Daniel and Laura were meant to be having the vacation of a life time. Bag packing around Europe, seeing all the exotic and historical places before going back to England to finally settle down and starting a family. However, things don’t really go according to plan, first they are robbed…
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Book Review: Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
Hannibal Lecter was 8 years old when his family were killed by Nazis during the Second World War. He and his younger sister Mischa were taken prisoner by Nazi soldiers that killed their family. In the mists of the harsh winter, the men find themselves running out of food and…
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Book Review: Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott
Nine years ago Detective Chief Inspector Tom Douglas was called to investigate a missing person case, a father disappeared leaving his young girlfriend, Olivia Hunt and his baby daughter alone. A few months later DCI Douglas was called in once again, this time to investigate the death of Olivia’s parents.…
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Book Review: The Bone Factory by Nate Keayon
The Bone Factory is the most immersive reading experience I have come across recently. Its story is pulls you in completely from start to finish. I enjoyed it immensely. It begins with blood shed giving you a little taste of what’s to come but, you never know when it is…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – GONE GIRL
Gone Girl is the highly anticipated new film from director David Fincher. Based on Gillian Flynn’s hugely popular book of the same name, Gone Girl is a thriller with plenty of mystery and enough twists and turns to make this a perfect fit for a Fincher adaptation. It’s a match made in heaven…
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Book Review: The Treatment by Mo Hayder
The Treatment is the second book in the DI Jack Caffery series. Written in 2001, this book covered a very disturbing subject matter. The plot follows Caffery as he races to find an abducted child after the parents are found close to death in their home. This book comes with…
Read MoreGhostman by Roger Hobbs
There is a man out there, you don’t know him. You’ve probably met him once, but you still wouldn’t know he exists. He is a man who oozes charm and confidence. He could talk his way into congress if he wanted to. You could stare at him all day and…
Read MoreJack Caffrey in Poppet by Mo Hayder
Mental asylums have long been my favourite setting for a good horror novel. There’s just something about total insanity and the fact that you can’t trust your own senses that makes it that much scarier. Mo Hayder depicts this setting in a very natural and realistic way, as her words…
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