The Night Silver River Run Red is the 4th installment to the Splatter Western series from Death's Head Press. It delivers everything and then some! Christine Morgan brings us something a little different with this chapter as she includes more children in the mix - it's got this horrific coming-of-age vibe in parts. These kids are growing up in a conservative little town and a traveling show begins setting up just on the outskirts. "Oddities, the signs promise. Marvels. Grotesqueries. Exotic attractions and mysterious magics." But little do they all know there is another group of people... way more dangerous with some nasty intentions!

Something about Morgan's writing style kept me in a trance. Her descriptive imagery remains fresh throughout and her engaging and wildly entertaining dialogue are just two reasons this book flew by. While there is certainly enough Western gore in this to justify it being in the Splatter series, Morgan has a different approach to where it is placed. These scenes are placed perfectly in the spots that will make your skin crawl the most. While I did not let go of the book with my fingers stained red and dripping as much as others in the series, I left more freaked out. Some of these characters are truly scary - Horace Cochran aka Horsec*ck is not someone I would want to be left in a room with unarmed. He is one of those people who can just get right under your skin and dig until it hurts.

The Night Silver River Run Red gets a strong 4 stars from me! The book started out a little slow/difficult for me to get into... and by the end I definitely wanted more of these traveling carnies. I wish they had been explored more and played a more prominent role throughout the entire story.

Thank you to Death's Head Press for allowing Night Worms the opportunity to book party this!