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Category Archives: Dark/Sordid/Bizarre
The Shining – Dorothea Lasky
(reviewed by JD Jung) The Shining, a collection of over thirty poems, takes us to places similar to those that the Overlook Hotel made famous through Stephen King’s novel and Stanley Kubrick’s film of the same name. Though just as … Continue reading
Posted in Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Poetry
Tagged artists., identity, poetry, relationships, self-destruction
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Confessions of a Gentleman Killer – Johnny Payne
(reviewed by JD Jung) “If I didn’t kill them afterward, you’d say I was the perfect client, boyfriend, husband, or lover. And believe me, that’s the man I want to be, the man I tried to be. And failed.” It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Historical Fiction
Tagged crime fiction, London, serial killers
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The Patient – Jasper DeWitt
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Patient additionally shows a high propensity toward violence and sadism. Patient has assaulted numerous members of staff and has had to be restrained. Despite relative youth, patient seems intuitively aware of which parts of the human … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged contemporary fiction, mental illness, Psychiatry
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Bound by Blood: An Erotic Thriller – Clare Castleberry
(Reviewed by JD Jung) (A recent re-release. This was formerly titled What Lies Within, and was reviewed under that title.) “…I learned how a body could become a beautiful contribution to the power of cosmetics…the most exquisite, deepest shade of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Our Best
Tagged fiction, horror, New Orleans, psychological thriller, San Francisco, suspense
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To My Beloved Heart: The Last Journey Of Edgar Allan Poe – James Marchiori
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I felt as if my native land was rejecting me. Making me more hostile. My country was dismissing me all means. I thought about the many unintelligent and corrupted doctors that tried to place me in … Continue reading
Posted in Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Historical Fiction
Tagged Gothic fiction, Poe
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Mother Of – Lauren Coffin
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Meredith Mayes is facing the unthinkable. Her husband and son died in a car crash ten years ago. Now, her other son Percy has been penned with the nicknames “The Minor Street Monster”, “The Ann Arbor … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Skinny reads
Tagged mass murders, psychology, serial killers
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