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Review: The Fearing, Book Four: Earth & Ember by John F.D. Taff

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 5, 2019December 3, 2019ReviewsJohn F.D. Taff, Mother Horror, Reviews, Sadie Hartmann, The Fearing, The Fearing Book FourLeave a comment

The Fearing, Book Four: Earth & Ember by John F.D. Taff
Grey Matter Press (November 2019)
170 pages: $9.99 paperback; $3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann

I like horror that fires on all cylinders, as I’ve said countless times in interviews. I want my horror to unnerve and disturb me, yes. But I also want it to make me feel love and sadness and regret and anger, too. And I want my characters to have some shot at redemption at the end, Some glimmer of hope, even if it’s obscured. —John F. D. Taff/Earth & Ember

Book four of John Taff’s epic apocalyptic series The Fearing is, sadly, the conclusion to one of the most interactive reading experiences I’ve had since Stephen King’s The Dark Tower.Continue Reading

Review: The Fearing, Book Three: Air & Dust by John F.D. Taff

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 30, 2019October 27, 2019ReviewsAir and Dust, Grey Matter Press, John F.D. Taff, Mother Horror, Reviews, Sadie Hartmann, The Fearing Book ThreeLeave a comment

The Fearing, Book Three: Air & Dust by John F.D. Taff
Grey Matter Press (October 2019)
320 pages; $9.99 paperback; $3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann

It’s hard to believe that we’re here. We’ve arrived at Book Three in The Fearing series by John F. D. Taff. There’s only one left! I freely admit, this makes me a little sad. I’m also wondering, is there anyone out there that hasn’t heard of this series? I’ll pretend for a moment that if you’re reading this review, you know nothing about it and this will make me excited to convince you of its epic awesomeness.Continue Reading

Review: The Fearing Book Two: Water & Wind by John F.D. Taff

Cemetery Dance OnlineAugust 19, 2019August 18, 2019ReviewsBook Two, John F.D. Taff, Mother Horror, Reviews, Sadie Hartmann, The FearingLeave a comment

The Fearing, Book Two: Water & Wind by John F.D. Taff
Grey Matter Press (August 20, 2019)
130 pages; $3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie Hartmann

The Fearing is an epic, apocalyptic horror story by “King of Pain” John F. D. Taff, told over the course of multiple, individual book installments published by Grey Matter Press. Book One is titled Fire & Rain, which I reviewed for Cemetery Dance in June. Here’s a quote from the review:

And this is where Taff is a damn genius. He proves time and time again that in just a few pages, in just one scene, he can manipulate the feelings of his readers and make us care about these people on the page like THAT *snaps fingers*.

Review: The Fearing, Book One: Fire & Rain by John F. D. Taff

Cemetery Dance OnlineJune 14, 2019June 13, 2019ReviewsFire & Rain, Grey Matter Press, John F.D. Taff, Mother Horror, Reviews, Sadie Hartmann, The Fearing3 Comments

The Fearing, Book One: Fire & Rain by John F.D. Taff
Grey Matter Press (July 9, 2019)
$3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann

I think it’s a fact that human beings are obsessed with stories about our own cataclysmic demise. There’s something about this potential threat to the end of the world as we know it that inspires writers to pen epic sagas exploring humanity under extreme duress. Off the top of my head, I have enjoyed apocalyptic books like The Stand by Stephen King, Swan Song by Robert McCammon, and The Passage by Justin Cronin.Continue Reading

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