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Side by Side Book Reviews: ANOKA by Shane Hawk

Side by Side Book Reviews: ANOKA by Shane Hawk

ANOKA by Shane Hawk

 

The horror community has rallied around this debut collection from Shane Hawk. It released in October of 2020 and has been picking up steam month by month. I noticed it had 55 reviews on Goodreads! Nice number for an indie fiction debut. Night Worms has steadily received review submissions in order to be included in this Side by Side Book Review ever since we tweeted about reading it. We're excited to have some new voices joining us here!

 


Side by Side Book Reviews: THE TRICKER-TREATER and Other Stories by Briana Morgan

Side by Side Book Reviews: THE TRICKER-TREATER and Other Stories by Briana Morgan

THE TRICKER-TREATER and Other Stories by Briana Morgan

 


THE TRICKER-TREATER AND OTHER STORIES is a collection of supernatural tales by Briana Morgan. An Eldritch terror visits an unsuspecting woman to claim a sacrifice for a wish granted to a little boy. A home that rearranges itself and its inhabitants. Two brothers set out to see in search of a lost prize at their peril. A man of the cloth is possessed by...


Side by Side Book Reviews: Short Stories by Jamie Stewart

Side by Side Book Reviews: Short Stories by Jamie Stewart

Our Night Worms Group Chat is where we all enable each other to buy more books we couldn't possibly have time to read. Once someone comes into the chat excited about the latest amazing book they just finished, the rest of us have to have it. The quickest way to turn heads in the chat is to drop a line like, "I just read the sickest book I've ever read."

Within an hour, everyone will have purchased the "sick" book and already be halfway through reading it. We're a weird bunch.

In October, one of us was reading a short...


How COVID-19 Reignited my Love of Comics, a Guest Post by Pete Mesling

How COVID-19 Reignited my Love of Comics, a Guest Post by Pete Mesling

Hey friends, Zakk here, good morning (afternoon, evening) to you. I hope this day sees you well. In this day and age of near constant chaos and anxiety, we as humans must find a glimmer of happiness to grasp, put in our breast pocket, close to our heart. To help ward against the evil eye of 2020. It will be the only way not to be consumed by life, which happens to be extra ravenous right now. Please allow me to share this with you, one of our own in the horror community...


Book Review: A COMPLEX ACCIDENT OF LIFE by Jessica McHugh

Book Review: A COMPLEX ACCIDENT OF LIFE by Jessica McHugh

Zakk Madness reviews A Complex Accident of Life by Jessica McHugh published by Apokrupha June 24, 2020.

 
Blackout
 
Blackout. Deconstruction
        A calculated obstruction 
  forming
A Complex Accident
rebirth 
         flesh vs. word 
brief but powerful 
the weight of a sledgehammer brings 
   scribbles, doodles and patterns
carries 
 another heart hidden inside,
the moment
     may not appreciate 
A Complex Accident
                of a beautiful moment
...