The Mud Ballad by Jo Quenell
Originally published on Ginger Nuts of Horror It’s fair to say that for many of us, 2020 was a bit crap. It started with continual rain and floods (well, it did in my part...
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Freak Night at the Slee-Z Motel by Amy M Vaughn
Originally posted at Ginger Nuts of Horror In the world of bizarro fiction, there tend to be two main styles which are common. The first is plot-driven stories with character development, typical story arcs...
Welcome to the Splatter Club edited by K Trap Jones
Originally published at Ginger Nuts of Horror The world of Splatterpunk intrigues me. Established as a sub-genre of horror in the 1980s, its creations verged on the extreme, often including high levels of gore,...
Cows by Matthew Stokoe
Much has been written about Cows by Matthew Stokoe. Some find it a novel designed to do little but shock, an empty tale filled with vile images and a nonsensical storyline which only serves...
Black Dogs, Black Tales edited by Tabatha Wood and Cassie Hart
Originally published on Ginger Nuts of Horror Black Dogs, Black Tales is an anthology of dark stories all involving dogs in one way or another. Fear not; this is no collection of doggy tales...
Three Mothers, One Father by Sean Hogan
Originally published on Ginger Nuts of Horror Three Mothers, One Father is a collection of disjointed tales which share a common theme: the battle between Mater Suspirirum, Mater Tenebrarum and Mater Lachrymarum (the Mother...
The Nightside Codex edited by Justin A Burnett
Originally published on Ginger Nuts of Horror The Nightside Codex is a themed anthology of stories about unwritten works: books, documents, musical scores, theories, mystical glyphs, tattered autograph books and the like. Think ‘The...
The Virgin by Wol-Vriey
Originally published at Ginger Nuts of Horror As I was reading The Virgin by Wol-vriey, I struggled decide whether I liked it or not. Now I’ve finished the book, I’m still caught up in...
Chainsaw by John Bender
You want high brow literary excellence and nuanced narrative that weaves a web of mystery around your mind? You want heroes and role models who face incredible odds and come through to prove that...
Insatiable by Jack Bantry
Insatiable is the story of a virus which turns people into serial rapists. Sadly, the handling of the subject isn’t done well and lacks credibility. It reads more like juvenile titillation than a horror...
