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October 24, 2012

Book Review: Undead on Arrival by Justin Robinson

Book Review: Undead on Arrival by Justin Robinson on I Heart Reading

Title: Undead on Arrival

Author: Justin Robinson

Genre: Horror, Zombies

Publisher: Solstice Publishing

Publication Date: June 21st, 2012

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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Review copy provided by the author in exchange for honest review.



Today is the last day of Glen Novak’s life.


Five years after the end of the world, the few remaining humans are barricaded in a small vacation town on the...

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Published on October 24, 2012 17:05

Book Review: What Hides Within by Jason Parent and Author Interview

Book Review: What Hides Within by Jason Parent and Author Interview on I Heart Reading

Title: What Hides Within

Author: Jason Parent

Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Mystery

Publisher: Double Dragon Publishing

Publication Date: July 25th, 2012

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Review copy provided by the author in exchange for honest review.



Inside all of us, there is darkness. Inside Clive, it’s tangible, and it’s aching to get out.


What Hides Within tells the...

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Published on October 24, 2012 00:34

October 23, 2012

Book Review: The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women

Book Review: The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women on I Heart Reading

Title: The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women

Author: Marie O’Regan (editor)

Genre: Anthology, Ghost Stories, Horror

Publisher: Running Press

Publication Date: January 1st, 2013

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Review copy purchased by yours truly.



25 Chilling Short Stories by Outstanding Female Writers


Women have always written exceptional stories of horror and the supernatural. This anthology aims to sho...

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Published on October 23, 2012 13:25

October 21, 2012

Book Review: The Fleshless Man by Norman Prentiss

Book Review: The Fleshless Man by Norman Prentiss on I Heart Reading

Title: The Fleshless Man

Author: Norman Prentiss

Genre: Horror, Dark Fiction

Publisher: DarkFuse Publications

Publication Date: October 30th, 2012

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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“The Fleshless Man wants to kill me,” his mother said.


Curtis never enjoyed the cool, oppressive atmosphere of his childhood home, and that atmosphere is even wor...

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Published on October 21, 2012 17:10

October 20, 2012

Book Review: The Mourning House by Ronald Malfi

Book Review: The Mourning House by Ronald Malfi on I Heart Reading

Title: The Mourning House

Author: Ronald Malfi

Genre: Horror, Dark Fiction

Publisher: DarkFuse Publications

Publication Date: December 18th, 2012

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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Devastated by tragedy, Dr. Sam Hatch is a shadow of his former self. He travels the byroads of America, running away from a past he cannot escape. There is no salvat...
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Published on October 20, 2012 17:47

Book Review: Long Black Coffin by Tim Curran

Book Review: Long Black Coffin by Tim Curran on I Heart Reading

Title: Long Black Coffin

Author: Tim Curran

Genre: Horror, Dark Fiction

Publisher: Dark Fuse Publications

Publication Date: December 18th, 2012

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

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Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for honest review.



The Long Black Coffin is a ’67 GTO. A street-eater and a life-taker. Like an open grave, it’s hungry for death.


Vic Tamberlyn committed suicide in it. His son Kurt...

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Published on October 20, 2012 06:33

October 18, 2012

13 Days of Halloween

13 Days of Halloween on I Heart Reading


My favorite holiday of the year is coming up: Halloween! I plan to celebrate this year by dressing up as a vampire (as usually) and watching a bunch of horror flicks in a row. With those new scary TV series like 666 Park Avenue and American Horror Story: Asylum, I feel in Halloween mood already, and I’m also warming up with some excellent horror novels, novellas, anthologies and short story collections!


To celebrate the best day of the year on I Heart Rea...

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Published on October 18, 2012 17:42

Release Day Party: Deliver Us by Santino Reynolds

Release Day Party: Deliver Us by Santino Reynolds on I Heart Reading


Today is the release day party for “Deliver Us”, a suspenseful mystery novel written by author Santino Reynolds, who blogs on As Write as Reyn.


You can NOW purchase your copy of “Deliver Us” or, if you’re feeling rather lucky, you can participate in our giveaway! We’re giving away 5 eBook copies of “Deliver Us”.


About Deliver Us

Title: Deliver Us


Author: Santino Reynolds


Genre: Suspense, Thriller


Publisher:Senzuri Books


Publicatio...

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Published on October 18, 2012 17:08

October 15, 2012

Book Review: Just Remember to Breathe by Charles Sheehan-Miles and Giveaway

Book Review: Just Remember to Breathe by Charles Sheehan-Miles and Giveaway on I Heart Reading

Title: Just Remember to Breathe

Author: Charles Sheehan-Miles

Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Cincinnatus Press

Publication Date: August 30th 2012 (ebook), November 12th 2012 (paperback)

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions during a book tour.



Alex Thompson’s life is following the s...

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Published on October 15, 2012 17:55

October 14, 2012

Book Review: Forever Woman by January Bain and Giveaway

Book Review: Forever Woman by January Bain and Giveaway on I Heart Reading

Title: Forever Woman

Author: January Bain

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Champagne Books

Publication Date: October 1st, 2012

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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What if you had an incurable disease? Maybe you too would think

that becoming a vampire was your only choice. What wannabe vampire Winter Kennedy didn’t count on was falling in love with a

h...
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Published on October 14, 2012 10:22