"To get a feel for The Loop, imagine if the TV series Stranger Things lost its sense of humour. ..."

"This eerie tale of twins in an apocalyptic commune conjures a rich dystopian spell..."

"this glorious doorstep of super-queer terror is presided over by the ghost of Shirley Jackson..."

"Four family tales about escape and revenge crackle with dark forces..."

"Death in Her Hands, like all Moshfegh’s novels, is a mystery, as well as a portrait of a broken mind...."

"one never tires of her cynicism and bleakness, even over 600 pages..."

"combines crime fiction with elements of gothic horror, set in and around a creepy village churchyard in Sussex..."

"Perhaps winning this year’s Goldsmiths Prize for innovation in fiction might bring the astonishing oeuvre of M John Harrison to a wider audience..."

"B Catling’s Munky might be called MR James with a soupcon of PG Wodehouse and a dash of Viz..."

" It is the most magical of books about the magic of books..."

"There are chills galore in this enjoyable 70s-set debut about disturbed teenagers and malevolent spirits..."

"represents one of King’s most obscure and impressive accomplishments..."

"The zombie-meister’s epic about a virus destroying human civilisation is everything you could have hoped for..."

"I’m not sure whether this is a case of very good or very unfortunate timing..."

"Jones is excellent at depicting the anxiety of Native Americans in contemporary society..."

"plenty of spark and impetus to make up for its not wholly original premise..."

"written with skill and a zealous intensity..."

"Devolution deftly incorporates “real-world” history..."

"It’s a grim ride, by turns moving and harrowing, and not for the faint-hearted...."

"Lebbon excels at portraying the phantasmagorical proliferation of nature within Eden..."