John Alaia

Lee Stackhouse's F L Y is a short story that lingers far after you've finished reading. What begins as a tale of a college dropout's flight home transforms into a relentless psychological horror that had me holding my breath.

The premise is simple yet terrifying: Maude finds herself trapped in a mysterious building where silence is mandatory. Make a sound, and you're dead!

Stackhouse's prose is hauntingly elegant, creating an atmosphere that was so tense that I caught myself reading more quietly, as if the force might somehow ear me through the pages.

The pacing is immaculate. Stackhouse knows exactly when to let tension simmer and when to strike with visceral horror. Suffocating in the best possible way. And that ending, gut-wrenching and shocking.

Stackhouse proves that the most terrifying monsters don't always make noise, they stalk it.

If you love horror that's equal parts psychological and primal, F L Y is essential reading. Just remember, be quiet!

When a group of paranormal investigators go on to study an old, long abandoned TB hospital they discover more truths than they were searching for.
The path they follow, guided by a friendly spirit, is full of suspense and thrills as they unravel an ancient buried mystery while being stalked by an ominous presence.
This was a quick, refreshing read as it was both fun and entertaining, a tasty snack in between literary meals!

Toxic is a gripping, claustrophobic psychological thriller that pulls you immediately into the fractured mind of its narrator. The prose is razor-sharp, perfectly capturing the paranoia and spiraling logic of a protagonist whose grip on reality is questionable from the very first page. The atmosphere is suffocating; the manicured suburban setting of Lilypond Lane feels like it's closing in with every chapter, making this a genuinely unsettling read you won't want to put down.
What makes Toxic truly remarkable is how masterfully manipulated the reader's perspective is. The story forces you to sit uncomfortably inside a unreliable narrator’s mind, constantly questioning what is real and what is delusion, and just when you think you have your footing, the rug is pulled out from under you. It's a bold, unflinching exploration of toxic family dynamics, mental health, and the terrifying consequences of unchecked perception. Compact yet devastatingly effective, this story will sit in your brain long after its final page.