by Jen Soucy | Feb 4, 2021 | Banshee Tales
As the Wheel turns… My first experience with dark fiction was the gruesome fairytales my grandmother read to me, those original horrors born hundreds of years earlier that acted as morality tales to keep children in line. As an adult, I’ve encountered...
by Jen Soucy | Feb 4, 2021 | Banshee Tales
The Haunting of…the Titanic? Yes, please! I loved this book. Even more, I knew I would love it before I read it. After The Hunger, Alma Katsu became one of my favorite authors and this next novel only cemented her placement on that list. Unlike anyone else, she...
by Jen Soucy | Dec 30, 2020 | Banshee Tales
Best of 2020 I can already hear what you’re saying. Was there a best of anything in 2020? Of course! Yes, the pandemic has been a living horror and we all have much to mourn. But I believe that’s even more reason to identify anything that brought a moment of...
by Jen Soucy | Feb 24, 2020 | Banshee Tales
What happens when Ringu is crossed with the Canadian indie film scene? Brace yourself, because the tale that follows is extraordinary! I picked this novel up a while ago on Kindle, eager to finally read something from this celebrated horror author. And I was not...
by Jen Soucy | Feb 14, 2020 | Banshee Tales
I’ve loved Shirley Jackson since high school after reading “The Lottery” (as so many of us did). A brutal little story about how a seemingly ordinary small town filled with recognizable, everyday folk can – and will – turn on each other. Soon after that,...
by Jen Soucy | Feb 9, 2020 | Banshee Tales
I’ve been an Ania Ahlborn fan for years, ever since reading The Bird Eater – my first purchase on my beloved Kindle Fire. This woman’s novels are amazing; atmospheric settings, engaging and breathtakingly layered characters, and all the while the suspense cranks...