Dead End House by Bryan Smith (2024 Splatterpunk Awards) In the town of Elkmont lies Dead End House, a Victorian manor that played host to several murders, became a magnet for local legends, and is a favourite subject for children’s Halloween-time dares.…

My latest #SplatterpunkAwards review: Bryan Smith's Dead End House...
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I'm part of an award-nominated anthology about reproductive horror. It might be the coolest thing I've ever done

(so far)

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The Night Mother by John Everson (2024 Splatterpunk Awards) The Night Mother is the third book in a series by John Everson, following on from the 2012 novel NightWhere and the 2017 novelette Field of Flesh. The stories are built around a mysterious BDSM clu…

The 2026 #SplatterpunkAwards finalists have been announced, but I'm a little behind: I've only just started reviewing the 2024 novels.
Here's my take on The Night Mother by John Everson...
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Dead & Bloated, ed. K. Trap Jones (2024 Splatterpunk Awards) Dead & Bloated had a good showing at the Splatterpunk Awards. As well as making it into the Best Anthology bracket, the book features “My Octopus Master”, a joint-winner for Best Short Story. S…

My latest #SplatterpunkAwards review: Dead & Bloated, an anthology of water-themed horror...
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“Blood Harmony” by Chet Williamson (2024 Splatterpunk Awards) Like fellow finalist “Hide/Invert: A Saga in Ten Reels” by David J. Schow, “Blood Harmony” belongs to The Drive-In: Multiplex, an anthology of original short stories inspired by Joe R. Lansdale’s 1…

Today I'm wrapping up my reviews of the 2024 #SplatterpunkAwards short stories with a look at joint-winner "Blood Harmony" by Chet Williamson:
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“My Octopus Master” by Stephen Kozeniewski (2024 Splatterpunk Awards) One of the entries in the aquatic-themed Dead & Bloated anthology (itself a Splatterpunk Award finalist), “My Octopus Master” is narrated by a character who truly knows his cephalopods. The fir…

After a bit of a break, I'm back to my #SplatterpunkAwards reviews! Today I'm looking at joint Best Short Story winner "My Octopus Master" by Stephen Kozeniewski...
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“The Night People” by Bryan Smith (2024 Splatterpunk Awards) Andy Foster has been dumped by his girlfriend Olivia, who abruptly cut off their relationship without explanation. His reaction shifted from shock, to furniture-smashing rage, and then to a trance-…

Today, I'm beginning my annual tradition of reviewing the year's #SplatterpunkAwards finalists! First off, Bryan Smith's short story The Night People...
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Ex-Boogeyman by Kristopher Triana (2023 Splatterpunk Awards) Originally published under the slightly cumbersome title of Slasher vs the Remake, Ex-Boogeyman is the story of John Zain, a washed-up horror actor. Zain appeared in a 1980s slasher film called Lunati...

Today's #SplatterpunkAwards review covers Ex-Boogeyman by Kristopher Triana...
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Faces of Beth by Carver Pike (2023 Splatterpunk Awards) Andrew works at the Myles-Bend Psychiatric Hospital. One of his patients eats with their toes; another believes themself a target of the FBI, CIA and KGB; and still another is fond of deliberately cre...

My latest #SplatterpunkAwards review covers Carver Pike's Faces of Beth:
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Last of the Ravagers by Bryan Smith (2023 Splatterpunk Awards) An addition to the Death’s Head Press Splatter Western series, Last of the Ravagers opens with gunslinger Russ Harper killing an outlaw in the desert at night, thereby concluding what we can only assu...

Today's #SplatterpunkAwards review: Last of the Ravagers by Bryan Smith...
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Human Monsters (2023 Splatterpunk Awards) Human Monsters is a big book, editors Sadie Hartmann and Ashley Saywers having pulled together 35 stories -- enough to fill 376 pages. Its overriding theme is simultaneously broad and restricted: this...

My latest #SplatterpunkAwards review is up! Today I'm looking at the anthology Human Monsters...
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