Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. This month is Mental Health Awareness Month and I wanted to post my reviews of two books that deal with mental health issues, Low Spirits and All Their Demons Bow To Me by Kiefer Lane. Low Spirits What an intense, emotional, creepy rollercoaster of a book. From the get go I was drawn into this world and entranced with the characters. It had just the right amount of mystery, horror and emotio

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. It's AAPI Heritage month and I would be remiss on featuring my all time favorite werewolf novel, Moon Dance by SP Somtow. Moon Dance Set in 1900's America, this is an immersive read that delves not only into the European lore of the werewolf, but indigenous werewolf lore. The combination of the two make for one of the most brilliantly written werewolf stories ever. As soon as I started readi

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. Today I am reviewing Night Terrors An Anthology of Horror by Blood Bound Books Night Terrors An Anthology of Horror Out of the 31 authors in this anthology, I was only familiar with one, Robert Essig. Out of 31 stories there was only one story I felt Meh about. Blood Bound Books' first ever anthology from 2010 was a banger! I'm disappointed that the 30 authors I wasn't familiar with aren't m

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. Today I am reviewing Thin Red Membrane by John James Minster and The Elevator Game by Z. Martin Thin Red Membrane by John James Minster Minster really knows how to write occult horror, with a bit of folk horror thrown in This collection of four tales takes you through time, through different locations and different cultures. A very diverse collection which is refreshing actually. The theme o

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. I do love extreme/splatterpunk horror and when I saw the table of contents for this anthology I knew it was going to be a banger. And I was right! Gorefest With the amount of horror talent in the table of contents there's no chance this wouldn't be an awesome, gruesome, gory, disgusting good time. F**kin Maggots by Natasha Sinclair A brutal rock and roll story that was unexpectedly lewd and

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. Today I have two reviews for you. Out Of The Drowning Deep by A. C. Wise and Monkey Bones by Rob Smales. Out of the Drowning Deep by A.C. Wise What do an angel, an outdated automaton and a recovering drug addict have in common? They're all trying to solve the mystery of the Pope's murder. But the mystery is just the mechanism to being these three together. A sci-fi religious cosmic horror

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. Matthew Cash is one of my favorite authors. He writes in so many subgenres of horror. This Autonomous God Now this is religious horror. I dare say some would consider this book blasphemy. But that's ok. Horror is meant to make the reader uncomfortable. The story will make you think and some parts will make you squirm with it's grotesqueness. It's not overly extreme, but there are some parts

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. My last post for Women In Horror Month includes three amazing authors, Tanisha Stewart, L. Marie Wood and Izzy Von. The Deadbeat by Tanisha Stewart What a wild ride! Very enjoyable read with great characters and a fast paced plot. Emotionally charged, you can feel Belle and Jessie's grief over the loss of their mother and their anger at their father. A case of revenge gone wrong, toxic fami

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. It's Black History Month so it's the perfect time to talk about The Dating App Horrors Series. All written by Black female horror authors. I haven't read the entire series, but they are for sure on my TBR! The Perfect Profile by Toni Larue Intense read! The characters are so real you think they're sitting next to you. Complex people, each with their own struggles. I was expecting your typic

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. I celebrate FebruRufty each February so it's fitting to have one of his books as my first review of the month. Escapement is a collection of 3 novellas and would be a great introduction to his work. Excellent! I'm a big fan of Rufty's writing so it's no surprise I loved this collection of novellettes. Each one offered a different brand of horror. Scraps was the most extreme of the three. I

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. This post is going to be some books that I think more people should be talking about. One Grimm Night by Chad Nicholas No question about it, this book gets 5 big stars. Grimm's fairy tales like you've never read before. One night, six people in a cabin on a stormy night in the forest. Little by little the characters' identities are revealed. Little by little the secrets and traumas of the ch

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. Continuing on with my reviews of the Ludo Carstairs Series by F.R. Jameson. Supernatural thrillers with an X-Files feel. The Undead Ravens Book 5 Once again Jameson has delighted and entertained me with the fifth book in this series. Ludo Carstairs and Michael Garris are people I would love to have a conversation with, they are just so real, so human, that I feel like they live next door. Th

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. The next two weeks I'll be posting my reviews of the Ludo Carstairs Series by F.R. Jameson. Supernatural thrillers with an X-Files feel. The Nemesis Touch Book 1 I had such a great time reading this book and I had a very hard time putting it down. It's kind of a cross between XFiles and Supernatural. Fast paced with amazingly developed characters. I actually even liked the villain of the sto

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. This week's offering will be a little different. I will be giving short reviews on the Amazon Original Stories Black Stars series. Six short stories by black authors and all amazing. New worlds. Alternate realities. Technology. Magic. Enjoy the journeys these stories provide. The Visit by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Very eye opening alternate reality story where male self pleasuring is illegal

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. This week's review is being released on November 7th. And will definitely be in my list of top reads for the year. This. Book. Is. So. Good! Norse folk horror combined with mental illness horror. A man who's lost his pet and is battling almost crippling OCD. The God Fenrir and a cult wanting to bring about Ragnarok. This book will not fail to entertain you and touch your heart. I was not pre

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. This week's review is another Halloween read, Allhallow's Eve by Richard Laymon. Not my favorite Halloween read, but still enjoyable. I've read several books by Laymon, and I find that the ones that should be more horror focused, are firmly in the Ok range for me. While I did enjoy this book, it kind of fell flat for me, especially the ending. I also would have liked for it to be more Hallow

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. This week's review is another Halloween read, Mischief Night Massacre by Jason Parent. An amazingly spooky collection of Halloween stories. What can I say other than this collection of Halloween horror should be on everyone's reading list for spooky season. Ten stories that bring Halloween to life. The stories are the perfect sampling of creature features, slashers, supernatural horror and c

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. This week's review is another Halloween read, The Jack O'Lantern Men by Lee Allen. Not your typical Halloween story! A surprise 5 stars! I grabbed this book simply because of the title and cover since it's October and I try to read as many Halloween books as I can. I expected scary Jack O'lantern faced creatures on a bloody rampage. But this book is way more than that. Way deeper. Way more

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. Today I'm featuring my first read of spooky season:...

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on books I've enjoyed. Today I'm featuring Runner: Diary of a Parallel...