Tasha Schiedel - Editing and BETA, ARC Reviewing

Y’all this story has everything you need in a story. So much humor, blood, guts, and hanky panky. Such entertaining writing and the characters are so rotten you can’t help but love them all. The action starts right at the beginning and it is just a fantastic shit show all the way through. Teena and her daughter Leanna hate each other with such passion, they will go to great lengths to ruin each other’s lives. This story is a hilarious, action packed journey of the two women on two separate journeys that end up with the two of them head to head in a battle of blood, gore, and explosions. Ludwig has written a story that deserves to be made into a movie. It would be one of those classics that we horror aficionados will covet and watch over and over again. Someone out there has a connection to HBO to make this happen. If Netflix did this, it would be too tame. This story has a ton of gore, hanky panky, and drugs. And it has to be done right! The entire time I was reading this, I was watch...

Robert Francis shares some short stories of his experiences with schizophrenia as a young man. Using humor and layperson’s terms to help the reader understand the jargon used in diagnosing schizophrenia, Francis helps us to comprehend and accept this mental disorder. Through my education in college, I took many psychology courses and schizophrenia was touched on frequently, but not completely. I understood, through textbooks and medical articles about what schizophrenia entails. Francis comfortably puts a unique learning experience by giving the reader actual episodes in which he experiences the auditory hallucinations and delusions. Fast forward to an older Francis and he reflects on these events and identifies the episodes. This is a learning process for him, as well as informative to the reader. There are perspectives in each chapter that are an eye-opener to those that do not experience schizophrenia. Francis explains the reason for this book is; “I wrote it because I passionately ...

                                                           Another fantastic collection of short stories from some exceptional authors. KJK Publishing is one of the best publishers for anthologies. Here is a breakdown of the 18 stories of the Lost Edition. A Perfect Match by Russell James - Emile Broderick is passing through town and looking to relax and find the comforts of a woman. He ends up whisking her away for a better future. A completely unexpected ending that no one can guess. This story completely surprised me. Eric’s Tune by Mark Towse - A prank has gone horribly wrong at an old abandoned prison. If you have ever visited or plan on visiting an abandoned prison, this is a must read! 13 Hook Street by Tim Curran - If you listen, you can hear a house share its feelings with you. All the dark and horrible secrets it has to share wit...

Fairy Tale Horrorshow, edited by RJ Roles and Jason Myers, Crimson Pinnacle Press. Once again, the dynamic duo of Roles and Myers has found ten fabulous fairy tales with a twisted and evil rendition to satiate that wickedness you need to feed. Piper (The Pied Piper of Hamelin) by M. Ennenbach. Piper is an outcast in his hometown, but he helps rid the town of rats, anyway. He just wants some respect and if they won’t give it to him freely, he will take it by force. An entertaining and dark tale of a young boy just wanting some love. Midnight At The Glass Slipper (Cinderella) by Ruthann Jagge. Elly owns and runs the Glass Slipper, a bar she took over when her father died. Life has been tough for Elly, especially when her step-mother and step-sisters keep intruding. Karma is a bitch, though. This is a quick story with a wicked punch. Always Time For Tea (Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland) by Natasha Sinclair. When the Red Queen becomes close friends with Alice, she is introduced to a new k...

  This was a crazy story! It starts out smooth as molasses and then gets all twisted and dark. It’s one of those stories that escalates quickly going all outta left field. Bogdan and his wife buy their first home together and it comes with a basement… with a trunk in the basement. Nothing else is down in the basement but this weird trunk. He doesn’t think too much of it at first. Until he finally decides to open the trunk. Mia Dalia writes fantastic stories. She has quite an imagination to give her stories lots of twists and turns. She told me once that she enjoys psychology and I think she writes with that in mind. Her writing style invokes humanity’s inner demons and pushes the mind to harrowing events. If you are in the mood for a quick horror story with a psychological twist, you need to read The Trunk and Smile So Red by Mia; she will dig into your brain.

I’m not sure what I was expecting when I started The Quarry, but I found out quickly that I liked what I was reading. The story hooked me fairly quickly and kept me engaged with the characters. The story spans from the 1940s to present day. “A dispiriting fog began to roll in, and a wet mist blanketed the gathered men in its damp embrace.” Jeanne has repressed memories of her childhood in Vieux, Italy. When she was 4, WWII came to her town and her family fled to an underground quarry in hopes of being safe from the carnage and destruction above ground. That’s all Jeanne remembers, now an adult living in Chicago, Illinois. It is the year 1979 and Jeanne decides she wants to go back to Italy and try to piece together what happened during her time in the quarry. After entering the quarry, as an adult now, her memories unfold. When I was reading about Jeanne’s story of her time spent in the quarry, I realized it was like a deep-dive (pun intended) into her mind. Jeanne had to go deep into...

So, I hear you are craving a literary horror story that you want to get lost in and ignore the reality around you. Well, here you go… “Certain events that we endure… we don’t understand why we go through them when they happen. Not until much later, when reflecting, can we see what the purpose was.” PD Alleva is becoming one of my most favorite authors in the horror genre. He can write such a phenomenal story that at first, appears daunting due to the size of the book, but it doesn’t feel like a 500+ page story. Oh no, it is easy to devour the words and get lost in his stories and I always crave so much more after finishing one of his stories. You have got to read Jigglyspot and the Zero Intellect that comes out October 31, 2023. This story is unique and it’ll suck you right in and will leave you begging for more! Jigglyspot is this short five foot warlock and he’s half human - which he hates with a passion. He works in a carnival to hide what he really does for a group of demons. Jigg...

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Another fantastic story by C. M. Forest. This one differs completely from his previous story, Infested, but it is just as entertaining. Owen, a criminal, was hired by Ricky to steal a painting. The night he and his partner, Lester, steal the painting, goes smoothly with no issue. Later the next day, however, everything falls apart. Owen is running around all over town trying to find the painting, deliver the painting, and ultimately, trying to destroy the painting. That painting ends up being more of a hindrance than anything else in Owen’s life. A cult is pissed he took the painting, so they are on a rampage to get it back. Nothing will stop The Family from getting that painting back. Kidnapping, bounding, torture, murder, you name it… The Family will do what it takes to get that painting back. Owen, while he is a criminal, is a likable character who you will start to care for. He is flawed in so many ways, but he’s only human who has made numerous mistakes in his life. Come to think ...