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

THE NIGHT SHIP By : Alex Woodroe Release : 1/20/26 Page count : 224 KU : No         Hoopla : TBD Synopsis : A woman and her boyfriend set off in a semi-truck for a run of the mill delivery. Oh, but the end of the world gets in the way. First line : “When darkness fell over the world, only Rosi witnessed its arrival.” Favorite lines : “This feels like a strange sort of hell, like they came up with new circles since the last time anyone visited.” “What‘s the sound of being alon

What is up, everyone! Happy New Year to you all. I am thrilled to be back bringing you these reviews. Looking for a series but having a hard time figuring out which one? I can help with that! Let's take a look at the sixth and final book of the series. # DeadEndTours: Oakton University by Ashley Lister The crew is back! Billy, Tina, and Cal are at it again. This time the team is giving tours of Oakton University, which was closed when an experiment went wrong. So wrong the wo

PIG WIFE By : Abbey Luck Release : 1/13/26 Page count : 542 KU : TBD      Hoopla : TBD Synopsis : A young girl goes missing and finds secrets that her stepdad’s aunt has had buried for decades. First line : “Just tell the office I won’t be in all week.” Favorite line:”… Police rabies.” Thoughts : How kidnapping, mental illness, and embezzlement can be funny at times, I will never understand. Luck makes the reader care about the characters (minus two… and I’m side eying them).

Today's breakdown is for "Nightmerica: Corruptions Of The American Dream" Edited by Amanda Worthington Sometimes you read a piece of work and immediately know that it is more than just entertainment because of the importance of its content. I felt like this powerful collective is one of those types of books. C.S. Magnuson kicked off this collection with a Botanical Horror piece that will make you think twice before serving eviction papers. Dan B. Fierce was next up with an im

It’s Been A Year, Part 4 Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig Brownlie   Don’t get me started, but it’s been a minute since I’ve done any reviews because 2025 has been a worse year than even 2024, which is saying something on a personal level. But I have kept reading and writing! So, let’s get started!   Out of Aztlan by V. Castro Fragile Anthology by Michael Allen Rose et al. Back when local newspapers reviewed books, a lot of English majors found use for their educati

It’s Been A Year, Part 3 Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig Brownlie   I have been reading and writing, but it’s been a minute since I’ve completed any reviews because 2025 has been a worse year than even 2024, which is saying quite a bit on a personal level.   Bringers of Hell by Patrick C. Harrison III, Eric Butler, M Ennenbach, Chris Miller Disasterpieces by Wesley Southard, Wile E Young Talk about a dystopian roundup! Honestly, I did not read these books back-to-b

EVERYTHING BUT THE SKIN by Radar DeBoard Something is devouring the kids of Shallowroot, and young Sophia may very well be next. Evil has come to the town of Shallowroot, and it’s picking off the children, one by one. To make matters worse, Sophia has some kind of connection with whatever is behind it, and it seems to be coming after anyone who is close to her. How long will it be before it finally comes for her? RELEASE DATES: GODLESS ON 12/21/2025 WIDE RELEASE 01/05/2026 GR