Tag Archives: serial killers

An UnderratedRead Revisited: Tales from Beyond the Closet – Dalton Primeaux

Posted on October 8, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) These sordid tales of horror are weird. They’re eclectic, frightening, and entertaining. The kind of weird I like. There are stories encompassing sci-fi and lots of horror: a haunted wooden coffee table, a strange boba shop, … Continue reading →

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Pieces: Maddy Reynolds in the Crosshairs – John Netti

Posted on November 10, 2024 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Detective Maddy Reynolds was so burned out from her job that she decided to take early retirement and move to the small, quiet town of Berry Lake, New York. Little did she know that her … Continue reading →

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Tales from Beyond the Closet – Dalton Primeaux

Posted on September 25, 2024 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) These sordid tales of horror are weird. Not in a Trump/Vance creepy way, but in an eclectic, frightening, and entertaining way. The kind of weird I like. There are stories encompassing sci-fi and lots of horror: … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Confessions of a Gentleman Killer – Johnny Payne

Posted on October 31, 2023 by J D Jung

(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 →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Serial Killers: Horror and Murder: Scary and True Stories of the Most Terrifying Serial Killers the World has Ever Seen! – Frank C. Chastain

Posted on October 18, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Don’t be fooled by the book cover! You may think it was taken right out of a tabloid headline. No, Serial Killers takes a mostly objective look at some of the world’s darkest and most notorious … Continue reading →

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The Skin Room – Morgan Fleetwood

Posted on October 11, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…I was already imagining her insides —I am not one to stop at the body naked. My imagination ran behind the flesh, into the pulp. I imagined her glistening innards, her yellow and purple heart, the … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Mother Of – Lauren Coffin

Posted on October 6, 2021 by J D Jung

(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 →

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The Festival Killer: An RJ Rox Thriller – Jo McCready

Posted on February 21, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “Who knows the heart of a man and what moves in that darkness?” James Bridie (1888-1951) Scottish playwright, … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Gentleman Killer – Johnny Payne

Posted on January 29, 2021 by J D Jung

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Fatal Beauty (A Cleve Hawkins Detective Novel) – R.C. Hartson

Posted on April 2, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) A serial killer is terrorizing Chicago, and the victims are young women. However, when private investigator Cleve Hawkins’ new client wants him to locate her sister, he initially thinks that she just doesn’t want to be … Continue reading →

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