#Jonathan Janz

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Book Review: Wolf Land

  Happy Almost Halloween, Readers! I hope you’re having a festive spooky month. Me and the bf did our Halloween party last weekend, and it was a huge hit! I think we’ll definitely make it an annual thing. Speaking of Halloween, it’s time for another scary book review! This time I read Wolf Land by Jonathan Janz.  This is a buddy read with one of my bookish besties Misty (this post is my…

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Some Jonathan Janz goodness 🤗🤗🤗

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The sequel to Janz’s second instalment of his Raven series is an excellent follow-up.  Continuing from where the first book left off, we have the gang together and things are not what they appear as they fight to find the loved one that they left behind.

 The characters again are as strong as in the previous book but more drawn out with emotional depth and understanding brought to the foreground.  All the characters we loved show up as well as the undergound menace make an appearance but with more gusto then the predecessor.

 Janz has woven and indepth landscape for his characters to run around in and add slight nuances to the setting and characters that lifts this.  He is an experience writer enough to know that he gives bits and pieces of information from the last book to refresh the minds for this book but doesn’t over egg the pudding making this an enjoyable appearance.  Most often than not, most writers give us a hundred pages of what happened before to the point of exhausting, for example JK Rowlings Harry Potter series).  Janz doesn’t do this but peppers things through to create a strong unique narrative.

 Overall, this is a worthwhile book to read and enjoy and a real page turner.  The characters are crisp and deep whilst the villains are deviously dark but have enough meat on their bones to give them that extra dimension beyond the typical villain form.  Strong story telling and even if you do not read the first, this book still entices the newbies along with the story and if you have read the first, the book is even more excellent.  Highly recommend.  

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The Raven Review

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Exorcist Falls (2017)

By Jonathan Janz

Horror Reading Recommendations

The Sweet Sixteen Killer is terrorizing Chicago, and the only person with any leads is a young boy suffering from symptoms of demonic possession. Father Jason Crowder finds himself tasked with saving both the boy and the entire city from the clutches of an ancient evil - but evil doesn’t go down without a fight.

This book, especially the novella at the beginning, is terrifying. I’ve read lots of horror over the years and few authors have ever made my skin crawl the way Jonathan Janz does here. If you’re looking for a modern spin on the classic exorcism story, or just for some horror fiction that packs absolutely no punches, then look no further than EXORCIST FALLS (2017).

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My thought...These are my favorite horror authors in order...

16. Jonathan Janz #jonathanjanz #book #books #novel #fiction #horror #savagespecies

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Blog Tour Review: Castle of Sorrows by Jonathan Janz

Blog Tour Review: Castle of Sorrows by @JonathanJanz Thank you @annecarter,@flametreepress for allowing me the opportunity to participate in this blog tour and review this. #blogtour #bookblogger #horrorfiction #bookreview

Hello and welcome to my stop on this blog tour! I’d like to take a moment and give a huge Thank You to both Anne of Random Things Tours and Flame Tree Press for inviting me to be a part of this tour as well as providing me with an advanced reading copy of this book for review purposes.

Please support fellow bloggers by visiting their stops on the tour as well!

Paperback: 288

Publisher:…

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binging horror lately

I finished these last week which brings my total books for the year to 30

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#BlogTour Dust Devils by Jonathan Janz

#BlogTour Dust Devils by Jonathan Janz

Today it’s my turn on the BlogTour Dust Devils by Jonathan Janz. It’s western horror combined with paranormal fantasy.

