Tag: Horror

November 7, 2023

Ben Reviews: The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

It’s hard to talk about this novella without talking about Hellraiser, and that’s really its biggest weakness. Most people picking up this book will know that it is the story that the original Hellraiser film was based on. While the plot is very close to the plot of the movie, its also very obvious that Clive Barker put a lot...

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June 3, 2023

Ben Reviews: Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

Paul Tremblay is a good writer. This novel has a compelling premise. Unfortunately, the theme never quite comes together. The Cabin at the End of the World is essentially about the horror that exists between faith and doubt. A family in a remote cabin is visited by strangers claiming to be messengers of God (more or less), and the family...

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October 10, 2022

Honest Thoughts: The Haunting of Hill House

Recently on the podcast we covered Shirley Jackson’s “The Haunting of Hill House.” We also covered the Netflix series of the same name that was inspired by (not an adaptation of) the book. I wanted to talk a little more about my feelings on the book for a few reasons. The first reason is that the podcast is lighter in...

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May 28, 2022

Comic Review: Night of the Ghoul (comiXology Original)

I decided to check out Night of the Ghoul entirely on a whim. This has been an especially hectic year for me and I’ve fallen very behind on my reading. I have not touched my comixology subscription in months. Now that things have settled down I’ve been trying to catch up. I was scrolling through the library and this caught...

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April 13, 2022

Book Review: Shepherd’s Fall by George R Appelt Jr.

Ben reviews a novel by a local independent author. Shepherd’s Fall is the story of a family who moves into a haunted house in central Pennsylvania.

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October 17, 2021

Short Story Review – Maria’s Children – Tobi Ogundiran

It’s been a very long time since I’ve read a ghost ship story. An even longer time since I’ve read one written in this century. Tobi Ogundiran’s tale is loosely inspired by the real life story of the Mary Celeste. Rather than telling a straight forward tale of what happened to the people aboard the Mary Celeste, he tells the...

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October 15, 2021

Short Story Review – A Compact with a Minor Demon by Kay Chronister

What if H.P. Lovecraft wrote a story about the slow, crushing horror of being socially isolated and pregnant with a child whom you were, at best, indifferent to conceiving? Then you’d have something close to A Compact with a Minor Demon by Kay Chronister. This is both a compliment and a criticism. A lot of Lovecraft’s stories follow a kind...

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October 14, 2021

Flash Fiction Review Double Feature!

I’ve been getting my ass kicked at work, and as a result I have missed a day of my month of short horror fiction reviews! I have brought shame upon this podcast and myself. To make up for it please enjoy the following double feature! Sometimes Boys Don’t Know by Donyae Coles This is a classic tale of predator becoming...

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October 12, 2021

Short Story Review – At The Periphery by Benjamin Peek

At The Periphery is another story that has me splitting hairs about what is and is not horror. It is not scary. It does not create an atmosphere of dread or unease. It does incorporate elements of horror. There is a good bit of gore and occult imagery, but the tone is more dark urban fantasy. Fortunately, I also enjoy...

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October 11, 2021

Short Story Review – The Nameless City by H.P. Lovecraft

This is the equivalent of phoning it in from me, and I am sorry. The point of daily reviews was to push myself to read more and different authors, but life happens. I didn’t get a chance to properly read and review a new story today. So let’s go back and take a look at an old story that I...

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