiable thirst for human blood

Amazon

~~~~~

Click on the covers for more Thrills And Chills reviews.

~~~~~

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #3 ~ Yuletide Invasion by J.C. Moore

Posted: October 3, 2024 in horror, reviews, Science Fiction
Tags: Horror, review, sci-fi

Free Computer Seeks photo and picture

I’m sharing all kinds of books, movies, and other spooky stuff for every day in October. Gots to get those scares on for the 31st!

~~~~~

Yuletide Invasion

by J.C. Moore

Genre: Horror / Short Stories / Science Fiction /

MY REVIEW

I could tell the author had the same love for B-movie horror and science fiction just by looking at the cover. Take a look at it. So cool!

The book is short so it’s going to be a short review. Don’t want to spoil it for you.

Baby, it’s cold outside. And the creature is stirring. I love wintry settings where the weather plays a pivotal role. And when the people gather together for warmth and safety. That’s where those group dynamics come out to play. I’m always into seeing who does what. And let’s not forget the creature. I probably shouldn’t tell you this but, I couldn’t wait for it to make an appearance and see what it would do.

Something fun. I was watching Dark Was The Night while writing this review. A blizzard is coming. The people gather for warmth and safety. And something monstrous is coming. Made this story even creepier. And I love creepy.

4 STARS

~~~~~

Synopsis

A blizzard pounds upstate New York. The wind moans and the never stopping snow…and blood…pile up.
The weather forces strangers from different walks of life to shelter from the storm as a monstrous creature crashes their festivities. The being inhabits the bodies of the slain like a malicious virus.

This isn’t a night for Santa and children’s smiles as evil delivers a whole new meaning to a “night before Christmas!”

Amazon

~~~~~

Click on the covers for more Thrills And Chills reviews.

~~~~~

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

Silver Bells: A Christmas Horror Story by Sandy Lender ~ Review And Giveaway

Posted: October 3, 2024 in Excerpt, giveaways, horror, reviews
Tags: giveaway, Horror, review

Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for Silver Bells organized by Goddess Fish Promotions.

Author Sandy Lender will award a $20 Amazon or B&N Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner. Don’t forget to enter!

And you can click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

Silver Bells

by Sandy Lender

Genre: Horror

Synopsis

There’s more than the Christmas Spirit hovering around Reindeer Creek this holiday season.

An eerie backdrop to her dearest friend’s new home disturbs Ivy Light, but the Harris family’s personal security detail—the debonair John Knightley—intrigues her greatly. The handsome gentleman has his hands full with his client being stalked by more than unethical business moguls. There are hybrid wolf-bear creatures and a manipulative side chick to worry about, after all. It’ll take extra Christmas cheer for Ivy to bring comfort and joy back to her best friend amid the tragedies and paranormal threats this year.

Join in the festivities at Reindeer Creek! And help the families at the Harris house divine what’s reality, who’s a foe, and how to thwart the evil side of a spiritual war.

~~~~~

MY REVIEW

Silver bells. Silver bells. It’s Christmas time in Reindeer Creek. But all isn’t merry and bright. Nope. Far from it.

Ivy arrives in town to stay with her friend, Candy, who’s struggling to keep her marriage from falling apart. Her husband is hiding something from her and his business deals have attracted some unsavory attention. He feels the need for protection and hires a body guard. One should do it. The house is filling up, but it isn’t a cheery gathering. Tensions are high and when things take a turn to the weird, it gets dangerous.

Christmas. A mystery. Something mythical. Some horror. How could I not enjoy this book. It kept me guessing. The weird thing with the big gnome lawn ornaments was super creepy. The mystery of the silver bells had me curious like a cat. Oh, I forgot. There was some romance sprinkled in. Put a silly grin on my face and made me hope for a happy ending.

If you like some scary with your holiday spirit, this would be a good one for ya. I had fun.

4 STARS

~~~~~

Enjoy this peek inside:

She clearly heard the click of the coat closet door as Harry finished depositing Professor Thackery’s outerwear and listened for their footsteps to join them. John would have a fit if he could see this. Each one of us lined up here at the window, exactly where he told me not to have us. Of course, John hadn’t indicated he was prone to fits of anger when his orders were balked. He rolled with the punches nicely. He’d probably smirk at her with that way too sexy mouth.

