Can't resist sharing these ... not that I tried REAL hard. Okay, so none of these places are exactly the Times. Still, I'm very proud of these reviews.
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[Just thought I'd update these a bit. Hard to believe this book is still getting reviewed.]
http://www.amazon.com/Martyrs-Monsters- ... 960&sr=1-1
MARTYRS & MONSTERS
by Robert Dunbar
“A masterpiece … disturbingly satisfying.”
DARK SCRIBE MAGAZINE
http://www.darkscribemagazine.com/revie ... unbar.html
“Substantial amounts of panache and poetic insight.”
CEMETERY DANCE
http://www.famousmonstersoffilmland.com ... rt-dunbar/
“A milestone of modern horror.”
THE BLACK GLOVE
http://the-black-glove.blogspot.com/200 ... obert.html
“Sure to satisfy lovers of both horror and literary fiction.”
SHROUD MAGAZINE
http://shroudmagazinebookreviews.blogsp ... ss-by.html
“Atmospheric, thought provoking and intelligent.”
HORROR WORLD
http://www.horrorworld.org/june_2009.htm
“Unnervingly erotic. This is what horror does best.”
HELLNOTES
http://hellnotes.com/martyrs-and-monsters-book-review
“Robert Dunbar has the unique personal vision, command of language, and atmospheric style to enrapture you in the wildest, deepest nightmare."
TOM PICCIRILLI author of SHADOW SEASON
http://www.dunbarauthor.com/page7.html
”Chilling and entertaining.”
HORROR BOUND
http://www.horrorbound.com/readarticle. ... cle_id=107
“Modern horror of the first order.”
HIGHLANDER BOOK REVIEWS
http://www.highlandersbooks.com/2009/10 ... rt-dunbar/
“Gritty and savage … profound and quietly devastating … this is dark fiction as it should be – chilling, entertaining, intelligent.”
GREG F. GIFUNE author of KINGDOM OF SHADOWS
http://www.dunbarauthor.com/page7.html
“Exquisite … dark fiction with a soul.”
BOOKLOVE
http://booklove.wordpress.com/2009/09/0 ... rt-dunbar/
"Impressive ... challenging ... completely and utterly engrossing."
OUTLAW REVIEWS
http://reviews.logophilos.net/index.php ... rt-dunbar/
“Provocative … vivid and visceral. We are supremely and alternately shocked and entertained, and strangely touched.”
GUD MAGAZINE
http://www.gudmagazine.com/review/archi ... rt-dunbar/
“Dunbar is a masterful writer: intelligent, controlled, stylish, and honest. He knows where to steer readers, and when to leave them to finish their dark journeys alone.”
TIM LEBBON author of THE ISLAND
http://www.dunbarauthor.com/page7.html
“Stunning … a Nietzchean nightmare … gripping and innovative … deliciously wicked and beautifully wrought … wildly original and satisfying.”
TOMB OF DARK DELIGHTS
http://www.countgore.com/gore/tomb.htm
“Searingly erotic … brilliantly chilling.”
THE EDGE
http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.p ... n&id=92202
“Required reading for any serious connoisseur – Robert Dunbar has become a contemporary avatar of literary horror.”
P. D. CACEK author of NIGHT PRAYERS
http://www.dunbarauthor.com/page7.html
“Not a book to read lightly. You won't forget it.”
RAINBOW REVIEWS
http://rainbow-reviews.com/?p=1746
“Sinister and macabre ... a scary, compelling ride through madness.”
NIGHTS & WEEKENDS
http://www.nightsandweekends.com/articl ... 900405.php
“Intimate and terrifying.”
ELIZABETH MASSIE author of HOMEPLACE
http://www.dunbarauthor.com/page7.html
“A refreshing exploration into several levels of myth … and a contemporary take on the traditional monsters of literature in a decidedly more human context.”
THE BIRMINGHAM EXAMINER
http://www.examiner.com/x-4852-Birmingh ... ert-Dunbar
“More than just a good scare, this is quality literature: smooth, taut, fast, evocative.”
THE CHESTNUT HILL LOCAL
http://www.freewebs.com/hfrzine/hfrinte ... dunbar.htm
“Robert Dunbar is among the saviors of contemporary dark fiction. Literary and deliciously fierce – each story possesses its own unique flavor of decadence, color and depth … a feast for those who crave horror at its finest.”
SANDY DELUCA author of DESCENT
http://www.dunbarauthor.com/page7.html
"Harrowing ... imaginative ... haunting."
IT'S DARK IN THE DARK
http://www.darkinthedark.com
“One of my favorite storytellers, Robert Dunbar is a true craftsman – a master of the genre. His writing is rich with style and substance.”
BRIAN KEENE author of CASTAWAYS
http://www.dunbarauthor.com/page7.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtae6hMxgHs