When two mafia hit men have their luxury SUV breakdown in rural upstate NY after disposing of a body, they come upon a house on a dirt lane. They beat on the door to no avail. No one is home. The door is reinforced and won’t budge. They try to shoot their way in.Continue reading “Relic of Death – David Bernstein”
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Vicki Beautiful – Somer Canon
Brynn and Sasha, along with their spouses, head to Vicki’s beautiful home to celebrate, with her and her husband, Vicki’s 40th birthday and that she’s cancer free. The house is immaculate, the table is set flawlessly, the food is done to perfection. All of this is to be expected. Vicki is known for her neverContinue reading “Vicki Beautiful – Somer Canon”
Nothing Lasting – Glen Krisch
In 1984, Noah Berkley moves into his grandfather’s old house with his father following his parent’s divorce. Noah’s memories are clipped and fuzzy of the times he spent here while his grandfather was alive. He vaguely remembers Derek, the older boy that lives next door and whose mother is now dating Noah’s father. Noah isContinue reading “Nothing Lasting – Glen Krisch”
Blood Sacrifices -Brian Moreland
Blood Sacrifices is my first introduction to Moreland’s work and what an introduction it was. Plain and simple, Blood Sacrifices is the best read I’ve read in years. It’s that good. Influences of McCammon and King drip from the pages. Moreland’s style is so easy and smooth to get immersed in. The characterization isContinue reading “Blood Sacrifices -Brian Moreland”
The Witching House – Brian Moreland
Sarah has been dating Dean for 9 months now and it’s been nothing but one adventure after another. Dean and his friends are adrenaline junkies. This is all new to Sarah, but so far she’s been able to keep up. Now Dean and is friends are taking her on another action-packed weekend in the middleContinue reading “The Witching House – Brian Moreland”
Darkness Rising – Brian Moreland
Marty has been abused and ridiculed his whole life. His father murdered his mother when he was young. As a result, Marty was bounced around from foster home to foster home. Abused at each stop, Marty is a wreck emotionally and unable to share his true feelings. His only solace is in the poetry heContinue reading “Darkness Rising – Brian Moreland”
The Vagrants – Brian Moreland
I have quickly become a believer in Brian Moreland. The Vagrants is the final novella in his excellent collection, Blood Sacrifices. I’ll review The Vagrant’s here on it’s own merit and then in Blood Sacrifices as a whole with the other stories. Daniel is a recent journalism grad from Dartmouth who wants to make aContinue reading “The Vagrants – Brian Moreland”
Midnight Rain – James Newman
Kyle is your typical twelve-year-old growing up in the late 1970s. His best friend is his bicycle, which he’s named Burner, and he enjoys hanging out in his secret place, an old, deserted hermit’s shack in the middle woods in Midnight, North Carolina. On a rainy night, he witnesses the murder of a young girlContinue reading “Midnight Rain – James Newman”
Woman in White – Kristin Dearborn
What is the woman in white? Ahh…that is a very good question and the answer is a slippery one. Just when you think you have it, it gets away from you. Rocky Rhodes, Maine. Yes, it is a goofy name for a town and the inhabitants know it and make fun of it. It isContinue reading “Woman in White – Kristin Dearborn”
Salvage – Duncan Ralston
When Owen Saddler’s younger sister, Lori, drowns in mysterious fashion while scuba diving in a lake in remote Ontario, unusual things begin to happen to Owen. A strange man at his job site utters something to Owen that he couldn’t have possibly known. Or did he? Owen is attacked in his bathtub and almost drownsContinue reading “Salvage – Duncan Ralston”
Into The Macabre 