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Review: The Fearing Pt. 4 – Earth & Ember

November 21, 2019November 20, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

Late on this, but you know #Nanowrimo. Anyway, we finally have the climatic finale of John F.D. Taff's epic serial novel, THE FEARING, with Part four: EARTH & EMBER. And this book, folks, is a lot. The longest of the installments and of course the one that holds (almost) all our answers is here. With … Continue reading Review: The Fearing Pt. 4 – Earth & Ember

Review: The Warren

November 9, 2019November 7, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

Brian Evenson's THE WARREN was one story I have been waiting to get into for a long time. After reading it, I'm left with so many more questions, than how it began and for its brevity, I wish there was just a little bit more. Evenson does not seem hung up on giving the reader … Continue reading Review: The Warren

Review: Wounds

October 31, 2019October 30, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

I almost could not wait to get to Nathan Ballingrud's second collection, WOUNDS: Six Stories from the Border of Hell, but reading it around Halloween, felt like the best time for it. I wasn't wrong either, this collection disturbed me as much as the first, and Ballingrud doubles down on the dark fantasy horrors that … Continue reading Review: Wounds

Review: The Fearing Pt. 3 – Air & Dust

October 17, 2019October 16, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

I just realized the other day that we are over half way through October and I had yet to read a spOOky book! Well, I redeemed that quickly with the third installment of John F.D. Taff's ongoing serial novel THE FEARING. I read part three: AIR & DUST and I have to say, that the … Continue reading Review: The Fearing Pt. 3 – Air & Dust

SYNTH #2: An Anthology of Dark SF

September 28, 2019September 27, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

I reviewed the debut SYNTH anthology back in April and I really couldn't wait to dive back into this series curated by C.M. Muller. Volume 2 of the SYNTH: An Anthology of Dark Science Fiction carries on the tone of the previous volume, but considering how high the bar was, it just did not reach … Continue reading SYNTH #2: An Anthology of Dark SF

Review: Aetherchrist

September 20, 2019September 19, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

Today is a special blog post, as is tomorrows, because I am taking part in Apex Publication's Back Catalog Blog Tour this month! I took some time and reviewed two books from authors I've been waiting to read for a while and I'm happy to say I was disappointed by neither of them!  Anyway, I … Continue reading Review: Aetherchrist

Review: 100 Words of Horror Pt. 3

September 10, 2019September 9, 2019 / PylesofBooks / 1 Comment

The latest in Kevin J. Kennedy's drabble series of horror, Part 3 does not disappoint with bringing another group of horror writers together in one volume! A little different from previous anthologies, Kennedy states in his opening words that he opened this volume to the public and received a massive response. Of course this means … Continue reading Review: 100 Words of Horror Pt. 3

Review: To Be Devoured

August 29, 2019August 28, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

It normally takes a lot of me to be disgusted, but Sara Tantlinger's TO BE DEVOURED may be the grossest book I have read all year, yet she makes it beautiful. After being familiar with her poetry for several years, and fresh off her Stoker award winning poetry collection, THE DEVIL'S DREAMLAND, Tantlinger's first novella … Continue reading Review: To Be Devoured

Book Release: Monsters

August 20, 2019September 11, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

And here is another Black Hare press anthology, you all should know the drill by now! I have five micro fiction stories in this one and a few I'm honestly pretty proud of. I'll have the list below like always. As with the other anthologies, I'm alongside 100+ other authors and their terrifying little yarns. … Continue reading Book Release: Monsters

Review: The Fearing Pt. 2 – Water & Wind

August 17, 2019August 16, 2019 / PylesofBooks / Leave a comment

And we are back with Part two of John F. D. Taff's THE FEARING: WATER & WIND! The next installment releases from Grey Matter Press on August 20th, so be sure to pick up your copy asap! The first part landed with somewhat mixed results for me, even though I still enjoyed it, but with … Continue reading Review: The Fearing Pt. 2 – Water & Wind

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