GENRE: Erotic Horror, Bizarro AUTHOR: Garrett Cook PUBLISHER: Madness Heart Press RELEASE DATE: 12/24/24 (just in time for all those unspoken stocking stuffing needs) If no one hears the safe word, was it ever spoken? Garrett Cook’s newest exhibition of atrocities...
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Leah Looks At: FRAGILE ANTHOLOGY – Edited by Michael Allen Rose
Leah Looks At: FRAGILE ANTHOLOGY - Edited by Michael Allen Rose GENRE: Horror, Bizarro, Speculative Fiction EDITOR: Michael Allen Rose RELEASE DATE: 10/01/24 ISBN/SKU: 979-8-8691-6875-7 Publication Date: 10/01/2024 Price $15.99 E-book ISBN: 979-8-8691-6876-4 E-book...
Leah Looks At: “A Psalm Sung in Spores: Citadel” by John Baltisberger
GENRE: Sci-Fi/Cosmic Horror/Military Horror AUTHOR: John Baltisberger PUBLISHER: Madness Heart Press RELEASE DATE: 8/9/24 Rescued from her former life of slavery and subjugation, Paladin Enianna Loret has chosen to devote herself to freeing others that also have been...
Leah Looks At: The Dollhouse by Edward Lee
Leah Looks At: “The Dollhouse” by Edward Lee GENRE: Comedy, Horror, Adult Themes. AUTHOR: Edward Lee PUBLISHER: Madness Heart Press RELEASE DATE: 5/11/24 Cover art: Rooster Republic Second edition, originally released in 2017 The self-awareness with which this story...
Leah Looks at: “Letters to the Purple Satin Killer” by Joshua Chaplinsky
GENRE: Satire, Dark Comedy, Horror Fiction, Thriller AUTHOR: Joshua Chaplinsky COVER DESIGN: Matthew Revert PUBLISHER: Clash Books RELEASE DATE: 8/6/24 Chaplinsky brings us a medley of letters written to a prisoner. These range from family members to loners in desire...
Leah Looks at “Porcelain” by Nate Southard
GENRE: Horror/ThrillerAUTHOR: Nate SouthardPUBLISHER: Madness Heart PressRELEASE DATE: 1/15/24At a grimy strip club a young man enjoys a first night out with his group of friends after a length of time. The performer “Porcelain” comes on stage, begins to captivate,...
Leah Looks At: “The Plastic Priest” by Nicole Cushing
Leah Looks At: The Plastic Priest GENRE: Weird FictionAUTHOR: Nicole CushingPUBLISHER: Cemetery DanceRELEASE DATE: December 2023PREORDERCover art by Harry O. MorrisMother Kaye and her many names are revealed with explanations of each, an illustration of the...
My Grim Fascination with Extreme Budget Grocery Challenges
Inflation has highlighted the pains of overconsumption. We can address this issue with varying degrees of belt-tightening. Like the old SNL skit "Don't Buy Stuff You Can't Afford", one of the few items we can directly control is the food we eat. Since I'm not a fan of...
Leah Looks At: ALL I WANT IS TO TAKE SHROOMS AND LISTEN TO THE COLOR OF NAZI SCREAMS
GENRE: BizarroAUTHOR: John BaltisbergerPUBLISHER: Planet Bizarro PressRELEASE DATE: August 14, 2023You can find more of John here:Madness Heart Press *now open for submissions*COVER ARTIST: WHYPERWhat a trip. I normally don’t dive feet first into the realm of poetry....
Leah Looks At: Bladejob by Lucas Mangum
Leah Looks At: Bladejob by Lucas MangumGENRE: HorrorPUBLISHER: Madness Heart PressRELEASE DATE: 7/14/23AUTHOR: Lucas MangumTwitter InstagramCover art by Jim AgpalzaA retired professional wrestler is released from federal prison into a more comfortable cage and finds...
Leah Looks At: Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town (Inspired by True Events)
Everyone Dies Famous in a Small TownGENRE: HorrorRELEASE DATE: 5/21/23AUTHOR: Wrath James WhiteFind him onTwitterGoodreadsInstagramCover art by Luke SpoonerDISCLAIMER: NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH BONNIE-SUE HITCHCOCK, WHO SHARES A TITLE.THIS BOOK IS NOT SET IN ALASKA....
Leah Looks At Ibiranu, The Fleshcrafter: Children of the Gods
Leah Looks At Ibiranu, The Fleshcrafter: Children of the Gods (SplatterPulp book 2 of 2)GENRE: SplatterPulpAUTHOR: John BaltisbergerThis book can be purchased HERERELEASE DATE: 1/14/23More about John Baltisberger can be found HERECover art is by Simone Trammetta, more...
Leah Looks at: The Last 5 Minutes of the Human Race
Michael Allen Rose has teamed up with famed Bizarro artist Jim Agpalza.Both have conspired with Madness Heart Press to deliver us all a missive, a warning, with a dash of hope.RELEASE DATE: 12/31/22 @ 11:55pm In this thoroughly crafted primer, Michael Allen Rose...
Leah Looks At – Looming Low: Vol. II
Looming Low: Vol. IIEdited by: Justin Steele and Max CowanPublisher: Dim Shores Publication Year: October, 2022ISBN: 9798985828214 Format: Hardcover and First Paperback editions limited to 150 hand-numbered copies. At the time of this post, I have seen that number now...