About the Author

Jonathan Janz grew up between a dark forest and a graveyard, which explains everything. Brian Keene named his debut novel The Sorrows “the best horror novel of 2012.”The Library Journal deemed his follow-up, House of Skin,” reminiscent of ShirleyJackson’s The…

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Review Corner: House of Skin by Jonathan Janz

Review Corner: Jonathan Janz' House of Skin reviewed by S.J. Budd available NOW on Aphotic Realm! #bookreview #reviewcorner #ThursdayReads #goodreads #strangeandsinister #horror #amreading @sjbuddj

House of Skin by Jonathan Janz

Reviewed by S.J. Budd

Myles Carver is dead. But his estate, Watermere, lives on, waiting for a new Carver to move in. Myles’s wife, Annabel, is dead too, but she is also waiting, lying in her grave in the woods. For nearly half a century she was responsible for a nightmarish reign of terror, and she’s not prepared to stop now. She is hungry to live again…and her…

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Book Review: The Siren and the Specter

Good Morning Folks,

Time for another book review!

This time around it's The Siren and the Specter by Jonathan Janz.

Talk about horrofic! This was my first read, and I really enjoyed it.

How about you? Have you read anything by this author? Did you enjoy it?

Feel free to comment or see my full review below, and have a great day!

https://jonathanpongratz.com/2019/10/22/book-review-the-siren-and-the-specter/

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Jonathan Janz’s new release through Flame Tree Press is another excellent entry into this author’s work.  

 The Raven is set in a post-apocalyptic world that takes a new look on a genre that seems to be overrun with zombies or post nuclear wasteland and twists it to make a genre of his very own.  Using a biochemical attack on the world and spinning this so it brings out latent mystical qualities in the human race.  It seems that vampires, werewolves, sprites, etc. were once real and with a band of ecowarriors, they found a way to unleash these within the human population by turning on these latent genes to turn the human race into a deadly force.  As this take on most of the human race, unfortunately we have normal humans that have to fight to stay alive in this new landscape.

 The characters are well rounded and loved every single one.  There are members of the populace who use this to their advantage in a menacing life threatening way whilst others have a more sad story where they are caught in their new personas and want to be left alone.  The main character Dez is a hero to root for and thorough his human frailties, you can’t help but root for him as he goes on his opus to find his lost love whilst dealing with guilt over the loss of his family.

 The supporting characters are all very well designed and though most tend to stay on that line between good and evil, we are introduced to the grey in which they use to survive in this new hostile world.  Every single character is so well flushed out that you are emotionally entangled with each one to its fantastic conclusion.

 The plot is very well thought of and keeps the reader interested.  As we go from episode to episode to its exciting conclusion, one cannot stop to take a breath because the story yearns to be read its finale.  This is a real page turner in every sense of the word.  This is what makes a good book great and Janz never disappoints.

 Overall, this is well constructed and thought out piece of literature and Janz is proving time and time again that he is giving a new look to horror and dark fiction with his incredible characters and plots. He always has an original voice that excels most of his contemporaries.  He is one of the true voices of a new generation that is taking a genre and making it their very own.  This is highly recommended and I urge every reader who loves horror to take a chance on Janz because  you will never be disappointed.  

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The Nightmare Girl #BookReview

"The Nightmare Girl is a yummy gore-fest of horrors, perfect for those interested in never again sleeping without the light on." The Nightmare Girl #BookReview #horror #horrorfiction

Playing with fire has never been more dangerous. When family man Joe Crawford confronts a young mother abusing her toddler, he has no idea of the chain reaction he’s setting in motion. How could he suspect the young mother is part of an ancient fire cult, a sinister group of killers that will destroy anyone who threatens one of its members? When the little boy is placed in a foster home, the…