Enough of that thinking.

The snowman-gnome worker had made it half-way up the ladder and stopped. Because her attention was focused on Mr. Heggs, his plastic-looking hair, and the diminutive chainsaw he now fired up with a whine-and-whir, she lost track of his partner. Would that fellow try to approach the front door next? Try to breach the stronghold?

She wanted to move everyone to an interior room. “Maybe we should all—”

Lexie shrieked as a blur of gray wintery mix slammed into the worker outside. Both ladder and chunky gnome crashed over in a fast-motion slam to the ground.

Snow exploded along the footprint of the falling ladder. And as stark red sprayed up from the chainsaw’s grinding whir-and-scream against bone and metal, Ivy grabbed Lexie and spun her away from the gore. She buried the child’s face in her shoulder, away from the horrifying thrashing that ended long before the crimson shower.

~~~~~

About Author Sandy Lender:

Sandy Lender is an international best-selling poet and award-winning author of fantasy, literary fiction, poetry, and short story work. She’s a construction magazine editor by day and author of #GirlPower fantasy novels by night, living in Florida to help with sea turtle conservation and parrot rescue. You can follow her author page on Amazon, check her website at SandyLenderInk.com, or subscribe to her newsletter at https://bit.ly/SSReNews.

With a four-year degree in English and thirty-year career in publishing, Sandy’s successes include traditionally and self-published novels, hundreds of magazine articles, multiple short stories in competitive anthologies, a handful of technical writing awards, a handful of creative writing awards, and the 2023 Michael Knost Wings award. Sandy’s been writing stories since she was knee-high to a grasshopper when her great-grandmother shared her odd little tales of squeaky ghost-spiders around an apartment complex in Southern Illinois. The stories have developed to include strong young ladies working with dragons to save worlds from terrible fates, but those pesky spiders still show up from time to time.

There’s always something brewing at Sandy Lender Ink headquarters where some days, you just want the dragon to win.

Visit SandyLenderInk: www.SandyLenderInk.com

Subscribe to her free, monthly newsletter at bit.ly/SSReNews

Follow Sandy Lender on Amazon: amazon.com/author/SandyLender

Follow her on Twitter @sandylender

Follow her BookTube channel SandySaysRead on YT @SandyLender

Grab the ebook of Silver Bells: https://books2read.com/u/4Nlap6

~~~~~

a Rafflecopter giveaway

~~~~~

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew and Good Luck!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #2 ~ Don’t Let The Forest In

Posted: October 2, 2024 in Fantasy, horror, reviews, YA
Tags: gothic, Horror, LGBT, review, YA

Free Computer Seeks photo and picture

I’m sharing all kinds of books, movies, and other spooky stuff for every day in October. Gots to get those scares on for the 31st!

~~~~~

Don’t Let The Forest In

by C.G. Drews

Genre: Horror / Fantasy / YA/ LGBT / Gothic

MY REVIEW

So, I finished this amazing book. Then it was time to write my review. I thought about it before I fell asleep. It was the first thing I thought about when I woke up. When I was at work, all these thoughts rolled around in my head. When I got home I fired up my laptop and began typing. Before I knew it, I had a huge review written. Then, I began to read it. Oops, my review was full of spoilers and I’d basically related the entire story. Scrap that review. I started a new one. Same thing. Spoilers and too long.

Next attempt. I talked about the writing. Another long rambling review. I cut it down to this. When an author can write gruesome scenes that can make me cringe and then write scenes that make my heart hurt, I want others to read the book too. Experience it and tell me how it made them feel. That’s what made Don’t Let The Forest In a winner for me. So…. let the forest in. I’ll sum up my feelings about it with one word….

