4/5 - not the best Repairman Jack, still extremely readable and exciting, more scumbags get their comeuppance when Jack is struck by a tragedy that reunites him with his shady brother.

3.5/5 - Braunbeck takes weighty, emotionally-charged subjects and moulds well-written dark fantasy allegories from them - here he's a bit too cryptic in this animal cruelty themed novel

4.5/5 - the influence of Ramsey Campbell is very strong in Williams' first novel. That's no bad thing, he creates a claustrophobic, hallucinatory tale of revenge from the grave, in bleak Morecambe....

4/5 - a history of Martin's short stories. The fantasy and sci-fi stuff is great, but it's the collection of horror classics that make this book worthwhile.

4.5/5 - very simple, but beautifully written tale of a boy coming to terms with loss. Michael Marshall Smith can write quality work in any genre, this being a gentle ghost story.

4/5 - a shame that Virgin are stopping the horror line - this is the latest, an unremittingly grim and upsetting end-of-world story, piled high with horror and misery - great!

4/5 - The second in a trilogy, Maberry continues his bid to create a Citizen Kane of horror. Standard horror characters are thrown in the mix to damn entertaining effect!

4/5 - the title novella is fantastic, a tale of supernatural corporate revenge, the other two shorts are interesting oddities, continuing the theme of big business menace.

4/5 - eco-friendly subject and literate writing collide with high-trash sex and gore, as discarded rubbish comes to life! Could have been laughable, but skilfully written.

2.5/5 - the final of the trilogy and probably the worst. The well-handled scares are smothered by a liberal dose of cheesiness. Awful macho dialogue and naff horror star cameos add to corniness.