Reviews – Letters from a Horror Writer

A Man in Winter

March 3, 2023November 24, 2022 Katie Marie

Such Lovely Feedback!

I’m so thrilled with the feedback I’ve received for A Man in Winter and I want to thank you all.

Every now and then, when I need cheering up or reminding that imposter Syndrome is a total %^&*! I pop back on Amazon and give the reviews a read.

A smooth flowing structured story told from the rarest of characters-the elderly.

A Man in Winter made my heart weep for Arthur.

Katie Marie blends the line between reality and the supernatural.

I think I read this in two sittings and the ending is really explosive!

I loved the way the author takes us deeper and deeper into Arthur’s world. She skillfully weaves an elaborate web of threads, intertwining one with the other until the reader is as unsure as Arthur as to what is real and what is not.

A Man In Winter is also told with real heart.

So, yeah, I really want everyone to know just how much I really appreciate you taking the time to give me such lovely feedback. It really makes my days brighter.

Thank you all, so much!

Classic Horror

Classic Horror: Call of Cthulhu

October 25, 2019April 5, 2022 Katie Marie

Missed calls

As you are already aware, I’m a huge Lovecraft fan. So once again I use the word review in the title of this blog lightly, as what is far more accurate a descriptor for this blog is an over-enthusiastic gush.

Today I am going to talk about The Call of Cthulhu.

The Call of Cthulhu was written by H.P Lovecraft in 1926 and was published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in February 1928. This is a marvellous story for a number of reasons, the foremost being that despite it being a ‘monster’ story it has it’s own unique take on the kind of fear that such a creature should inspire.

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Reviews, Reviews - Films

Review: Premonition

March 8, 2019April 5, 2022 Katie Marie

No news is good news

We’ve been corresponding for some time now and you will already have picked up that my favourite horror films are from Japan. I’m not entirely sure why this is, perhaps it’s the fact that they are subtitled and it’s more immersive to read than simply watch?

Either way today I want to talk about one of my all-time favourite films of all time, Premonition. Not the Sandra Bullock remake, as that film was completely different to the original, it didn’t have the same story, characters or anything really, it had a similar premise, I suppose, but that’s about it.

If you’re new to horror films, or if you’re a veteran and looking for something a little bit different to widen your pallet then I cannot recommend this film strongly enough. It’s creepy as hell, with well-developed characters, a great setting and genuinely chilling moments. That’s not even mentioning the tragedy involved.

For those of you who haven’t seen the film and would like to without having it spoiled then you might want to give the below a miss as it’s difficult to talk about the best aspects of the film without giving away elements of the plot.

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Reviews, Reviews - Books

Review: IT

January 29, 2019April 5, 2022 Katie Marie

We all float

I have been writing to you for a while now, you may have already picked up on the fact that I really enjoy Stephen King. I like the way he writes people, the way he builds tension and the atmosphere in his stories. Sometimes his endings don’t quite deliver after the build-up but regardless I love his stories and nothing will ever change that.

Today I want to talk about IT.

With the second part of the remake out this year, I thought it a perfect time to talk about the story which fostered in me (and a lot of others) a terrible fear of clowns.

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