book reviews
Book reviews for horror fans; weather a sleepless night with literary accounts of hauntings, possessions, zombies, vampires and beyond.
The Book of Forbidden Knowledge
The Book of Forbidden Knowledge: Dark Secrets You're Not Supposed to Know How much of your life has been spent being told that you’re not supposed to do something? And how many times have you done that thing anyway? We all have our vices, and while some of them can be very damaging to our health and general well-being, others have far more sinister effects on us that go unseen by the naked eye. In this book, we explore some of the more obscure aspects of forbidden knowledge—the kind of things your parents always told you not to do. The kind of things your high school teachers cautioned you about.
By The Silence4 years ago in Horror
A Review of 'In Response to "I regret it"'
In August of 2022, a story was posted online called "I regret it". An obvious short story meant to spark perhaps creepy pastas or to just circulate the internet to scare little kids, similar to many other stories and pictures carelessly posted. It failed, however, not that it has been out very long, but immediately no one was reading it. It wasn't circulating, it wasn't being commented on, it's just there. Strangely enough, a "response", if you can call it that, was posted later that same month. A person claiming to be a Daniel Montoya wrote an extended "article", if you can call it that, very heavily criticizing the short story. The "article" was named "In Response to 'I regret it'" and it was supposed to describe the many ways why the story was fake, ridiculous attempt at a horror story, and additionally was able to somehow find the anonymous writer? I ended that sentence with a question mark because Mr. Montoya, or so they claim to be, I'll be referring to that later in my review, they leave more questions unanswered than they started with. I will begin with why I don't believe that this is actually Daniel Montoya writing it.
By Rick Pension4 years ago in Horror
Reed's Literary Horror Review of 'Unquiet Spirits' Edited by Murray and Smith (2022)
I'll be perfectly honest with you, ghost stories bore the shit out of me. I used to ghost hunt in my youth and after some pretty freaky stuff in real life, everything written seems quaint. I'm not even particularly excited about haunting movies. Ghosts really just don't do it for me. However, when I heard the premise of this collection, I jumped at the chance to get my hands on a copy.
By Reed Alexander4 years ago in Horror
Back From Death
Hello, my name is John, and I am an auto driver. Day or night, whenever I get a lift, I move where it informs me to go. But one day, such an incident happened to me that even if I remember him, I get shaken. Because that night I will probably never forget in my life. But today I will tell you the whole situation of that day and what happened to me.
By kanchan chauhan4 years ago in Horror
Book Review: We Will Rise by Tim Waggoner
In Echo Hill, Ohio, the dead begin to reappear, manifesting in various forms, from classic ghosts and poltergeists, to physical undead and bizarre apparitions for which there is no name. These malign spirits attack the living, tormenting and ultimately killing them in order to add more recruits to their spectral ranks. A group of survivors come together after the initial attack, all plagued by different ghostly apparitions of their own. Can they make it out of Echo Hill alive? And if so, will they still be sane? Or will they die and join the ranks of the vengeful dead?
By Marie Sinadjan4 years ago in Horror
A Feast Of Carrion Review
I should start off by saying that I know some of you will notice that this book’s genre is different than the last book that I reviewed. This is because I do read a variety of genre’s so you will get that here. Reading a variety allows me to mix it up a little bit and not get bored with one genre or the other.
By Jamie Bushehri4 years ago in Horror
Varney the Vampire; or, the Feast of Blood . Top Story - June 2022.
"The figure turns half round, and the light falls upon its face. It is perfectly white — perfectly bloodless. The eyes look like polished tin; the lips are drawn back, and the principal feature next to those dreadful eyes is the teeth — the fearful looking teeth — projecting like those of some wild animal, hideously, glaringly white, and fang-like. It approaches the bed with a strange, gliding movement. It clashes together the long nails that literally appear to hang from the finger ends. No sound comes from its lips. Is she going mad — that young and beautiful girl exposed to so much terror? she has drawn up all her limbs; she cannot even now say help. The power of articulation is gone, but the power of movement has returned to her; she can draw herself slowly along to the other side of the bed from that towards which the hideous appearance is coming." — From Chapter I of Varney the Vampire; or, the Feast of Blood
By J.A. Hernandez4 years ago in Horror
The Second House on the Right
Before you read: This story was originally a submission to a small newspaper that got rejected. I love this story since it veers away from my usual style and wanted to share it with you. It reads like a children's campfire story. Enjoy!
By Chelsey Louise4 years ago in Horror
The Haunted House Family memories of a haunted house and how it eventually was torn down
This book is full of such memories, as well as sadness. In fact, one of the things that struck me most about this novel was the way it captures how quickly things can change in the face of tragedy. It's an interesting story that I would recommend for anyone looking for something different from typical YA novels.
By Michael Ezekiel4 years ago in Horror
Did Anyone Else Have A Weird Experience While Reading The Exorcist?
After a lifetime of being told "The Exorcist" was an evil book I should never read, should never even think of reading for the demons within the pages would jump out to steal my soul, I decided to give it a go in October of 2019 in honor of "Spooky Season."
By Samantha Alis4 years ago in Horror
