The Face That Must Die5 reviews
Ramsey Campbell

Millipede Press, 2006

THE FACE THAT MUST DIE

+ Classic...
+ psychological horror
+ Paranoia, violence, and realistic characterization
+ Quite a uniquely disturbing book of horror
  
  











  



  
Scared Stiff: Tales of Sex and Death7 reviews
Ramsey Campbell

Tor Books, 2003

The deadly art of seduction

+ Not Free SF Reader
+ Essential Ramsey Campbell
+ A keeper!!!
  
  











  



  
Invisible Monsters288 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

GREAT

+ This book is ca-razy!
+ a slow start, followed by a headlong rush. This book stayed in my head for a long time afterward!
+ A Good One
+ Invisible Monsters
  
  











  



  
Carn2 reviews
Patrick Mccabe

Delta, 1997

IRELAND DURING THE BEATLE YEARS

+ The heart of Ireland unvailed

This is a brilliantly written book that gives a literary portrayal of an Irish town. In reading this, one gets a feel for the places, political issues and people of Ireland in the early 1960s. This author also has a flair for providing full descriptions of his characters. One of my favorite parts ...
  
  











  



  
The Butcher Boy65 reviews
Patrick McCabe

Delta, 1994

so you want to know what it's like...

+ Banana
+ Muck, pluck, mick, pigs
+ Never seen the movie. I review the book.
  
  











  



  
The Overnight27 reviews
Ramsey Campbell

Tor Books, 2006

Come for the books, stay for the horror.

+ The Overnight

Mr. Campbell takes his time developing the setting and the characters while sadistically reminding me of the worst of every terrible, empty working experience I've ever had. Very atmospheric and creepy. This was my introduction to Ramsey Campbell...I want some more.
  
  











  



  
Drawing Blood103 reviews
Poppy Z. Brite

Dell, 1994

Second best, after Lost Souls

+ Putting the "hard" in "hardcore"!
+ Gay Horror
+ GREAT READ
+ Wow.
  
  











  



  
The Dead School8 reviews
Patrick Mccabe

Delta, 1996

Excellent

+ Even more engrossing than I expected!
+ James Joyce's Bizarre Step-Child

One of the best books I have ever read - totally compelling read
  
  











  



  
Cold at Heart1 review
Brian A. Hopkins

Sovereign Seal Books, 1997

I WANT TO SEE MORE

An amazingly rich read. Brian Hopkins tackles a myriad of subplots with relative ease, bringing everything tightly together. There are no loose-ends...only straight-forward prose that kicks and screams. Though COLD AT HEART is a relatively short work, it shows his ability to handle longer pieces, ...
  
  











  



  
The Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club15 reviews
Brian A. Hopkins

Yard Dog Pr, 2002

Move Over McGee, Zolo's Aiming at Those Windmills Now!

+ Licking his wounds is more like it...
+ How cool!
+ Horrible Title But A Great Read
+ Rednecks and baseball bats- Vampires and Cadillacs!
  
  











  



  
Secret Story3 reviews
Ramsey Campbell

Tor Books, 2007

great behind the scenes thriller

+ Startlingly Real!
+ A curious tale about a psychopath and his mum

Civil servant Dudley Smith writes a short story based on a true crime murder that occurred on an underground train. He entered his work in a Mersey Mouth magazine contest and won. However, the parents of a real victim of an identical homicide threaten to sue Mersey Mouth and Dudley. Instead of ...
  
  











  



  
These I Know by Heart
Brian A. Hopkins

Vox 13 Publishing, 2001
  
  











  



  
The Lovely Bones98 reviews
Alice Sebold

Little, Brown and Company, 2006

Quit whining

+ Try and understand
+ Surprising
+ I loved this book!
  
  











  



  
The Girl Next Door154 reviews
Jack Ketchum

Leisure Books, 2005

Brutal

+ Horrifying
+ Real life horror
+ Great book
+ It wasn't her aunt
  
  











  



  
Survivor: A Novel381 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Anchor, 2000

Muahahaha

+ Great read
+ Stunning
+ Another victory for Chuck
+ Great Service
  
  











  



  
Blackburn: A Novel16 reviews
Bradley Denton

Picador, 2007

Cheer For The Killer

+ Go Jimmy, kill, kill!
+ read in public at your own risk.....
+ would blackburn kill blackburn?
+ What a ride!
  
  











  



  
Haunted: A Novel101 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Anchor, 2006

A fantastic reading experience!

+ yikes!

I LOVED this book. The writing is excellent. The author managed to bring out a different voice for each story. There was not a false moment in the narration--it all rang true. By the end I felt like I knew these characters. In our "reality show" culture where there are so many vivid examples of how ...
  
  











  



  
Influence4 reviews
Ramsey Campbell

Tor Books, 1989

One of the finest and most chilling modern ghost stories

+ Feel the Influence of Ramsey Campbell
+ One of the finest and most chilling modern ghost stories

THE INFLUENCE is perhaps the best demonstration yet of Campbell's skills as a novelist. Like INCARNATE and THE NAMELESS before it, this book sees Campbell writing at the peak of his abilities both as a sensitive chronicler of ordinary lives threatened by unpredictable forces, and as a literary ...
  
  











  



  
Ancient Images8 reviews
Ramsey Campbell

Tor Books, 1990

Atmospheric, involving, mysterious, frightening

+ One of the best ever written!
+ Ramsey Campbell's Finest Novel
+ A work of deliciously atmospheric psychological horror
+ Great premise, but chill factor a bit low
  
  











  



  
Lullaby264 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Anchor, 2002

Best book I've read to date

+ Unexpected dark humor... how can you resist?
+ A killer lullaby and a vegan road-trip

This book is so relevant! I've read some of his other work, and this by and far is the best. He hits on so many things that relate to the world today. Yes, it has dark dark humor in it, but that is what really opens your eyes to the other comments in his book. The shock factor is what makes ...