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

5 STARS

~~~~~

Synopsis

Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thomas had no idea that Andrew would do anything for him.

Protect him. Lie for him. Kill for him.

High school senior Andrew Perrault finds refuge in the twisted fairytales that he writes for the only person who can ground him to reality—Thomas Rye, the boy with perpetually ink-stained hands and hair like autumn leaves. And with his twin sister, Dove, inexplicably keeping him at a cold distance upon their return to Wickwood Academy, Andrew finds himself leaning on his friend even more.

But something strange is going on with Thomas. His abusive parents have mysteriously vanished, and he arrives at school with blood on his sleeve. Thomas won’t say a word about it, and shuts down whenever Andrew tries to ask him questions. Stranger still, Thomas is haunted by something, and he seems to have lost interest in his artwork—whimsically macabre sketches of the monsters from Andrew’s wicked stories.

Desperate to figure out what’s wrong with his friend, Andrew follows Thomas into the off-limits forest one night and catches him fighting a nightmarish monster—Thomas’s drawings have come to life and are killing anyone close to him. To make sure no one else dies, the boys battle the monsters every night. But as their obsession with each other grows stronger, so do the monsters, and Andrew begins to fear that the only way to stop the creatures might be to destroy their creator…

Amazon

~~~~~

Click on the covers for more Thrills And Chills reviews.

~~~~~

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #1 ~ Creep: 21 Tales Of Terror by Kevin Bachar

Posted: October 1, 2024 in horror, reviews, Short stories and collections
Tags: collection, Horror, review

Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2023! I missed doing this the last couple of years due to Covid and so excited to do it again. I’ll be sharing reviews and lots of extra spooky stuff every day leading up to Halloween. I hope you’ll join me!

Free Computer Seeks photo and picture

I’m sharing all kinds of books, movies, and other spooky stuff for every day in October. Gots to get those scares on for the 31st!

~~~~~

Creep

21 Tales Of Terror

by Kevin Bachar

Genre: Short Stories / Horror

MY REVIEW

There are 21 stories in Kevin’s Creepy collection. Too many to review without it being a book itself. LOL So…. I’m going to talk about the writing. Which is excellent, to say the least.

I love horror. All kinds. Be it creature features, demonic, haunted or the evil done by mankind. Kevin chose to write about things that occur in our daily routine or grind. Like taking showers or subway commutes. Those things we do without really thinking about them. And this is where his writing takes on a life of it’s own. He introduces you to the subject of the story. You relate to it and the people or person. Recognize it, perhaps. Then he starts to guide you to where the story is going. You start to see what might happen. I love that part. My radar pings. Yes, it’s about to get creepy. And when it does, I’m in til the end.

After I finished these, they lingered in a way I didn’t expect. I started to notice what I was doing. Like on the ride to work. You know that drive you do all the time? You get there but don’t really remember the drive? I started to look around while driving. Almost expecting something I couldn’t easily explain to happen. That’s what Kevin did. He creeped me out.

5 STARS

~~~~~

Synopsis

A man who steals packages from people’s doorsteps takes a box he should have never stolen or opened.

When a couple goes on a weekend road trip and gets lost, they end up somewhere that isn’t on any map.

Scientists searching for the ‘God Particle’ that started the universe open a portal to a certain type of hell in one suburban neighborhood.

CREEP takes readers on a terrifying tour of our everyday lives. Wicked stories about the people and places we come in contact with each day that harbor terrible secrets and horrors. We walk through the world thinking we know where every step will lead but if the dark stars align, the commonplace can become shocking. It’s the type of horror that can CREEP up on you and leave you shaking with terror.

Kevin Bachar is an EMMY award-winning documentary filmmaker who has swum with sharks, climbed the peaks of mountains, and explored the darkest of forests. In CREEP, he leaves the wilds of the world to expose the twisted horrors of our daily lives.

Amazon

~~~~~

About Author Kevin Bachar:

Kevin Bachar

Kevin Bachar is a national EMMY award-winning natural history documentary filmmaker and WGA writer. The elevated horror film he wrote – The Inhabitant – https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/the-inh… – was released through Lionsgate and is available on most streaming services.

If you’ve watched National Geographic, PBS, or The Discovery Channel over the years you’ve seen his work. He’s the idiot in the water filming sharks or crawling into caves to photograph vampire bats. You can see Kevin at work filming sharks here – https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2703407897/…

The natural world has always captured his imagination and the supernatural world inspires his stories. Through his journeys, he’s interviewed scientists who’ve enlightened him, heard folk tales that have frightened him, and seen quite a few things that have challenged his skeptical mind.

