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Book Review: Vampire of the Midnight Sun by Priscilla Bettis
The titular Vampire of the Midnight Sun, concerns best friends, Billy and Frasier, whose plans turn deadly when they have to fight the Alaskan wilderness to survive. The hostile, beautiful environment of Alaska is a third character in this excellent story. The author excels at description and creating atmosphere. I felt I was in Alaska…
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Book Review: Salibi by Oliver Lea & Emily Brown
While on vacation in Jordan, twenty something American Alexis gets turned into a vampire. Lost and confused, she bumps into Anselm, an English vampire who shows her the ropes of her new undead life. However, who turned Alexis, and why? Was meeting Anselm an accident or something more calculated? The plot unravels to reveal an…
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Book Review: The Sun Sets Nonetheless by Priscilla Bettis
This short story was published in The Vampire Connoisseur, an anthology of vampire fiction edited by Todd Sullivan. Told in first person by an unnamed narrator, this story focuses on a man alone after the loss of his wife and son. Once more Bettis excels in her power of description and ability to create atmosphere.…
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Book Review: Savage by Dan Soule
On the streets of present day Whitechapel, murders reminiscent of Jack the Ripper have caught the attention of Kenny, detective with a difference. Math prodigy, Dylan, wants to keep his head down and study hard, but his mother’s pimp has other plans for him. Perhaps the mysterious men in Number 25 Gallows Court can help…
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Buddy Read & Rant #7 with Jonathan Pongratz: Until Summer Comes Around by Glenn Rolfe
Hello Blogging World! Iseult: Hello all, Iseult here. I love to read and write horror, fantasy and science fiction, and rant about it afterwards. There’s no one better to rant with about books (or anything at all, to be honest), than my bestie, Jonny. He’s also a wonderful writer, so BUY HIS BOOKS! Jonny: Aw…
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Book Review: Blood Journey by Henry Lewis Sanders and Terrie Leigh Relf
Full of sex, demons and revenge, this tale of blood drinkers falls closer to Anne Rice than Bram Stoker on the spectrum of vampire novels. After destroying Andora, high priestess of the Dark Church of Hekatae, Vasilie flees England with his fellow vampires – Pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut, and the triplets Ganymede, Endron and Dorian. Their…
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Book Review: Sangre: The Wrong Side of Tomorrow by Carlos Colon
Thirty years ago he was Nicky Negrón, husband and father, but after an encounter with a dangerous woman, he became one of the undead, and now lives as Jorge Sangria, vampire. The book starts after the events of the first book, “Sangre: The Color of Dying“, where Jorge and his vampire acquaintance, Travis, have just…
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Book Review: Undead as a Doornail by William F Aicher
When things go bump in the night, and vampires hunt for prey, it’s time to call in Bones, Phoenix Bones, monster hunter. Working in animal control in Mississippi, Phoenix Bones has a secret. Born dead, he has a unique affinity with death and the undead, which makes him perfect for his part time job as…
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Book Review: Rattus Rattus by Mitch Seabourn
When Casey Waters and her dad, James, move to the Rocky Mountains to renovate an old house over the summer, she has more than the plague to worry about. After her parent’s divorce, teenage Casey stayed with her professor dad. Unfortunately, due to alcohol and other poor choices, James is now an odd job man…
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Book Review: Chiaroscuro by Matthew S Cox
When a priest is sent by the Vatican to investigate a possible case of vampirism in rural France, he finds a little girl in chains. Can something evil also be innocent? “Chiaroscuro, or The Mouse and the Candle” starts with Fr Antonio Molinari investigating a case of possible demonic possession. He works for the Order…