Book Review: DEAD LETTERS

Book Review: DEAD LETTERS

Dead Letters: Episodes of Epistolary Horror Jacob Steven Mohr, ed. Crystal Lake Publishing (November 27, 2023) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi The telltale title of the book says it all. Which, of course, causes a certain repetitiveness in the structure of the included...

Book Review: GREEN TSUNAMI

Book Review: GREEN TSUNAMI

Green Tsunami Laura Cooney and L.L. Soares Smart Rhino Publications (May 19, 2014) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham L.L. Soares and his wife, Laura Cooney, in a major departure from the exemplary horror fiction we’ve come to expect, have presented us with a remarkable...

Book Review: HALLOWED DAYS

Book Review: HALLOWED DAYS

Hallowed Days Daniel Hale JournalStone (November 20, 2020) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy “He is the midwife to fire … I (he) am (is) the Overseer of the Under Realms and the Autumn Kingdom. I (he) is the flutter of leaves on October breezes, and the cackling of witches...

Book Review: HEX

Book Review: HEX

HEX Thomas Olde Heuvelt Tor (September 21, 2021) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham With as much reading in the horror genre that I do, it is often difficult to happen upon a novel that’s really unique, genuinely scary, and not chock full of all the horror tropes I’ve...

Book Review: LET HIM IN

Book Review: LET HIM IN

Let Him In William Friend Sourcebooks (October 3, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Newly widowed father Alfie is now taking care of his twin daughters, whose mother recently died of anaphylaxis when stung by an insect. One night, the girls come into his room saying...

Book Review: QUESTION NOT MY SALT

Book Review: QUESTION NOT MY SALT

Question Not My Salt Amanda M. Blake Crystal Lake Publishing (February 16, 2024) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Question Not My Salt left me questioning many things non-spice related. I questioned the place of torture porn in written horror. I questioned myself as I was...

Card Deck Review: TAROT OF THE ABYSS

Card Deck Review: TAROT OF THE ABYSS

Tarot of the Abyss Ana Tourian US Games Systems Reviewed by Wendy Stokes Sample: “The rider stands tall on her two flying swans, brave and full of determination. There is no fear as she guides these regal feathered birds. She knows that fear will not help her and any...

Book Review: FALLS THE DARKNESS

Book Review: FALLS THE DARKNESS

Falls the Darkness Mark N. Drake January 30, 2024 Reviewed by Andrew Byers Over the last few years, Mark N. Drake has created and extensively developed a fictional place, Darkisle, a foreboding island inhabited by Lovecraftian horrors and cultists, where he has set...

Book Review: DEEP NIGHT

Book Review: DEEP NIGHT

Deep Night Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (July 13, 2018) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Originally published in 2006 as the second novel after Greg F. Gifune’s powerful debut The Bleeding Season, Deep Night was re-released by JournalStone in 2018. It is as chilling...

Card Deck Review: WITCH SISTER TAROT

Card Deck Review: WITCH SISTER TAROT

Witch Sister Tarot Julia Jeffrey Llewellyn Publishing (December 2023) Reviewed by N. Richards Witch Sister Tarot is an absolutely stunning "must have" for anyone interested in Scottish, Irish and Welsh folklore. The theme of Celtic folklore creates a natural dark and...

 

 

 

 

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