… The Troop by Nick Cutter. Most definitely not the book I would have chosen to take home the biscuits, but I’m not going to piss on Nick Cutter’s (or Craig Davidson’s) parade by having a crack at the...
Read MoreHere is a chilling reminder of the finalists (and a link to my frightening reviews): M.R. Carey, The Girl with All the Gifts (Orbit) Nick Cutter, The Troop (Headline) Frances Hardinge, Cuckoo Song (Macmillan) Andrew Michael...
Read MoreWhat’s It About It’s another post apocalyptic novel. (Including Bird Box I’ve now read six of the buggers this year). On this occasion the cause of humanity’s mass destruction is a phenomena that when seen...
Read MoreWhat’s It About Set mostly in 1976, congregants from Saint Jude’s Church in London are heading to the Loney, a small village on the Lancashire coast, for Easter pilgrimage. Among them are two brothers, Smith and his mute...
Read MoreWhat’s It About It’s a haunted house story featuring a dysfunctional family set in Somerset in the late 90s. Should I Read It? Unfortunately no. I’ve always been a big fan of Newman’s work. Everyone talks...
Read MoreWhat’s It About Five scouts and their scoutmaster are spending a weekend on a deserted island enjoying scout-related shenanigans when a strange man collapses outside their cabin all sick and wasted away. Things go quickly...
Read MoreWhat’s It About Melanie might be your average teenager except for the fact that she lives in a small, metal cell. Every morning a soldier comes to take her and more than a dozen teenagers to class. This involves strapping...
Read MoreWhat’s It About It’s 1920s England (Ellchester to be exact) and Triss has woken up after an accident to discover that (a) she has significant holes in her memory (b) her parents are acting strangely around her and (c) her...
Read MoreHere I am, waiting for the BSFA and Kitschies shortlists to be announced and out from left field comes the first annual James Herbert Award for Horror Writing. The nominees, as announced by Tor.com, are as follows: M.R. Carey,...
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