Book Review: FUTURE TENSE

Book Review: FUTURE TENSE

Future Tense: Tales of Apocalyptic Vision Michaelbrent Collings Written Insomnia Press (March 23, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I’ve read—and reviewed—a lot of Michaelbrent Collings’ novels, but have only ever read a couple of his shorter works. I was...
Book Review: THE ART OF BROKEN THINGS

Book Review: THE ART OF BROKEN THINGS

The Art of Broken Things Joanne Anderton Trepidatio Publishing (January 21, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers As I’ve noted before, single-author story collections with eclectic themes are always a big risk for the reader—all too often they’re filled with more...
Book Review: SHADOWDAYS

Book Review: SHADOWDAYS

Shadowdays Polly Schattel JournalStone (January 28, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Shadowdays is a deep and disturbing character study of a nurse named Melissa Sweet. Three years ago, she accidentally killed an infant in her care by giving him the wrong dose of...
Book Review: THE GYPSY MOTHS

Book Review: THE GYPSY MOTHS

The Gypsy Moths Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (December 3, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers There comes a time in almost every horror writer’s career when they’re practically obligated to write a coming of age narrative: Robert R. McCammon wrote the classic...
Book Review: TOUCHED BY SHADOWS

Book Review: TOUCHED BY SHADOWS

Touched by Shadows Vaughn A. Jackson JournalStone Publishing (December 10, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Thirteen-year-old Oumou is a powerful telekinetic. She’s been raised in a laboratory by unethical scientists who experimented on her, and has no real memories...