Book Review: THE WITCH IS THE BODY

Book Review: THE WITCH IS THE BODY

The Witch Is the Body Farah Rose Smith Wraith Press (December 23, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Horror author and screenwriter Farah Rose Smith has collected a group of chilling short stories, some as short as one page in length, under the title of THE WITCH IS THE...
Book Review: THE GYPSY MOTHS

Book Review: THE GYPSY MOTHS

THE GYPSY MOTHS Greg F. Gifune JournalStone (December 3, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Greg F. Gifune has long been operating under the radar in the horror genre. Those in the know recognize that he is one of the top voices operating in the genre today and his latest...
Book Review: ROOKFIELD

Book Review: ROOKFIELD

Rookfield Gordon B. White Trepidatio Publishing (October 15, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen A story about a global pandemic, written during a global pandemic, could not have been any more ideal a setting or impetus for a modern horror novel than Gordon B. White’s...
Book Review: GLORIA

Book Review: GLORIA

Gloria Bentley Little Cemetery Dance (December 28, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen I am proud to say that I have been there from the beginning with Bentley Little—the man whom Stephen King was quoted as calling ‘the Horror Poet Laureate.’  Whether writing under his...
Book Review: ANTISOCIETIES

Book Review: ANTISOCIETIES

Antisocieties Michael Cisco Grimscribe Press (May 15, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Michael Cisco is not a name I was familiar with prior to reading the short story collection ANTISOCIETIES but I can proudly aver that this is something I plan to remedy. This group of...