Review: Levana's Wish

Levana's Wish by Susi Moore
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a decent short read. It's only a five minute read, but sometimes that's all you want.
People underestimate the difficulty in getting a short story right. You have to make your characters and story grow all within a very short amount of time, but also not make it feel crammed. It was done very well in this short.
It's quite different to what I would normally read. A romantic horror of sorts if I had to categorise it, but the author asked if I would take a look in exchange for an honest review so I thought it worth a go.
I don't want to go into any detail on the story because it is so short and I don't want to ruin it.
I would say if you've got five mins spare or want a quick read, then go and check it out.
I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

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Review: The Rain Dancers

The Rain Dancers by Greg F. Gifune
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I always enjoy Gifunes writing. He is a very good story teller and even in parts of a story that aren't particularly scary, he has this eerie feel about him. You can almost sense the darkness in the tale.
This was a decent story, but not as good as some of the others I've read from him. Mainly because I guessed the outcome very early on. I won't go into that as I don't want to ruin it.
This is worth a go if you fancy a quick read, but if you want to sample some of Gifunes stronger work then I would highly recommend The Bleeding Season.

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Review: The House That Hell Built

The House That Hell Built by Matt Shaw
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Take THE SHINING, THE BEAST HOUSE CHRONICLES and THE HAUNTING. Put them together and you've got THE HOUSE THAY HELL BUILT.
This was a really fun read. At times it was scary, at times it was gory and violent. It all blended so well together. The idea of the three stories running alongside each other worked really well I thought.
Three writers that we already knew were more than capable of telling a good story have come together and pulled of a cracker in this one.

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Review: Sam

Sam by Iain Rob Wright
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Really enjoyed this book. It's not just your normal possession story. In fact you could possibly even describe this as a bit of an action story, but of course it still had all the creepy elements of the traditional possession tale.
I've had a few people recommend this book to me and it took me a while getting round to it, but I'm really glad I did.
Highly recommended.

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Review: High Moor

High Moor by Graeme Reynolds
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was unsure when I started this book if I was going to like it or not. I've never been the biggest werewolf fan. There are very few really good werewolf books and movies. Lots of others have tried and failed.
This book, however, really won me over. It starts with what can only be described as a coming of age tale. You get to know the characters and you really feel for them.
As the story progresses so does the killings/fights etc. These are all very well written. You can picture it all as its happening and it doesn't come across as ridiculous, which sometimes these mythical fights can do.
If werewolves were real I would imagine this is exactly how they would fight.
Overall a very strong story and it's made me want to check out the sequel.

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Review: Brazen: A Dark Chapter Press Unlimited Short: B

Brazen: A Dark Chapter Press Unlimited Short: B by Matt Hickman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a really good short story. As with all Hickman's tales. He has you thinking one way, then he goes in the complete opposite direction.
Very powerful, very brutal and a killer twist.

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Review: Where The Dead Ones Play: A Supernatural Horror

Where The Dead Ones Play: A Supernatural Horror by Kyle M. Scott
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First things first.
This is the first book I've read in as long as I can remember that I wished I hadn't read just before going to sleep. I was looking to the corner of my room to check if any shadows were looking back.
This is a really creepy story.
Besides all of the scary stuff, this story showed a lot of emotion. The relationship between father and son is portrayed perfectly. I have a young child myself and could relate a lot to the fathers emotions and feelings.
All in all, a very scary and powerful story. Possibly the best book I've read this year.

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