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Annihilation

It's the End of the World as The Alien Fungus Monsters Know It - And Nobody Feels Fine Author: Iain Rob Wright It’s the end now, for better or worse. Aaron and his intrepid cadre of friends have lost everything, recuperating with found family while also fighting depression. Is the world worth saving? After having experienced so much devastation, so much loss, do they really want to survive? Should humanity survive, when it has proven to be just as much of a monster as the Takers who have landed? Annihilation is darker in tone than some of its predecessors, and at [...]

Frances Carden2026-04-05T11:03:56-07:00April 5th, 2026|Tags: alien invasion, book review, horror, Iain Rob Wright, read, reading, The Spread|

Rest Stop

"We’re all just biding our time before we break, aren’t we? This is just the rest stop." Author: Nat Cassidy Abe keeps making excuses to avoid being at his grandmother’s death bed. After all, his grandmother is a terrifying, cruel woman who spent her days populating his childhood with nightmare stories. She always hated him. She always wanted to steal his childhood and replace it with the darker stuff of life. No, Abe doesn’t want to go. So, he is somewhat surprised to find himself driving down a lonely highway, late at night, finally guilted into the visit, hoping that he [...]

Frances Carden2026-03-28T16:09:37-07:00March 28th, 2026|Tags: book review, horror, Nat Cassidy, novella, read, reading|

Turning Point

Hope in Hell Author: Iain Rob Wright Following on from The Road our intrepid group of mis-matched survivors have left the army and are seeking to destroy the alien corkscrews on their own. It’s a slim hope, but that’s all they (and humanity) have left. But hope is waning, the alien invaders have a shocking new tactic, and Aaron’s infection is morphing. Second only to The Hill, Turning Point encapsulates everything that has made The Spread series so captivating. It’s creative, fast paced, post-apocalyptic mayhem with a soul. We’ve come to care for these characters deeply: from the shattered, grieving Helen; [...]

Frances Carden2026-03-27T19:36:17-07:00March 27th, 2026|Tags: aliens, book review, horror, Iain Rob Wright, invasion, read, reading, The Spread, Turning Point|