Showing posts with label review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label review. Show all posts

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

ill at ease 2 round-up

A round-up of three recent reviews of the PenMan Press anthology "ill at ease 2".

The first, from Anthony Watson at his Dark Musings blog, concludes with the comment "a high quality collection of stories, Ill at Ease 2 is highly recommended".  The review can be found in full at this link.

The second review, posted to Goodreads, comes from Ross Warren and his positive, four-star review can be found in full at this link.

The third review, posted at his website "Welcome to the Hellforge" by Matthew Fryer, is another positive one which can be found at this link.

Shaun's "The Shuttle" and Mark's "The Bureau Of Lost Children" were also mentioned in James Everington's "Best Short Stories of 2013 (Somewhat Biased & Woefully Uncomprehensive)" list, which you can find at this link.

In addition, Ross Warren included "Bureau" in his yearly round-up.  The full list can be found at this link.

Thanks to them all and don't forget, if you've read it, it'd be great if you left a review!


Following on from the critical success of “ill at ease” comes volume 2, featuring seven original horror short stories, all of them guaranteed to give you the chills.

Joining the original trio of Stephen Bacon, Mark West and Neil Williams this time are Shaun Hamilton, Robert Mammone, Val Walmsley and Sheri White.

You will descend into an underground train station to uncover a dreadful secret and watch in horror as a paradise holiday turns sour.  You will see a bullied boy who’s helped by local history and share the anguish of a father, losing his child in a shopping centre.  You will take a trip with a cancer sufferer and share the pain of a couple, desperate for a child.  You will discover that history needs to be kept somewhere.

Seven stories, seven writers and you.

Prepare to feel “ill at ease” all over again.



cover designed and produced by Neil Williams
ebook built by Tim C. Taylor at Greyhart Press

Wednesday, 4 December 2013

"ill at ease 2" - review no.2

"ill at ease 2" has just received its second review, from Ross Warren, which was posted to Goodreads.

His positive, four-star review can be found in full at this link.

Thanks Ross!


If this has whet your appetite, the collection is available from Amazon, in print and digital editions

Monday, 2 December 2013

"ill at ease 2" - a review

The first review for "ill at ease 2" has just come through, from Anthony Watson at his Dark Musings blog.

His review, which he concludes with "a high quality collection of stories, Ill at Ease 2 is highly recommended", can be found in full at this link.

Thanks Anthony!


If this has whet your appetite, the collection is available from Amazon, in print and digital editions

Thursday, 5 January 2012

A new year, still "ill at ease"...

Happy New Year

Good news to start 2012 for the "ill at ease" project.

Thanks to Matt Fryer over at the Hellforge, who included the collection in his "Favourite Genre Reads of 2011" round-up with this capsule comment - "A truly faultless ebook featuring 3 equally memorable, macabre and highly polished tales. There are even clowns to upset any fellow coulrophobic masochists."
(you can see his review of the collection from this link).

Also, a new review has been posted to Amazon.co.uk by J Everington which concludes with "Overall a strong collection, and one that will definitely lead me to explore further work from all three writers involved."

Great stuff - and keep an eye out for news, within the next few months, of another exciting "ill at ease" publication.


Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:

Purchase from Amazon in the UK here

Purchase from Amazon in the US here

Or get it from Smashwords here

In addition, you could also join our Facebook group

Friday, 5 August 2011

More love for "ill at ease"

Another great review, this time from Colum McKnight at Dreadful Tales - read it here.

"Ill At Ease could easily pass itself off as the first volume in a series of chapbooks. All of the writers involved brings forth a high caliber writing, and a true understanding of how to scare an audience and, at the very least, how to creep out their audience with seemingly innocent situations gone awry."

Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:

Purchase from Amazon in the UK here

Purchase from Amazon in the US here

Or get it from Smashwords here

In addition, you could also join our Facebook group

Monday, 4 July 2011

More "ill at ease" reviews

Two more reviews posted online for “ill at ease” and they’re very good.

Over at The Black Abyss, Colin Leslie calls the collection “excellent anthology of solid horror writing”. Read the review here

At The Hellforge, Matthew Fryer says of the collection, “It’s modern horror that understands subtlety, full of real characters and plenty of shivers. These three authors clearly take pride in their work, all writing with lucid, thoughtful prose, and the time and effort shows.” Read the review here


Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:

Purchase from Amazon in the UK here

Purchase from Amazon in the US here

Or get it from Smashwords here

In addition, you could also join our Facebook group

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Reviews Round-up

We’ve been very lucky and managed to pick up a few reviews for “ill at ease” - this post is intended to collate all of them in one place!

Pablo Cheesecake’s review at The Eloquent Page

"Overall Ill at Ease was a great little collection…I wish that it were a bit longer. Perhaps if we’re lucky there will be an Ill at Ease 2?"

Max Wedge’s review at Page Horrific

"Suffice it to say, ILL AT EASE lives up to its title. And at $2.50 for the e-book, you should not hesitate to buy."

Jim McLeods review at Ginger Nuts Of Horror

"This is an anthology about finding horror in the everyday things of life, and how it affects those who come in contact with it. A master class in quiet understated horror."

Cate Gardner’s review at Goodreads.com

"Worth picking up if you like a slice of British horror."

Paul D Brazill’s review at “You Would Say That, Wouldn’t You?”

"Ill at ease is a highly recommended collection containing three splendid examples of modern, British storytelling."


Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:

Purchase from Amazon in the UK here

Purchase from Amazon in the US here

Or get it from Smashwords here

In addition, you could also join our Facebook group

Thursday, 16 June 2011

First review!

The first review is now in, from Paul D Brazill at his "You Would Say That, Wouldn't You?" site? It's a good one!

You Would Say That, Wouldn't You - ill at ease review

Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:

Purchase from Amazon in the UK here

Purchase from Amazon in the US here

Or get it from Smashwords here

In addition, you could also join our Facebook group