Exploring The Labyrinth In this series, I will be reading every Brian Keene fiction book that has been published (and is still available in print) and then producing an essay on it. With the exception of Girl On The Glider, these essays will be based upon a first read of the books concerned. The article will assume you’ve read the book, and you should expect MASSIVE spoilers. I hope you enjoy my voyage of discovery. A Gathering of Crows Welcome to Brinkley Springs, West Virgi

This week, Cindy O'Quinn is Uncomfortably Dark's spotlight author. She is an absolute delight! Check out her interview below and be sure to pick up one of her books! MEET CINDY O'QUINN Introduce yourself in 4 sentences or less. I’m Cindy O'Quinn, the youngest of three daughters. An Appalachian writer from the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. No, my dad wasn’t a coal miner. He was a bread deliveryman. Mom worked in a shoe factory. Childhood nickname, Little Joe, after my

THE FACE OF PAIN By Tim Waggoner THE FACE OF PAIN is presented as a journey through one of the most creative and visceral representations of Hell that I’ve ever seen put on paper. Raw, all-consuming pain brought to life in this twisted world that centers on a hospital built on corruption and cruelty where pain is all they know, one where the doctors bring pain, thrive on it, delight in causing it. One woman, facing the unthinkable, becomes lost in this twisted hellscape, figh

MORTY’S HOLIDAY By: Bryn Grover Release: 2/27/26 Page count: 93 KU: Yes       Hoopla: No Synopsis: Morty just wants a vacation. A few days without the burden of killing people for a quota, the bosses breathing down his neck, just sweet, sweet life on the life on high seas. First line: “Stepping off the ramp of the cruise ship and taking a deep breath, Morty stopped and looked around him.” Favorite line: “I already had things set up father down the beach for them to fall into

Happy Saturday! Today I did things a little differently than usual. Kinda. I feel as though these reviews get a little wild and unhinged, but in the best ways possible—and when I say unhinged, I mean that I went ahead and used multiple quotes for several of the books and censored some of the quotes. If you know me, you know I don’t censor anything. So, that alone should say something. Anyway, I went a bit longer on these, so let’s skip the small talk and dive right in! Enjoy!