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The Raven by Jonathan Janz

The Raven by Jonathan Janz

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Review: The Sorrows by Jonathan Janz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars When Samhain Publishing shut down in 2016, readers lost a wealth of great horror novels and up-and-coming authors. Granted, many of those books have found their way back to market in some form or another and those authors have been able to pursue new opportunities in indie publishing, either self-publishing or signing on with small presses. One of the hardest losses for me was the wealth of material from Jonathan Janz that up and vanished. Luckily, new publisher Flame Tree Press snatched him up and will be publishing his new titles along with his entire back-list. Originally published in 2011, The Sorrows is the first to get a reissue. Fittingly enough, this was also Janz's debut novel, although it sure as hell doesn't feel like it. Coming into The Sorrows for the very first time seven years after its first publication date, I'm a bit surprised at just how much it doesn't feel like a first novel. Usually when you've been reading an author's later works, you can tell you're taking a few steps back with their earlier stuff. Typically, those books just don't feel as polished or maybe the author hasn't quite found his voice yet, or possibly some plot points are a little sticky, if not downright sloppy, regardless of whatever promise they show. They're young pups learning their craft, a rising star whose hasn't quite found his groove yet. You've know they've got that special something, but they just haven't hit their fullest potential yet. Well, The Sorrows doesn't suffer from any of that first-novel syndrome, and, man, Jonathan Janz hit the fucking ground running with this one. It makes me wonder how many shoddy trunk novels this dude squirreled away before he felt sure enough of his own talents that he finally pursued publication. Seems to me, Janz emerged fully-formed, his authorial voice strong, and his talents firmly on display and ready to rock. Maybe it seemed this way to Janz, too - The Sorrows is peppered with references of things to come. Take, for instance, the name of the film many of this book's characters operate on the periphery of, House of Skin, a film that shares the title and plot elements of Janz's second (and, at the time of this book's original publication date, then unpublished) novel. Even our lead male protag's name will sound awfully familiar to those familiar with the setting of Savage Species and Children of the Dark. Ben Shadeland is a film composer with writer's block. Not a good thing to have when the film he's supposed to be scoring is ready to get locked-in and its release date is coming up fast. Hoping to avoid a breach of contract lawsuit, Ben's partner Eddie has them and their assistants, Eva and Claire, flown out to an abandoned castle situated upon an isolated island sure to get the creative juices flowing. Since this is a horror novel, there's plenty of other bodily fluids flowing and spilling all over the place, too. What's most interesting about The Sorrows is the plot itself, particularly in the clever ways Janz develops and subverts the haunted house genre. While it shares plenty of aspects and more than a few devices with your typical ghost story, Janz takes it up a few notches, giving readers not only a haunted castle, but haunted people as well, along with a really interesting development that I didn't see coming. This is a dazzling story, and the horror tropes at the core of it are well explored, particularly the history of Castle Blackwood and the ignominious murders that have since left it deserted. Janz's talents in delivering a fully and deeply layered horror story are solidly evident here, as is his incredible knack for characterization. Early in the book's opening, we get a look at Ben's marital troubles and the anguish his separation from his son is causing. We don't spend a lot of time with his ex-wife, but based on the state three-year-old Joshua is in, this probably isn't a bad thing at all. Through only a few sentences, Janz is able to tell us a lot about the kind of mother Jenny is, and we can infer pretty easily the type of spouse she was for Ben. I've always been impressed with how Janz can communicate so much about his characters in so little words, in such small spaces, and immediately get us to ally ourselves with his protagonist and hate his repulsive human antagonists. It's a talent he's only gotten better at since this debut, but even here it's still pretty damn sharp. Pretty damn sharp, too, was Flame Tree Press for locking down the rights to Janz's work. That's some smart business sense right there, and I'm looking forward seeing the rest of this author's catalog getting a rapid release over the course of next year. There's a lot of Janz's books I haven't read yet, and I'm excited to dive into them as they relaunch. With a brand-new release dropping in the middle of all this, it's safe to say 2019 will be the Year of Janz and I, for one, will be celebrating all year long. [Note: I received an advanced reading copy of this title from the publisher, Flame Tree Press, via NetGalley.] View all my reviews

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The Sorrows, by Jonathan Janz

The Sorrows, by Jonathan Janz

Genre:  Horror Publisher:  Samhain Published: 2011 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer:  Michael D. Griffiths The Sorrows by Jonathan Janz became an unexpected treat and really hit home for me because, as I read the book, my life went through many parallels with the main character, Ben, which can be a bit disturbing when reading a horror novel. That’s more than fine though, I like to be set on edge and…