His collection of short stories that weaves together the natural world and the supernatural world entitled, DREAD, is available on Amazon. He’s currently working on his second collection entitled – CREEP.

Complimenting his writing, Kevin has lectured and given presentations at prestigious institutions such as Rutgers University, American University, and the Rubin Museum of Art.
To keep up to date with Kevin’s movies, documentaries, and books –
www.kevinbachar.com
https://twitter.com/KevinPangolin
https://www.instagram.com/kevinbachar/
https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinbachar?l…
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEKM_m…
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1423190/

~~~~~

Click on the cover for my review of Dread.

~~~~~

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

Cover Reveal And Giveaway ~ Wicked Tongue by C.L. Schneider

Posted: September 13, 2024 in Cover Reveal, Excerpt, giveaways, horror, Science Fiction
Tags: cover reveal, giveaway, Horror, sci-fi

A typical night of partying leaves Daniel Blair with far more than a hangover.

Wicked Tongue

by C.L. Schneider

Genre: Alien Horror, Science Fiction

Finding the wicked thing inside him was only the beginning.

A typical night of partying leaves Daniel Blair with far more than a
hangover. His myriad of strange symptoms defies explanation, as does
the blood on his pillow. And something is very wrong with
his tongue.

Afraid he contracted a terrible unknown
illness, Daniel seeks help. But his frantic search for answers takes
a horrifying turn. Struck by violent impulses, and compelled by a
cryptic voice in his head, he commits unspeakable acts. He struggles
to fight back, but something is growing inside him, changing him,
breaking his mind.

As his life spirals out of control,
Daniel discovers the “invasion” of his body has a purpose more
insidious and far-reaching than he could ever imagine. One Earth
isn’t ready for—and might not survive.

Amazon
* Bookbub
* Goodreads

At first glance, he found nothing: no bruises or cuts to indicate a fight. Not even a split lip. Red veined across his eyes. Their bloodshot, puffy appearance was much worse than normal but not entirely out of the ordinary for excess alcohol and lack of sleep. Daniel wasn’t a kid anymore. Maybe it was time to admit that and listen to what his body was telling him.

And yet, instinct still said it was more. Something else was wrong.

A hangover doesn’t make your throat swell, he thought, turning his head side to side, noticing the slight bulging on both sides of his neck.

He leaned closer to the mirror. Parting only his lips, he kept his teeth closed for a thorough check. None were missing. No chips. Thank God. Daniel ran a finger over the outside of his back teeth with no surprises. So far so good. Next, he inspected the inside of his cheeks. He found no cuts but several small lumps of swelling, like he’d bitten the sides of his mouth. While I was sleeping? Or when I fell?

If he bit down hard enough, it might explain the blood.

Except, the tissue was whole with no lacerations. Any wounds able to cause such a large stain on his pillow would still be open and painful.

This doesn’t make any sense.

Saliva gathered rapidly, begging him to swallow, filling his mouth with the same foul taste as before. Why wouldn’t it stop? Jesus Christ, I’m slobbering like a rabid dog.

Annoyed at his numerous odd ailments, Daniel bent and spat in the sink. As he watched the red stringy glob slide down the drain, irritation turned to uncertainty, to outright fear.

The blood had to be coming from somewhere.

He looked in the mirror again and opened his mouth. Relief at finding no piercing faded at the sight of his tongue. It was severely swollen and discolored, almost purple.

Did I bite it? I must have. When I fell, he decided again.

Daniel concentrated, struggling to force the memory of what happened into his mind. He and Caleb shared a cab from the diner. He remembered that much. Streetlights blurred as the car drove across town, wind blowing in the open window. Did the driver hit someone?

Maybe I smacked my face on the window?

He tried to conjure a blurry flash of something, anything, to confirm the cause.

Come on, damn it. Think!

There was nothing. Not even a notion of getting hurt.

Daniel moved his tongue side to side, grimacing as pain radiated through his entire mouth and down into his throat. He stared closer, eyes widening as they focused on his dangling uvula, shrunken and shriveled like a raisin. Holy shit. What could cause that?

