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Melon Head Mayhem by Alex Ebenstein – The Sunday Book Club
Melon Head Mayhem is pretty much a classic 80s B-grade monster feature combined with a lost-tape thriller that surprisingly does not beat around the bush. While, in essence, it embraces the trademark elements of “vintage” horror, the book is a refreshing take on both concepts. The plot revolves around cousin brother and sister Carson and…
Author Spotlight – An Interview with Grant Wamack – The Sunday Book Club
I first came across the name Grant Wamack while browsing the BookSirens catalog for a quick read. I had only recently caught on to the horror buzz, a book genre I otherwise avoided. The cover of God’s Leftovers stood out. Bright red with a giant skull taking most of the space, it seemed haunting enough.…
The Swiss Flat by Lulie Roberts – The Sunday Book Club
I picked up The Swiss Flat because it takes place in Vevey, Switzerland, where I spent three weeks on holiday a while back. Previously, the location was the site for the Booker Prize-winning novel Hotel Du Lac. Having stayed in Vevey, I was curious how such a beautiful place would form a backdrop to a…
What Happened Was Impossible by E F Schraeder – The Sunday Book Club
What Happened Was Impossible is a very unique book that breaks many boundaries in terms of genre and execution. Told through multiple POVs, it starts with the suspicious suicide of Caroline Wright and develops into a possible noir-like whodunnit. The main characters around whom the story revolves are the Wright family, in particular, Ida and…
Bitter Apples by Eric Raglin – The Sunday Book Club
A horror anthology themed around academia, albeit from the teacher’s perspective, is a brilliant idea. Bitter Apples captured my interest thanks to its evocative cover and blub wherein one discovers that the stories in the book are by teachers. Horror has several subgenres, and Bitter Apples is more literary in its character. Definitely morbid, thought-provoking…
The Axe by Linda Griffin – The Sunday Book Club
At first thought, I assumed The Axe to be a thriller. However, the story is more of an intense psychological study of a relationship post a traumatic event, with a hint of uncertainty and suspense thrown in for good measure. The plot revolves around a vicious attack on an engaged couple staying at a secluded…
Skin: A Horror Story by Audrey Rush – The Sunday Book Club
Skin is a one-hour read that is also a journey into the mind of a sick individual on the brink of becoming a serial killer. The short story is explicit from the first sentence and, thus, not everyone’s cup of tea. The only reason I could appreciate it was my recent interest in horror and,…
The Hum of the World by Grant Wamack – The Sunday Book Club
Blurb "In this story collection Grant Wamack shows the reader what lies beneath everything. Office workers subject to otherworldly beings and events, a martial artist with experimental supplements that transform him into something entirely new, cardboard homeless encampments where all is not as it seems. If you listen close enough you can hear the hum…
El Flamingo by Nick Davies – The Sunday Book Club
"With no role in sight and nothing to lose, actor Lou Galloway leaves Los Angeles and heads to Mexico to drown his sorrows in cheap mezcal. But, after a round too many, he soon ends up at a grandiose wedding in the mansion of internationally wanted crime lord, Diego Flores, where Lou is mistaken for…
The Island Expats (Books 1-5) by Deb McEwan – The Sunday Book Club
The Island Expats by Deb McEwan is a fantastic cosy mystery novella series you can read in a breeze. At present, five books are available, all of which are easy to finish in roughly 2-3 hours (quicker if you are a fast reader). At the heart of the Island Expats series is the budding romance…
3 Utterly Bizarre Reads For Horror Fans – The Sunday Book Club
There’s no dearth of genres when it comes to books. Every day, I discover something new, typically a subgenre that, more often than not, pushes the boundaries and presents readers with something new and exciting. The following three utterly bizarre reads fit into the above bracket perfectly. Before I divulge more about these psychedelic horror…
Do Nothing by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr. – The Sunday Book Club
“A killer is on the loose in New York City. When Griffin Knight woke up this morning, he hadn’t counted on this. I mean, sure, the life of a homicide detective will never be unicorns and rainbows, but any time where he’s called to a scene where the crime techs know the victim, it’s going…
Wrong by Shilpa Suraj – The Sunday Book Club
Ananya and Arvin Saxena have been good friends for a long time, as their families knew each other. After a brief period of courtship, when Arvin proposed marriage, Ananya was elated. But on the night of her Sangeet ceremony, she confessed to Arvin that she loves someone she met recently and would like to call…
Mughal-E-Azam: Legend as Epic – The Sunday Book Club
It’s no easy task to write about a movie known as “one of the greatest films ever made in Indian cinema.” Not only was the film exceptional on numerous levels, but it took 16 years from the start of shooting until its release. That’s proof enough that one must harbor an immense passion for cinema…
Of Marriages and Madness by Sacheth S – The Sunday Book Club
Of Marriages and Madness is a collection of eight short stories, all centered around the theme of marriage. Instead of selling the idea of happily-ever-after, this collection explores the more realistic and practical side of marriage and relationships. The first story is about a seemingly happy couple, Tiya and Sapan. However, differences crop up when…
Chai, Chai: Travels in Places Where You Stop but Never Get Off – The Sunday Book Club
There is no doubt that Bishwanath Ghosh has hit upon a great idea. Numerous times during my occasional train travels, I have looked out at small town stations and wondered what it would be like to live in a place like this. This feeling holds not only in India but often when traveling via train…
Conversations with Waheeda Rehman by Nasreen Munni Kabir – The Sunday Book Club
One of the primary reasons any biography or a tell-all tale of a celebrity achieves good sales is gossip. Big revelations about the film industry, otherwise a pretty close-knit family, have intrigued outsiders forever. When reading about famous individuals, our fundamental human nature makes us eager to know about the skeletons in their closets and…
The Curse of Kuldhara by Richa S. Mukherjee – The Sunday Book Club
The Curse of Kuldhara is the second book in the Kanpur Khoofiya Pvt. Ltd series. In it, Prachand Tripathi is happy with the well-deserved recognition that his detective agency Kanpur Khoofiya Pvt. Ltd is receiving. However, his wife and partner Vidya Tripathi is upset that her husband has been entertaining clients for free without charging…