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Cosmic Horror

A Lush and Seething Hell | John Hornor Jacobs | Rougeski Review

November 19, 2019 Rougeski 0

A Lush and Seething Hell by John Hornor Jacobs is indeed a lush and seething read for those who lust after delicious prose and a leisured literary journey toward madness, the inexorable threat that many [more]

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We Are Monsters | Brian Kirk |Rougeski Book Review

November 18, 2019 Rougeski 0

We Are Monsters by Brian Kirk is much more than an entertaining horror story focused on the nature of reality; it explores an important moral concern that has plagued society for generations—the treatment of patients [more]

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The Eden Cult | by Bill Halpin | Rougeski Book Review

August 18, 2019 Rougeski 0

The Cult of Eden by Bill Halpin is a cautionary tale of human frailty and the unremitting power of the dark side. Will Battese is the quintessential good guy.  He loves his wife Shannon and [more]

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Field Guide to the Spirit World | Susan B. Martinez, Ph.D. | Rougeski Review

April 18, 2019 Rougeski 0

Field Guide to the Spirit World by Susan B. Martinez, PH.D. is a remarkable eyeopener.  This scholarly document forces readers to reevaluate many long-held convictions. A heartfelt foreword penned by Whitley Strieber leads readers into [more]

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The Devil Aspect | Craig Russell | Rougeski Review

April 18, 2019 Rougeski 1

The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell has something for everyone.  It is a kaleidoscopic mélange of myth, history, politics, bigotry, psychology, romance, crime, mystery, and sublime horror with each aspect taking turns directing the action, [more]

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Frozen | Jay Bonansinga | Rougeski Review

April 1, 2019 Rougeski 0

Frozen (The Author’s Cut) by Jay Bonansinga goes one step beyond the conventions of the everyday tale of FBI versus a serial killer. Readers join FBI profiler Ulysses Grove as he agonizes over his inability [more]

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While You Sleep | Stephanie Merritt | Rougeski Reviews

March 10, 2019 Rougeski 0

While You Sleep by Stephanie Merritt is an startling gem, a true treasure that will leave readers lusting for part two. After a short, beautifully written prologue, Merritt slams readers directly into the action, leaving [more]

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Will Haunt You | Brian Kirk | Rougeski Review

February 17, 2019 Rougeski 0

Will Haunt You by Brian Kirk is a character-driven tale of cosmic horror that reminds readers that there are dark, dangerous, possible futures lurking on the horizon, unexplainable, inescapable, beyond human comprehension. Jesse Wheeler, former [more]

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Behind Lace Curtains

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Jake Preston, New York photographer, spent his life searching for something more, a magic he could never quite perceive--yet he always let the lens see for him.  He hungered for a revelation, but was terrified at the prospect of finding one . . . until he discovered his lover, dead on his blood-spattered bathroom floor, and on a mirror, a Cajun French message scrawled in fresh blood, the words merging with his reflection like sordid war paint.

  Even though he cannot translate the scarlet message, he knows what it means.  The murder is his fault--blood for blood.   With unblinking eyes, Jake smears the haunting words into a meaningless blur of red and then with scarlet-stained fingers transcribes the message onto his flesh, transferring the bloodguilt onto his soul, completing the ritual by painting his face with a glistening mask of red.  He knows what he has to do.  

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Library Angel

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Jimmy and Julia, two college students, are haunted by oppressive memories of tyrannical, deceased mothers; Julia responds by becoming a reclusive overachiever and Jimmy, a serial killer. Their lives become inextricably intertwined by a shared fixation for a missing library book that contains marginalia detailing plans for the brutal murder of a local woman.

  Julia, believing she has uncovered information that can stop a string of serial killings, struggles to find a way to prevent the murderer from striking again, never realizing she has embarked on a perilous, unconscious quest for freedom from the past.   And Jimmy goes hunting . . . for Julia.

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At the Devil's Own Game

When Gina, a former prostitute and drug addict from Chicago crosses paths with Zachary, a Louisiana Satanist posing as a defrocked priest, sparks fly.  Each has something that the other requires in order to prevail.  What could possibly go wrong?

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Kaitlyn suffered an abusive childhood.  Her nightmare family life drove her to become one with the Chicago night world of prostitution and drugs, all she believed she deserved.  Visions of her father naked under his black bathrobe continued to haunt her.  Years later, she ends up in prison.  A well-respected judge, mesmerized by her beauty, frees her from jail and marries her.  However, Kaitlyn is still a prisoner, owned by another man who wears a black robe.  Unable to conceive a child, she believes she is doomed to live without the only love she might ever find.  During a suicide attempt, a drop of her blood lands on a newspaper article which promises her the pure love she longs for.  She takes on the former name of her only friend, a nun, and is reborn as Gina, apostate nun, who heads to Louisiana to fulfill her dream.  But first, she must beat the devil at his own game.

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