‘Kill Ball’ is the story of a lonely guy, Colin, who accidentally caused his mother’s death when he was a kid. All he’s ever wanted was to be held, but the increasingly isolated world he lives in has made this desire impossible. He becomes obsessed with a stripper he believes he has a special connection with. A killer is stalking the streets and seems to have his sights set on Colin’s girl. Oh yeah, and everyone rolls around in giant hamster balls. How could I […]
The Best Way To Get Tanked Up On Zombies
‘Tankbread 2: Immortal’ is the continuing tale of one extraordinary woman’s journey through a zombie apocalypse. The story begins with heroine Else giving birth to her son. Else was my favourite character in the first book – she’s pretty kick-ass – so I was glad to find out she was now the main character. I wasn’t sure how well the story would pan out, or how gruesome it would get, with Else having to take care of a new-born in this vicious, zombie-infested landscape. There […]
A Devilishly Twisted Dark Fantasy Thriller
‘Horns’ is the story of a young man who awakens one morning with horns growing out of his head. This man, Ig Perrish, is thought to have killed his girlfriend the year before. The horns seem to have a weird effect on the people he speaks to. He keeps being asked for permission from the people he talks to, to allow them to act out dark desires.First off this is a brilliant story, powerful and thought-provoking. It’s the kind of book that affects your mood […]
Get Ready for a Zombie-Punk Infested Battle Royale
‘Zombies and Shit’ follows a group of characters picked out of the poor quadrant of a dystopian future New York, and ditched on a zombie infested island for the televised entertainment of the rich masses. Escape is limited to one seat in a helicopter that will carry the winner to the rich sector as their prize, but who’s going to make it to the chopper? The book is written in third person present tense. This isn’t a narrative choice I come across often and […]