The noir elements that were such a strong feature of Alan’s last book, Hidden City, remain prevalent in Manifest Recall. Published by Grey Matter Press, Manifest Recall is an uppercut of a novella that is sure to loosen a few teeth. I’m a big fan of Alan’s work and the novella is my favourite format to read.…
I’ve read a couple of books by Edward Lorn and enjoyed them immensely. However, I approached The Sound of Broken Ribs with a little caution. I know E is a huge Stephen King fan and after reading the synopsis I was wondering if this was going to be a little too similar to…
On the back of finishing the excellent Simon Avery novella, The Teardrop Method, I was eager to jump into the latest issue of Black Static Magazine #63. I’ll be honest, I was pretty wrung out from finishing that book and after excellent non-fiction from the ever-reliable Lynda E. Rucker and Ralph Robert Moore I…
When I first showed the cover of the new Alex Hunter novel to my 8-year-old son, he nearly pissed his pants with excitement. I told him in my best movie voice “One day, son, all of this will be yours.” as I held my Kindle in front of his face. I often do this,…
It Happened in a Flash By Calvin Demmer When I started to submit my fiction to different markets, I was focused on the short story length, anything between 2,000 to 5,000 words to be more precise. I didn’t even really know what flash fiction was at that stage. I’d read the term on some…
There is a fantastic melancholy quality to this novella from Simon Avery. I haven’t had the pleasure of reading the previous TTA Novellas, but any story with a musical theme piques my interest. I haven’t read anything by Simon Avery either, at least nothing I can remember vividly. This story was a very pleasant surprise…
Writing is hard work. Crafting an original story is not an easy thing, be it a novel, novella, novelette, short story, any format really. But what if you tried to tell a story in only 100 words? 100 Word Horrors crams in a lot of ideas and themes. I’d describe this as a fun…
I love being alive, but I also love to read about the world’s impending doom. Bryan Smith’s latest book, Last Day, is a grim and gruesome look at civilizations final hours. The plot is nothing new: an asteroid hurtles toward the planet and jo public is given less than 24 hours until it hits.…
Without trying to give too much away, I will say that Orotund: collected short stories volume II starts with a bang. The first story, Strangers, had me wondering where B. P. Gregory was going with it all. A young girl seemingly lost looking for a library finally finds what she is looking for. But all is…
I loved the previous collection of stories called The Night Marchers from author Daniel Braum. Braum has a real knack for writing engrossing and deep stories that defy genre categorisation. His previous collection whisked me away to exotic locations where music played a central role and his characters encountered both magic and darkness. Music…