A pang of hunger twisted through his gut. His stomach demanded food, but how was he supposed to eat when swallowing his own spit was a challenge.

Blood seeped out from under his tongue. Is that the source?

Daniel prepared himself for the discomfort and raised it to look underneath, expecting to discover nothing but the cut he’d been looking for. Finding something else entirely, he cried out, jumping back from the sink with a startled, garbled, “What the …?”

Pulse racing, chest heaving, he stared at his own horrified visage in the mirror—praying for what he saw not to be real. It’s a trick of the light. A shadow. That’s all it is.

Please, God, let that be all it is.

C. L. Schneider is an award-winning author of immersive fantasy fiction,
including The Crown of Stones Trilogy and the Nite Fire Series.
While fantasy is her main focus, she also pens the occasional horror
or apocalyptic tale. Born in a small Kansas town, Schneider resides
in New York’s scenic Hudson Valley Region with her husband and two
sons. To learn more about the worlds she creates, please visit her
website at www.clschneiderauthor.com
or connect with C. L. Schneider on social media, where she is an
active part of the indie author community.

Website
* Facebook
* X
* Instagram
* Bookbub
* Amazon
* Goodreads

Follow the reveal HERE for special content and a giveaway!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

~~~~~

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew and Good Luck!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

Midnight Falls by John Evans ~ Peek Inside And Giveaway

Posted: September 5, 2024 in Excerpt, giveaways, horror
Tags: giveaway, Horror

I am so excited that MIDNIGHT FALLS by John Evans is available now and that I get to
share the news!

If you haven’t yet heard about this
wonderful book, be sure to check out all the details below.

This blitz also includes a giveaway
for a finished copy of the book of Rowan Prose Publishing & Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d
like a chance to win, check out the giveaway info below.

MIDNIGHT FALLS

Author: John Evans

Pub. Date: September 3, 2024

Publisher: Rowan Prose Publishing, LLC

Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

Pages: 356

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/u/mZpM0R

After a series of disappointments and
mishaps at college, Josh Blevins returns to his small hometown, loyal dog in
tow, and begrudgingly settles in. Though he feels like a failure and his life
is at a crossroads, he’s made new friends and even found a girl.

But the pleasant façade of Midnight Falls he remembered from childhood hides a
sinister evil. One that goes beyond the hate festering within the borders and
etched in the streets to something much deeper and chilling. Anyone and
everyone could be a monster lurking behind the mask of hospitality. Knowing who
to trust is impossible, especially when he’s constantly butting heads with the
sheriff, who has a grudge against him, an axe to grind, and no intentions of
burying it unless it’s in Josh’s back.

Somehow, he’s become an outsider in a place he once called home, and is
suddenly forced to choose between facing his problems or to keep running for
the rest of his life. And what lingers in the dark may not let him survive long
enough to decide.

Enjoy this peek inside:

“I really wish you hadn’t found
that,” the elderly woman repeated as she stepped forward.

In the light of the naked bulb, it
was obvious there was something wrong with her. Her eyes were bloodshot, but
they had gone over all white like someone who had cataracts. Which wasn’t the
worst part. The skin of her face was…moving. Not muscular as with
expressions or speech. No, it was more like something was underneath her skin,
shifting, like insects crawling or burrowing.

Lizzie gasped, palms extended in a
paused motion somewhere between wanting to reach for her grandmother and push
her away.

I couldn’t move. This was the thing
B-horror flicks were made of, I thought as my brain tried to reason with
reality. An allergic reaction. She’d fallen and hit her face. Anything to
explain the sight before us. My heart pounded in my ears, and I could feel it
pulsing in my temples as my head swam.

Then, the elder woman’s face bulged
as if her head was made of clay, and someone had shoved their fist into the
back of it. It made a sickening crackling sound like dry wood in a fireplace.
My breath caught as I recognized it as the same sound I thought I’d been
hearing off and on for weeks, making me questioning my sanity.

Her head then abruptly jerked to an
inhuman angle, jaw sideways and the top of her head nearly flush with her shoulder. Her whole body began to shudder as it contorted in alien, horrific ways, accompanied by the same
terrifying dry snapping.

Neither of us shifted an inch. Fear
trapped us in place as our minds struggled to witness the horror. Lizzie let
out small pathetic whimpers. My own throat clenched as my lungs forgot how to
breathe. The sheer terror made me feel so small and helpless before the grim
display.

Oh God, and then it got worse.

About Author John Evans:

John Evans is the debut author of the
pulse-pumping book Midnight Falls. He also writes the “Tobias Halson Vampire
Hunter” series and various short stories. Inspired by greats like Stephen King
and Gary Brandner, he loves all things “old school” horror, and often claims
his purpose is to give readers a little bit of fun Lovecraftian escapism from
the scarier real world.

1 winner will receive a finished copy of MIDNIGHT FALLS US
only.

Ends September 10th, midnight EST.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

