Extinction Dream Andrew Najberg Wicked House Publishing (August 1, 2025) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Andrew Najberg’s Extinction Dream is a gripping work of science fiction-horror that thrusts readers straight into an unrelenting psychic battlefield. As with Gollitok,...

The Legend Liminal Ren Hutchings Stars and Sabers Publishing (September 30, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy The Legend Liminal is one of the most heartfelt books I have read in a long time. Stacey, Shelton, and Spence are dealing with the grief of losing their mother...

To Wonder and Starshine Jendia Gammon Trepidatio Publishing (July 25, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy If the title of the book alone doesn’t clue you in to the marvelous cozy vacation your imagination is embarking on, the dedication certainly will: … for anyone who’s...

The Solstice Elaine Pascale Trepidatio Publishing (April 11, 2025) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Elaine Pascale’s The Solstice is a ferocious and uncompromising dystopian horror novel that imagines a near-future America ruled by the old who unhesitatingly prey...

Of Enchantment, Enigma, and the Infinite Jendia Gammon and Gareth L. Powell, eds. Stars and Sabers Publishing (August 5, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy This second collection from Stars and Sabers is beautifully told and a testament to the human imagination. These...

The Secret House Gregory Frost JournalStone Publishing (June 13, 2025) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Gregory Frost’s The Secret House is a gripping historical fantasy and occult thriller that masterfully fuses gothic horror with an alternate retelling of a pivotal moment...

Echoes and Embers: Speculative Stories Pedro Iniguez Stars and Sabers Publishing (July 15, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy It’s rare that I find myself in awe of an entire collection, but Pedro Iniguez has done this with Echoes and Embers. He’s tugged at my...

Rabbit Face and Further Awful Encounters Thomas C. Mavroudis JournalStone Publishing (April 25, 2025) Reviewed by Andrew Byers In Rabbit Face and Further Awful Encounters, Thomas C. Mavroudis offers readers a compelling collection of thirteen literary horror stories...

Dead Scalp Jasper Bark Crystal Lake Publishing (July 29,2025) Reviewed by Nora Peevy I wasn’t sure what to expect when I curled up with my laptop last night but was soon drawn in to weird wild Dead Scalp where no one cuts their hair. And for good reason. Unless you...

The World Turns Red Tim Waggoner Cemetery Dance Publications (June 26, 2025) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Well, all I can say is that The World Turns Red is another in a long line of brilliant horror work by Tim Waggoner. There was never anyone who could blend the...

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Black Pharaoh JM Reinbold MX Publishing (September 20, 2025) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham In Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Black Pharaoh, Holmes and Watson have been retained to find Robert Henry, the Fifth Earl of...

The Nightmare Frontier Stephen Mark Rainey Crossroad Press (May 16, 2010) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham In The Nightmare Frontier, Rainey’s most surreal, dreamlike book yet, we find ourselves in Silver Ridge, West Virginia, and by the time Russell Copeland arrives to...

Dreadful Things Michael Laimo Crossroad Press (January 26, 2025) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham This is the first of Michael Laimo’s works I’ve read, but it won’t be the last. Dreadful Things lives up to its title and becomes relatable simultaneously because it's your...

Out of the Ruins: The Apocalyptic Anthology Preston Grassman, ed. Titan Books (September 7, 2021) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy I’d like to say I’d never lived through an apocalypse of sorts and this book is just science fiction, but since Covid in 2020, it’s become a...

The Wages of Belief and Other Stories from the Dark Side Elizabeth Massie Macabre Ink (February 4, 2025) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Elizabeth Massie is a Bram Stoker Award-winning author, and it isn’t hard to see why. She had a knack for seeing right through the...