BAD THINGS HAPPEN HERE By Mark Morris Flame Tree Press/ June 2026 BAD THINGS HAPPEN HERE is a slow-burn tale of dread and terror, combining supernatural forces with the natural weight of being human, using grief, loss, and all too relatable familial scenarios to increase the tension as each page reveals a new level of darkness and despair. Centered around five friends that shared a terrifying experience during college, the story spans the decades between past and present a

Happy Saturday! So today things are a little different. For over a year now I have had the honor and privilege of being given a platform to post my weekly reviews and highlight indie authors, etc. Beyond that, I have had the honor and privilege of not only becoming friends with Candace Nola, but I have also been able to work alongside her and now call her closer to family than anything. We can be a dysfunctional family at times, but a family, nonetheless. She never wanted us

Today, we have another guest review from local Pittsburgh author, Kerry E.B. Black! Check out her thoughts on her most recent read below! I just added this one to my TBR. You should too! BLACK SHEEP by Rachel Harrison Going home to a dysfunctional family that includes your look-alike, scream queen mom because your ex-boyfriend is getting married to your one-time best friend spells a roaring good time in Rachel Harrison’s Black Sheep. Filled with all the sarcasm and snark fo

Happy Saturday! Half way through the year and today I have three amazing reviews for three amazing books for three amazing authors. Enjoy. WE ARE HERE TO HURT EACH OTHER by Paula D. Ashe "I think, maybe, being alive is the stupidest thing any of us will ever do. To keep at it, like somehow things will right themselves." I have not one clue where to start with this one. Twelve mind bending stories that take you to a really weird place in your brain. All twelve are beautiful in

Happy Saturday! What do today’s Uncomfortably Dark reviews have in common? The three authors are incredibly talented and amazing people. And all three of their books are an easy five stars. Without a doubt. Enjoy! THE DEAD HEART by Lucas Milliron "Dead men didn't argue. They never complained about their shortcomings or apologized for cumming too quickly. They never spilled seed or forgot to pull out or try their bullshit machismo banter. The dead played best, the silent, subm

Today, we have another guest review from local Pittsburgh author, Kerry E.B. Black! Check out her thoughts on her most recent read below! I just added this one to my TBR. You should too! Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton Set in an ambiguous past, the award-winning novel Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton tells of a young widow in the Curdle Creek community. This all-black settlement has some unsettling traditions and celebrations that are meant to bring such literary

Happy Saturday! No intro for these three, let’s dive right in! THE DWELLING by Judith Sonnet "There was something about the house, as simple as it was, that told her to turn and walk away. Something in the way the air now smelled, the way the rain fell like hot grease from a pan, the way the hairs on her arms and the back of her neck stood upright, despite being slicked by the elements. It was electric. It was powerful. It was scary." *** "Monsters were everywhere, flitting i

Here I go, here I go again. What's my weakness? Books! I am back with another Book Brawl review. This time it's… YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE By: Mike Salt If you woke up after killing yourself and could live your dream life, what would you do? Gabe’s chance has arrived—but not without a cost. Will he seize the life he's dreamed of, or will he sabotage it like before? Do you ever read a book and think about it hours afterwards? This is one of those titles. Once it gets unde

Happy Saturday! Today’s reviews have such a good range! An Uncomfortably Dark Horror release/preorder, a book with some solid comedy attached, and a page-turning psych thriller with some heavy horror elements. Enjoy! CANIS LUPUS HUMANUS by PJ Verfall “We are above you all. We rule what we survey, and we survey everything.” Gritty but smooth. Fast paced but easy to follow. Page turning but never wanting it to end. Original take on a classic monster. Violent and depraved but po

How's it going, everyone? It's been a bit since I did a review, and it's exciting to get back into it. Personally, I love a delicious root veggie, especially the potato. PO-TA-TO! You can serve them many different ways. You can eat them baked, boiled, or even fried. You can even enjoy them rectally. You heard me. Just ask Vic, the protagonist of today's review: Potato by Oscar Brady One day while at the grocery store Vic comes across a potato with a peculiar shape. Which gets