~~~~~

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew and Good Luck!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

The Nasty by John Lees And Adam Cahoon~ Review And Giveaway

Posted: June 11, 2024 in giveaways, horror, reviews
Tags: coming of age, giveaway, Horror, review

Welcome to my spot on the THE NASTY: The Complete Series by John Lees & Adam Cahoon Blog Tour
hosted by Rockstar Book Tours.

Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

THE NASTY: The Complete Series

Authors: John Lees & Adam Cahoon (Illustrator)

Pub. Date: May 28, 2024

Publisher: Vault Comics

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 200

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-NASTY-The-Complete-Series

The Ring meets Empire Records in THE NASTY, a
coming-of-age horror story splattered with dark comedy, as a group of horror
movie-loving teens bites off more than they can handle when the most
sought-after video nasty ever slips through their fingers, and they are forced
to film their own video nasty slasher movie – where evil,
screams, and nightmares bleed into reality

Keep telling yourself: “IT’S ONLY A MOVIE!!!
Isn’t it?

Scotland, 1994.
Eighteen-year-old Graeme “Thumper” Connell still has an imaginary friend: the
masked killer from his favorite slasher film. Thumper is obsessed with horror
and always has been. He fills his time with scary VHS rentals and hanging out
with his friends and fellow fans, The Murder Club. But everything changes when
his local video shop acquires one of the notorious films known as “video
nasties” — films so scary they’re the target of the British Moral Decency
League’s crusade to ban and burn.
But it’s only a movie, right?
It’s all just imaginary, isn’t it?

The Nasty is a story about the perception of evil, the power
of genre, the love of fandom, the need to create art, oh, and crap-your-pants
TERROR! Become a bonafide member of The Murder Club: pick up this book!

For fans of Stranger Things, Stand By Me, IT, The Monster
Squad, Donnie Darko,Empire Records, My Best
Friend’s Exorcism and other books by Grady Hendrix, fans of Stephen
King and Neil Gaiman, Little Monsters (Jeff Lemire &
Dustin Nguyen), The Closet (James Tynion IV), The Me
You Love in the Dark (Skottie Young & Jorge Corona), Giant
Days, Afterlife With Archie, Killadelphia (Rodney Barnes
& Jason Shawn Alexander), and Proctor Valley Road.

PRAISE FOR THE NASTY:
Horror Comics To Watch For in 2023 – Fangoria

“There is no other title I have been more excited about than this because it is
a love letter to horror while tackling the conservatism we are seeing rise in
pop culture today…” – Fangoria

“The Nasty is a bloody valentine to slashers and the outsiders who
love them.”– AIPT

“The Nasty is a love letter to slasher flicks and a
generation of kids who loved them. Tender, funny, surprising, endearing, with
an emerging horrific twist. We had Faces of Death as the taboo
underground horror tape that was whispered about but it wasn’t cursed. The
Nasty takes a fun nostalgic trip down memory lane and elevates it to a
new level of horror. – Lotusland Comics

MY REVIEW

I’ve been into the graphic novels for a while now and this is a fun one. Creepy story. Check. Interesting characters. Check. Plenty of horror and some comedy thrown in. Check. And awesome artwork. Check.

The plot was right up my alley. Being big on horror, it would have been a dream come true to make one of my own. But, I have to be satisfied with reading about these characters and the making of their horror movie.

