A beautiful speculative dark fantasy novel that deals with the ramifications of generational trauma and parental abuse that pits our protagonist Pyet against the truth of her mother’s words and the hidden secrets of Elric.

I did the thing. I made a Patreon, for those wanting more of my dark journeys and borderline stupidity this is the place that you can count on finding them. 

Joe Hill continues to impress me with every story of his that I read. I feel confident in saying he is as talented, if not more so, than his bestselling father. But he definitely has his father's tone, making a dark supernatural event feel entirely commonplace, while hanging a lingering shroud of mystery overhead.

In partnership with Jay Bower, Bookfunnel, and twenty-eight other indie authors of horror, we have curated quite the catalog of FREE* novels for your downloading pleasure.

AJ’s slate of events for the latter half of 2025.

Phobophobia: Face Your Fears dives into all manner of chilling phobias—but wouldn't you love to know how a nursery rhyme gave one man an inescapable fear of his own shadow?Meet Shady Sheila… if you dare.

In this episode, Mark and Sam discuss AJ Humpreys' new novel, "Trip" and his new publishing company, Dark Journeys Press. This one is not for the squeamish. And the word "fuck" is used liberally. 

This book was not what I expected, and because of my lack of knowledge regarding religious history, I actually learned a TON, which was a neat bonus. But what Lutton does exceedingly well is to have two dichotomous characters butt heads over their convictions regarding confession and forgiveness.

Only two new books to add to my update of reviews, but I can feel the reading slump ending and the call of many tomes in my ear…

Though, I’ve been a little MIA from posting, I haven’t stopped reading! Here are the eight books I finished since we last spoke

This has all the makings of a perfect spooky season read. It’s fast-paced, unsettling, twisted, and delivers a heart-wrenching take on the vampiric monster mythos.