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  • Slaughterhouse Moan book cover
    Horror, Splatterpunk

    Slaughterhouse Moan Carves Up the Slasher Formula

    In the summer of 2003, four friends are headed to Florida for one last hoorah before college, Davey needs a…

    James Lewis IV

    July 29, 2025
  • Splatterpunk

    Bunny Room by Oscar Brady Is a Bleak Cannibal Masterpiece

    In Bunny Room, an elderly hillbilly living in the Appalachian mountains is just doing his best to take care of…

    James Lewis IV

    July 29, 2025
  • Ingest Me, too book cover
    Extreme Horror

    Ingest Me, too: A Quick Bite of Pure Horror

    Ingest Me, too by Lesley A. Camphouse is a brutal little follow-up to her visceral novella Ingest Me, and let…

    James Lewis IV

    July 29, 2025
  • Red Station by Kenzie Jennings Cover
    Splatterpunk

    Horror Heads West: My First Splatter Western

    Westerns aren’t typically my shot of whiskey. I immediately assume they’re a bunch of old white dudes who are either…

    James Lewis IV

    July 29, 2025
  • Splatterpunk

    I Thought This Was Just a Slasher Splatterpunk—But Janitor Surprised Me

    Janitor was more than I expected. I assumed this was a straightforward splatter punk book about a psycho janitor in…

    James Lewis IV

    July 29, 2025
  • Extreme Horror

    What If Saw Was a Resort? This Book Answers That

    You’re Going to Die here is an extreme horror novella released in 2024 by Y.M. Miller. When an invitation to…

    James Lewis IV

    July 29, 2025
  • Psychological Horror

    Imaginary Friend… or Something Worse? | Anathema by Nick Roberts Review

    At its core, Anathema is the story of addiction, anger, trauma, and the effect it has on the family dynamic.…

    James Lewis IV

    July 29, 2025
  • Psychological Horror

    Deadgirl by Bridget Nelson Gave the Movie a Soul—and It Hurts

    I wasn’t sure what to expect going into Deadgirl by Bridgett Nelson. I rewatched the film beforehand and assumed this…

    James Lewis IV

    July 29, 2025
  • Extreme Horror

    Extreme Horror Goes to Eleven in Genital Rot

    I went into Genital Rot mostly blind. I knew it involved a death metal band and… that’s about it. What…

    James Lewis IV

    July 28, 2025
  • Haunted Houses

    Haunted Puppets, Family Drama, and too Many Endings

    How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix follows Louise, who’s forced to return to her childhood home after…

    James Lewis IV

    July 28, 2025
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