A wild read from start to finish. My first by John Lees and Adam Cahoon and it didn’t disappoint.

4 STARS

About John Lees:

John Lees is an award-winning comic book writer from Glasgow, Scotland. He is
best known for his work on acclaimed horror series AND THEN EMILY WAS
GONE, with artist Iain Laurie, and hard-boiled Glasgow crime saga SINK,
drawn by frequent collaborator Alex Cormack. Currently, Lees is the co-creator
and writer of THE NASTY from Vault Comics. John’s other credits include
superhero drama THE STANDARD, serial killer thriller OXYMORON:
THE LOVELIEST NIGHTMARE, psychedelic nightmare quest QUILTE, and
a story for TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES UNIVERSE. His
latest projects are MOUNTAINHEAD, a snow-
swept thriller from IDW Publishing, working with artist Ryan Lee, and HOTELL,
a horror anthology series from AWA Upshot, featuring artist Dalibor Talajic.

Newsletter subscription: www.deep-ender.johnleescomics.com.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/johnlees

Website | Twitter | Instagram

About Adam Cahoon:

Tuffs, Origin House: Spa and Retreat, and Anomaly, as well as
his design work with Second Rocket Comics. His other credits include the fan
comic Silver Surfer Grey, and the forth-coming I Was A
Teenage Ghost Rider. He has design work as well as short comics in the
forthcoming books Everything Is Different Now from Justin
Richards, Morsels by J Donahue, and Dead Blood by
DB Andry.

Website | Twitter | Instagram

2 winners
will receive finished copies of THE NASTY: The Complete Series, US Only.

Ends June25th, midnight EST.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

5/27/2024	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt/IG Post
5/28/2024	The Momma Spot	Excerpt
5/29/2024	@darkfantasyreviews	Excerpt
5/30/2024	Fire and Ice Reads	Excerpt/IG Post
5/31/2024	Sadie’s Spotlight	Interview Adam Cahoon/IG Post
6/1/2024	Writer of Wrongs	Excerpt

Week Two:

6/2/2024	@thepagelady	IG Review
6/3/2024	GryffindorBookishnerd	IG Review
6/4/2024	Comic Book Yeti	Interview John Lees/X Post
6/5/2024	Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer	Review/IG Post
6/6/2024	@evergirl200	IG Review
6/7/2024	@stargirls.magical.tale	IG Review
6/8/2024	@sparks_books	IG Review

Week Three:

6/9/2024	Books and Zebras	IG Review
6/10/2024	The Book Critic	Review/IG Post
6/11/2024	FUONLYKNEW	Review
6/12/2024	Country Mamas With Kids	Review/IG Post
6/13/2024	nerdophiles	Review
6/14/2024	Brandi Danielle Davis	IG Review/TikTok Post
6/15/2024	A Blue Box Full of Books	IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post

Week Four:

6/16/2024	@enthuse_reader	IG Review/TikTok Post
6/17/2024	@dana.loves.books	IG Review/TikTok Post
6/18/2024	@jaimes_mystical_library	IG Review
6/19/2024	jlreadstoperpetuity	IG Review/TikTok Post
6/20/2024	Two Points of Interest	Review/IG Post
6/21/2024	Lifestyle of Me	Review

~~~~~

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew and Good Luck!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

fuonlyknew

Follow Blog via Email

Recent Posts

categories

Find me on X

Follow me via Bloglovin

Say hi on Facebook

My Pins

Books I’ve Read

Archives

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Posts Tagged ‘Horror’

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #6 ~ Snowblind by Michael McBride

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #5 ~ Alligator by Shelley Katz

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #4 ~ Whisper by Raymond Van Over

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #3 ~ Yuletide Invasion by J.C. Moore

Silver Bells: A Christmas Horror Story by Sandy Lender ~ Review And Giveaway

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #2 ~ Don’t Let The Forest In

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #1 ~ Creep: 21 Tales Of Terror by Kevin Bachar

Cover Reveal And Giveaway ~ Wicked Tongue by C.L. Schneider

Midnight Falls by John Evans ~ Peek Inside And Giveaway

The Nasty by John Lees And Adam Cahoon~ Review And Giveaway