Undivine Interventions: Reviews of Horror Novels, Past and Present.

Wrapping up 2018 a month into 2019, with a few books that I never got to. But the time comes where I have to let some bygones be bygones and wrap the year up. There are still books I have been sent for review that I absolutely intend to review. The reality remains that the most important part of running this blog is that I maintain the joy that I find in reading this stuff , and not let workmanship get in the way of that. As such, this list is ONLY of books I have actually read, obviously. The biggest difference for this year is that I have included for consideration in the list some books that are 'reprints'. Only one made it in, but I felt the need to clarify. That being said: LET'S WRAP UP 2018 AND GET TO READING 2019s BOOKS! These are in no particular order, as I believe that each and every one of them is worth your reading. They Feed (Click here and buy) Click here for my review This one was an almost total surprise for me. I had read Jason Parent prev...

Alright. Here it is. The last book I'm reading of 2018. There's a few others I wanted to get to before the year was through, but that didn't work out...clearly, since it's almost February 2019. I really just want to get my "best of list" done and move on, frankly. I want to get back to reading stuff from 1988. And, as such, my best-of will be ready soon. Now, I'm not sure if I am just burnt out on "modern horror" but, The Faithful, unfortunately, will not be making that list for me. There's nothing fundamentally wrong with the book. In fact, I absolutely looked forward to The Faithful. So much so that I requested a review copy. I loved Matt Hayward's debut novel, What Do Monsters Fear and his collaboration with Patrick Lacey, which I recently reviewed, Practitioners. Sinister Grin Press is dependable for quality. The birds were in row for me to love it. It's well written, it's dialogue is reasonable, characters are well devel...

2018 has come and gone, but the books from it remain in my to be read pile. Just a few more to go, and I can get into reading all the great things 2019 will offer...as well as the whole reason I started this blog: unsung classics from the "heyday". But there's plenty of good stuff being churned out by new authors, that shouldn't go ignored, thus my dedication to covering new material. If we are ever going to see a closeness to the horror fiction glory days, we've gotta take notice of the new, great stuff coming out presently. Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason, AKA The Sisters of Slaughter, have been strong contenders for being the queens of the forefront of today's horror market since they busted onto the scene with their Stoker-nominated walk through hell of a debut, Mayan Blue, a few years back. That novel was, on it's surface, a very traditional 'college kids get torn apart by demons' yarn that was elevated tenfold by the sisters incredible at...