Today, we have another guest review from local Pittsburgh author, Kerry E.B. Black! Check out her thoughts on her most recent read below! And just check out that awesome book cover! YOUR FAVORITE SCARY MOVIE by Ashley Cullins Ashley Cullins wrote something of a love-letter to the beloved “Scream” franchise with her non-fiction book titled Your Favorite Scary Movie. In it, she packed back stories, controversies, successes, and troubles of the self-aware stories that helped el

HERO CAVE By: Syd Madia Release: 7/30/25 Page count: 50 KU: No Hoopla: Yes Synopsis: A skeleton that scares adventurer’s and continuously dies has lost his passion for the job. Can he find that spark again before it’s too late? First line: “Welcome to… uh… Welcome! To Hero - ehhhhh W-Welcome.” Favorite line: “Skeleton on the first floor is ass. If I could give zero stars, I would.” Thoughts: Mr. Skeleton is way too relatable, especially for adults and their everyday life

Warn sends his warm regards as he continues his time off for family obligations, but we are sharing his thoughts on SEVEN RABBITS by Timothy King! Enjoy! Seven Rabbits by Timothy King Tall Oak loves their high school football team so much that they will do anything to shield their star players from any kind of controversy that could threaten the season or their college chances. Every year the star players spend a weekend in a secluded cabin to party before they go to college.

EVERY WOMAN KNOWS THIS by Laurel Hightower SYNOPSIS: A never-ending storm rages, tossing a dark and bottomless sea. Tentacled beasts reach from every direction, a battle at every turn, but they've chosen the wrong target. Armed with teeth and sharp weapons of her own, she'll fight until there's nothing left, and then she'll pick herself up and fight again. For this is what we do. Laurel Hightower, author of Below and Crossroads, delivers the blow that shatters the glass ceili

Today, we have another guest review from local Pittsburgh author, Kerry E.B. Black! Check out her thoughts on her most recent read below! And just check out that gorgeous book cover! On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield Yah Yah Scholfield’s novel, On Sundays She Picked Flowers, grabbed me by my throat from word one and didn’t release its grip until its conclusion. Our lead is an abused woman who’s reached the end of her patience. When her complicated Mama push

Happy Saturday! I did things a little differently today. I took on all collections! They’re all super different, but they all have one thing in common: how well-rounded and great they are. Enjoy! UNDER A BLACK RAINBOW by Adam "Bucho" Rodenberger UNDER A BLACK RAINBOW blew me away. This collection took my favorite types of horror and each story had me in a chokehold from the first sentence. It states in Rodenberger’s biography that he specializes in surrealism, dark fiction, h

Warn from The Yeti Reads & Reviews is still on a family break. In the meantime, check out his thoughts on DISCO RICE by Robert Essig! DISCO RICE By Robert Essig Trey has an excellent job, a loving family, and a taste for the taboo. Trey enjoys eating things that most people would find atrocious, like disco rice, aka maggots. He can't get enough of the tasty little morsels, so much so that it costs him his job, but it ultimately costs him much, much more. It has been a bit sin

A triple threat of reviews today for Micah Castle. All short reads, each one stranger than the last. Micah Castle is an expert at setting tone and atmosphere, then taking the reader through an experience that cannot be predicted or imagined, except by the author himself. First up, THE WOMEN WITHOUT EYES, the longest of the three stories, follows a detective on the case of a serial killer, in a town already being stalked by another madman. Readers begin to see much more to the

Today, we have another guest review from local Pittsburgh author, Kerry E.B. Black! Check out her thoughts on her most recent read below! HUNGERSTONE By Kat Dunn In the Gothic, period novel, Hungerstone, Kat Dunn retells the 1872 Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. However, Dunn’s work firmly embraces justified, feminine rage. For example, Carmilla possesses great agency, making her a mysterious, unaccompanied woman who accepts the shelter of the manor after a carriage accid

EARLY REVIEW ONE NIGHT AT THE SKULL SPARK CLUB By: Bryan Smith Release: 6/26 Page count: KU: TBD Hoopla: TBD Synopsis: Three friends take the night to come together in order to watch one of their favorite bands. A night of drinking, music, and reconciling life… oh, and a bit of blood here and there. Also includes - two stories previously only on his Patreon (which you should ABSOLUTELY join). First line: “One minute Craig King had his eyes fixed on the dark road ahead,