
Title: We Spread
Author: Iain Reid
Genre: Psychological Thrillers
Number of Pages: 304
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes

Title: We Spread
Author: Iain Reid
Genre: Psychological Thrillers
Number of Pages: 304
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
Title: Monsters
Author: Emerald Fennell
Genre: Horror
Number of Pages: 340
Rating: A+
Recommended?: Yes
Title: This Is Where We Talk Things Out
Author: Caitlin Marceau
Genre: Horror Novella
Number of Pages: 114
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
Batshit crazy mother. Isolated locale. Impending snowstorm. What could possibly go wrong?
This Is Where We Talk Things Out is an engaging psychological horror novella about a woman, Miller, drawn back into a toxic relationship with her mentally disturbed mother Sylvie. Miller’s girlfriend Florence warns her against getting sucked back into Sylvie’s drama, but she reluctantly decides to give her one last chance in a long series of last chances. But when Sylvie’s behavior gets more and more out-of-control, Miller finds herself fighting for her life.
The big reveal of this story was… not surprising. I didn’t mind, though. The predictability didn’t get in the way of me enjoying the book. I liked that even though Sylvie’s homophobic attitudes towards her daughter are touched upon there wasn’t a huge focus on that aspect of the story. The mother-daughter relationship felt very realistic and very uncomfortable. It only jumped the shark a bit and allowed the situation to become borderline cartoonish in the last 10 pages or so. Still, a fun read with some genuinely spooky and disturbing moments.
Title: Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight
Author: Riku Onda
Genre: Psychological Thrillers
Number of Pages: 204
Rating: B-
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: The Last House on Needless Street
Author: Catriona Ward
Genre: Psychological Thrillers
Number of Pages: 341
Rating: A-
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: Hawk Mountain
Author: Conner Habib
Genre: Literary Thriller
Number of Pages: 307
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: All My Friends Hate Me
Director: Andrew Gaynord
Actor(s): Tom Stourton, Dustin Demri-Burns
Genre: Dark Comedy/Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes
Rating: B
Recommended?: Yes
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Title: Censor
Director: Prano Bailey-Bond
Actor(s): Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley
Genre: Psychological Thriller, Horror
Runtime: 1 hour 24 minutes
Rating: B+
Recommended?: Yes
Title: Possum
Director: Matthew Holness
Actor(s): Sean Harris, Alum Armstrong
Genre: Horror/Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes
Rating: A
Recommended?: Yes
Title: The Disturbing Incidents at Lonesome Woods Boarding School
Author: Dr. Harper
Genre: Psychological Horror
Number of Pages: 176
Rating: C+
Recommended?: No