Leah Looks at: “How to See Ghosts & Other Figments” by Orrin Grey
This reviewer does not have access to predetermined cover art at the time of this post. Image has been rendered artificially. How to See Ghosts & Other FigmentsAuthor: Orrin GreyGenres: Collections, HorrorPublisher: Word HordePublication Year: October 25,...
Leah Looks at: Mothwoman by Nicole Cushing
MothwomanAuthor: Nicole CushingGenres: Horror, NovelsPublisher: Word HordePublication: October 11, 2022Format: Trade PaperbackISBN: 9781956252040 The image above was artificially generated by me and does not represent the book. I remain unaware of cover art at the...
Leah looks at: TITAN by Mado Nozaki
Leah Looks At: TITAN by Mado Nozaki. Translated by Evan Ward.Publisher: Seven Seas, Airship imprintDate Available: October 18, 2022Genre: Science Fiction, CyberpunkPreorder HEREIn 23rd Century Japan, almost all mental health issues have been addressed. Massive systems...
Leah Plays: A game that saves the muscles caught in the ceiling of the gymnasium
A game that saves the muscles caught in the ceiling of the gymnasium TITLE: A game that saves the muscles caught in the ceiling of the gymnasiumGENRE: Action, Casual, IndieDEVELOPER: くそいサイトPUBLISHER: くそいサイトRELEASE DATE: Jun 28, 2022 ABOUT THIS GAME, FROM THE...
Leah Looks At: Foraging Mushrooms
Foraging Mushrooms Identification Field Guide of the Pacific Northwest: Wild Edible Mushrooms and Recipes of North America (Regional Edible Foraging Series)By Bleu SaylesPublished May 30, 2022Part of: Regional Edible Foraging Series (2 books) In this fundamental...
Leah Looks At: Pteranodon Canyon
Author Tim Meyer has granted me the opportunity to review “Pteranodon Canyon,” available April 19, 2022 from Evil Epoch Press. The Action/Adventure Western can be found HERE.Blood seeps through the opening scenes of “Pteranadon Canyon.” The harsh desolation of the...
Leah Looks At: Death Becomes YOU
GENRE: Adventure, Casual, IndieDEVELOPER/PUBLISHER: Quill Game StudiosRELEASE DATE: Nov 9, 2021MATURE CONTENT DESCRIPTIONThe developers describe the content as such:Dark themes: death, murder, blood, emotional manipulation. Some of the illustrations contain blood, but...
Leah Looks At: MAGGOTS SCREAMING!
GENRE: Horror/SpookemsAUTHOR/PUBLISHER: Max Booth III, Ghoulish Books, Perpetual Motion Machine PublishingRELEASE DATE: April 12, 2022Perpetual Motion Machine was gracious enough to send me a review copy of Max Booth III’s most recent offering, MAGGOTS SCREAMING!Upon...
Leah hears about the Taito Egret II Mini
The home version of TAITO's EGRET II mini arcade cabinet will be available for purchase starting in 2022. This is excellent news for fans who have been trying to order the console directly from Japan. United Games Entertainment, who exclusively distribute and sell...
Leah stares into the abyss of Quinterra
Sidereal Studio presents Quinterra, a roguelite turn-based strategy game now available on Steam. Our friends at Sidereal Studio have been generous enough to grant me a copy of Quinterra to review. An informative, brief interview with the development team has been...
Leah’s Checking out Quinterra
Here's a little roguelite turn-based strategy game that has captured my attention. Our friends at Sidereal Studio have generously granted me early access to their most recent offering, Quinterra, which will be available on Steam April 7, 2021.A review is forthcoming....
Leah Looks at: Pro Gymnast
Leah Looks at: Pro Gymnast GENRE: Sports, ParkourDEVELOPER/PUBLISHER: Walaber Entertainment LLCRELEASE DATE: Sep 4, 2020SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS WindowsMINIMUM:OS: Windows 7 SP1Processor: SSE2 instruction set supportMemory: 1 GB RAMGraphics: shader model 4.0...
Leah Looks at: FOLLOW HIM
FOLLOW HIM HellBound Books Publishing, LLC Houston, TX October 4, 2019 Craig Stewart’s FOLLOW HIM feeds our basic desires to watch terrible people do even worse things to one another. Does that make me basic? I get it, lonely reader. I'm so sorry you had that nasty...
Leah Looks at: Dark Room
Leah Looks At: Dark Room GENRE: Adventure, Casual, Indie DEVELOPER/PUBLISHER: Lexip Games RELEASE DATE: Jul 15, 2020 MATURE CONTENT DESCRIPTION The developers describe the content as such: This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be...
Leah Looks At: Bad People
Leah Looks At: "Bad People" by Craig Wallwork In this thriller, Craig Wallwork drags the reader through an emotional gamut. (Hint: the reader = This reader) What I first imagined would be a thick patina of overused and weary tropes soon evolved into something that I...
Leah Looks at: So Many Kitty Titties
Hentai Mosaique Neko Waifus Release Date: January 27, 2020 Developer: Lil Hentai Games Publisher: Lil Hentai Games MATURE CONTENT DESCRIPTION (Words are Direct from Steam, you guys.) "This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be...