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Review: Let There Be Dark by Tim McWhorter

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 26, 2018November 23, 2018ReviewsLet There Be Dark, Reviews, Sadie Hartmann, Tim McWhorterLeave a comment

Let There Be Dark by Tim McWhorter
Hydra Publications (August 2018)
180 pages; $11.99 paperback; $3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann

After reading nothing but horror for over a year now, is it possible for me to still be scared? I’ve been asked that question quite a bit lately and the answer is: Absolutely. If horror fans are honest with themselves, we are showing up for horror because there is always the potential for something to crawl up under our skin and linger there. We like it.Continue Reading

Review: Hag by Kathleen Kaufman

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 19, 2018November 18, 2018ReviewsHag, Kathleen Kaufman, Reviews, Sadie HartmannLeave a comment

Hag by Kathleen Kaufman
Turner (October 2018)
336 pages; $25.19 hardcover; $11.59 paperback; $11.01 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie Hartmann

The book Hag by Kathleen Kaufman is exactly what I’ve always wanted in a novel about witches. Every night, I crawled into bed and let my mind escape to the Scottish lowlands to hear more about the Cailleach — an ancient, matriarchal entity. The folklore and legend is intertwined with the modern day, coming-of-age story of the protagonist Alice Grace. Alice Grace has the ability to see things before they happen and sometimes it startles and scares her but often times, the gift serves her well.Continue Reading

Review: Bedfellow by Jeremy C. Shipp

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 12, 2018November 4, 2018ReviewsBedfellow, Jeremy C. Shipp, Reviews, Sadie Hartmann, TorLeave a comment

Bedfellow by Jeremy C. Shipp
Tor (November 13, 2018)
224 pages; $8.60 paperback; $3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie Hartmann

Jeremy Shipp has a unique brand of psychological horror. I read his novella, The Atrocities, earlier this year and was taken aback by Shipp’s bold, almost reckless storytelling choices. It seems like anything can happen in his books which can be quite unexpected for the reader. I would say more often than not these strange, almost absurd plot details are successful in creating an enjoyable reading experience; but sometimes, they’re not.Continue Reading

Review: The Atrocities by Jeremy C. Shipp

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 24, 2018October 22, 2018ReviewsJeremy C. Shipp, Reviews, Sadie Hartmann, The AtrocitiesLeave a comment

The Atrocities by Jeremy C. Shipp
Tor (April 2018)
112 pages; $10.53; paperback; $3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie Hartmann

When a novella starts off with a line like, “Turn left at the screaming woman with a collapsing face,” I’m going to sit up a little straighter in my chair and pay close attention. And that was my reading posture during the duration of time it took me to get to the one hundredth page. Focused.

Captivated.Continue Reading

Review: Kill Hill Carnage by Tim Meyer

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 2, 2018September 26, 2018ReviewsKill Hill Carnage, Reviews, Sadie Hartmann, Sinister Grin Press, Tim MeyerLeave a comment

Kill Hill Carnage by Tim Meyer
Sinister Grin Press (July 2018)
288 pages; $12.59 paperback; $3.99 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann

Kill Hill Carnage is the quintessential Halloween book for any seasoned horror fan or avid reader looking to make an October TBR (to be read) list. The story covers a lot of ground for the genre; easily shelved under several horror sub-genres, which makes it appealing for a wide audience. There’s a little bit of everything here: Teen Drama, Creature Feature, Disaster Horror and Comedy Horror. Continue Reading

Review: Skullface Boy by Chad Lutzke

Cemetery Dance OnlineSeptember 18, 2018September 16, 2018ReviewsChad Lutzke, Reviews, Sadie Hartmann, Skullface BoyLeave a comment

Skullface Boy by Chad Lutzke
CreateSpace (August 2018)
202 pages; $9.99 paperback; $2.99 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann

This book had me at the dedication:

Dedicated to the bullied, the parentless and the unique. May the shallow assholes one day envy you.

Review: Foe by Iain Reid

Cemetery Dance OnlineSeptember 6, 2018September 6, 2018ReviewsFoe, Iain Reid, Mother Horror, Reviews, Sadie Hartmann1 Comment

Foe by Iain Reid
Gallery/Scout Press (September 2018)
272 pages; $17.10 paperback; $11.99 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann

Fans of Iain Reid’s first novel I’m Thinking of Ending Things already want this book. They’re looking for more of what he delivered in his debut novel — that “unique, slightly off-kilter, unsettling prose that grabs you and pulls you into the story until it’s over” kind of thing. Rest assured, he’s done it again.Continue Reading

Review: Bones by Andrew Cull

Cemetery Dance OnlineAugust 15, 2018August 12, 2018ReviewsAndrew Cull, Bones, Reviews, Sadie Hartmann4 Comments

Bones by Andrew Cull
CreateSpace (June 2018)
212 pages; $11.95 paperback; $5.49 e-book
Reviewed by Sadie Hartmann

I’ve been saying a different version of the same thing all year but I’ll say it in a unique way for Cemetery Dance:

Social media is responsible for introducing me to a much larger selection of books to read in my favorite genre of horror. Way back when, whatever my mom added to her shelves was what was accessible to me. As I began to shop for books on my own, I was only getting whatever was available at the bookstore, library or thrift stores.

In other words: Traditionally published books.

These days, I’m like a child set loose in a candy store! So many books, so little time! A book that came into view at the beginning of summer is this self-published collection of four short stories called Bones by Andrew Cull.Continue Reading

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