Author: Richard E. Rock

• “She cast a spell on me with this book.” – THE WITCH AND THE FAITHLESS by Polly J. Mordant reviewed

  It is our third visit to the supernaturally-afflicted village of Flammark and we find our gifted hero Emma Blake in a state of turmoil. Her dear friend (and local priest)…

• “You’ll find love on every page.” – Cerys Matthews’ retelling of UNDER MILKWOOD reviewed

  As a Dylan Thomas fanboy (my copy of The Dylan Thomas Omnibus never leaves my bedside) I was very excited about getting my hands on a copy of this book.…

• “Thank you for introducing me to Tartan Noir.” – HUNTER’S REVENGE by Val Penny reviewed

  The blurb: Hunter by name – Hunter by nature. Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson is a loyal friend and a fair leader. He is called to the scene of a murder…

• “This is a book for people who love books.” – ECHO: THE CURSE OF THE BLACKWOOD WITCHES by Yasmine Maher reviewed

  Everything about this book is beautiful; the cover, the writing, the story, the titular character, even the formatting! How often do you find yourself saying that about a novel? I…

• Rob Zombie’s THE MUNSTERS reviewed by me and my girlfriend!

  My review: Rob Zombie’s THE MUNSTERS serves as a prequel to the classic TV sitcom that originally aired in 1964. Set for the most part in Transylvania, it chronicles how…

• “Fun, scary and brutal.” – SILENT DAWN by CL Raven reviewed

  After reading and thoroughly enjoying The Malignant Dead, a macabre tale of life and death (but mostly death) set in the plague-ravaged gutters of 17th century Edinburgh, I was in…

• Say ‘Howdy!’ to Byron Wurd in this extract from FRENZY ISLAND

  In the first extract from FRENZY ISLAND that I posted we met the cat-loving heavy metal fan from Arizona, Cynthia Dowley. In the second we met refugees Esperance and Godriva…

• Say “Bwakeye!” to Esperance, Godriva and Buki in this extract from FRENZY ISLAND

  The story of FRENZY ISLAND kicks off when a small lifeboat full of shipwrecked refugees washes ashore on an unnamed island off the coast of east Africa… “The boat hit…

• Say ‘Hey!’ to Cynthia – an extract from FRENZY ISLAND

  Cynthia Dowley is one of the main players in my forthcoming sci-fi/horror novel FRENZY ISLAND. She is absolutely, totally and completely my favourite character in the book; a prolifically tattooed…

• “An orgy of raw meat, ingested hair and bile.” – The Feast reviewed

  If you’re hungry for a creepy folk-horror tale that’s guaranteed to put you off your dinner, this is it. The Feast is a Welsh language film, subtitled, that centres around…