Review: Carry Me to My Grave

Carry Me to My Grave by Christopher Golden
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Carry Me to My Grave by Christopher Golden is classic, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ horror set in the late 1950s, due to be published on July 21, 2026.

Maggie Wise, born on the island of Shediak, Maine, has "the old fire" - magic that she used long ago to force the Morák to stop killing people and to bury themselves deep in pain and suffering. The Morák are vampires, but not the suave, well groomed, aristocratic vampires often portrayed in books and movies. Instead, these are horrific, warped monsters who exist only to kill and consume their victim's blood and flesh. More like (but worse than!) Nosferatu, rather than Count Dracula or the vampire Lestat.

Now Maggie is dying, and with her death the magic she invoked will fade, and the Morák will be released... unless her son Malcom can get her body from Elkhart, Indiana and bury her on Shediak within 2 days. The problem is, the monsters know Maggie is about to die, they know where Malcom will take her, and what he must do... and they will stop at nothing to prevent that from happening.

Golden delivers a riveting tale - compelling characters on a wild ride through the complexities of a dysfunctional family, hidden secrets, strange powers and savage monsters.

Recommended!

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for providing an eARC for review.

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Review: A Short Stay in Hell

A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

In A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck, devout Mormon Soren Johansson learns that Hell is not a place of eternal physical pain and suffering. For Soren, Hell is a library... one that contains all the possible books that could ever be written. To escape this hell all he has to do is find one book... HIS book. The book of HIS life. Far easier said than done when you realize that the library contains billions upon billions upon billions of books.

This is an entertaining and interesting ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ tale. It's "horror" with a small-h. The horror of having a near eternity of searching for a single book in the monotony of a seemingly never ending library. But it may leave you wondering about the nature of Heaven and Hell.

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Review: Dead Red and Razor

Dead Red and Razor by Tim Lebbon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Dead Red and Razor by Tim Lebbon is a fast moving tale of violence and the quest for revenge. It's a quick and fun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read for fans of fiction that focuses on the killer's point of view.

Dead Red Virgilio has just completed a contract, proof of which is rolling around in the foot well of the passenger seat of her car, when she is asked to take on another, urgent job. When she hears that the target is the man who killed the one person she ever loved, she immediately agrees and heads to the abandoned construction site in the middle of the desert where he has secluded himself.

We soon learn that the assignment isn't as clear cut as it appears, and have to question just who is the target on this job.

With Dead Red and Razor, Tim Lebbon delivers a fast-paced, violent, at times funny and sad tale with enough twists and surprises to keep you guessing until the end.

Thanks to Bad Hand Books for the eBook review copy!

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