Book Review: HORSEMAN
Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow Christina Henry Berkley (September 28th, 2021), 302 Pages Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Christina Henry has picked up where Washington Irving left off. She takes us to Tarrytown, New York, thirty years after Brom Bones drove his...
Advance Review: WALKING THE DUSK
Walking the Dusk Mike Robinson JournalStone Publishing (May 12, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I thought Walking the Dusk was going to be a simple ghost story, or maybe a tale of a young boy tormented by a demonic entity in childhood, and the implications of that...
Advance Review: COLD, BLACK & INFINITE
Cold, Black, & Infinite: Stories of the Horrific & Strange Todd Keisling Cemetery Dance Publications (September 26, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers If you’ve been paying attention to horror anthologies in the last decade, you’ve undoubtedly come across the work...
Advance Review: VERUSHKA
Verushka Jan Stinchcomb JournalStone Publishing (July 7, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I was delighted to read Jan Stinchcomb’s Verushka, a multi-generational horror story about a being—once a woman named Verushka—who can’t leave a family alone. She’s going to take...
Book Review: INFINITE BLACK
Infinite Black: Tales from the Abyss Jeff Oliver (author) and Dan Verkys (artist) April 2023 Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Infinite Black: Tales from the Abyss by Jeff Oliver is a dark collection of prose poetry and short stories with slick cover art by Dan Verkys in the...
Advance Review: COLD, BLACK & INFINITE
Cold, Black, & Infinite Todd Keisling Cemetery Dance (September 26, 2023) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy We pride ourselves on our individuality in western culture, but what brings us together as human beings is our shared emotions. We celebrate our achievements, smile...
Advance Review: NIGHTFALL AND OTHER DANGERS
Nightfall and Other Dangers Jacob Steven Mohr JournalStone Publishing (April 7, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers While Jacob Steven Mohr has published a couple of novels and a variety of short stories, his work was new to me. I’m delighted to say that Mohr’s new...
Book Review: IMAGO AND OTHER TRANSFORMATIONS
Imago and Other Transformations Erica Ruppert Trepidatio Publishing (March 17, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Having had the pleasure of reviewing Ruppert’s novella Sister in Arms a couple years ago, I knew going into this new short story collection that Ruppert is a...
Press Release: CATS CREEP
Shadow House Publishing announces the release of: CATS CREEP: DARK TALES OF FELINE FRIGHT & FANTASY by William P. Simmons Evil has nine lives in this new anthology of cat horror. Cursed and cuddled, revered and reviled, the cat has left spectral paw prints across...
Book Review: THE CANAL AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES
THE CANAL and Other Weird Stories Everil Worrell Weird House Press, 2023 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Not very well known to the current fans of gothic and horror fiction, Everil Worrell has been a not too prolific but faithful contributor to the legendary magazine ...
Book Review: THE GLOBSTER OF CAPE FRANKFURT
The Globster of Cape Frankfurt C. F. Page Strange Elf Press (October 2, 2022) Review by Elaine Pascale The Globster of Cape Frankfurt is simply a good story. It is an enjoyable read that asks nothing of you except that you go along for the ride. The narrative voice is...
Book Review: DARK IS BETTER
Dark Is Better Gemma Files Trepidatio Publishing (February 3, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers If you’ve been reading any weird fiction or cosmic horror collections in the last decade or two, you’ve seen the name Gemma Files appear prominently on the tables of contents...
Press Release: BAPTISMS OF HORROR & ECSTASY
Shadow House Publishing Announces the Release of: BAPTISMS OF HORROR & ECSTASY: SUPERNATURAL STORIES OF THE GREAT GOD PAN Edited by William P. Simmons A new anthology of supernatural literature honoring the Great God Pan. His scream inspires terror, His song is a...
Book Review: THE RACK AND CUE
The Rack and Cue David Owain Hughes Plumfukt Press (November 16, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers In The Rack and Cue, David Owain Hughes provides us with a promising premise: In the middle of nowhere during a terrible storm, an English pub (the eponymous “Rack and...
Book Review: SECRETS OF MOTHER
Secrets of Mother: A Cristiane Bradford Novel Sirrah Medeiros Tundra Swan Press (October 14, 2022) Review by Elaine Pascale Secrets of Mother is the first book in a series, although it felt like a second or third book as it begins in a way that suggests familiarity...