GENERATION X-ED Rebecca Rowland, ed. Dark Ink Books (January 26, 2022) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi A massive volume assembling twenty-three new horror stories, the present anthology provides many hours of pleasantly horrific reading. The quality of the included tales...

Reassuring Tales: Expanded Edition T.E.D. Klein Pickman's Press (November 26, 2021) Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons I don't review a lot of books these days. Hell, I have a hard enough time reading for fun, as I edit quite a few anthologies and most of my reading goes to...

The Workshop of Filthy Creation Richard Gadz Deixis Press (October 25, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers What a brilliant novel. Set in Victorian London, this is the story of Maria, a strange young woman brought to the city by Professor George Hobson, who brought Maria...

Cunning Folk Adam L.G. Nevill Ritual Ltd. (October 25, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen I go out of my way during the Halloween season to really immerse myself in as much horror as possible—both in literary and TV/film form. This year, that included rewatching the...

The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Vol. 5 Edited by Christopher Philippo Valancourt Books, 2021 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi The long lasting tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas is being carried on by Valancourt Books in a successful...

The Waiting Hunter Shea Silver Shamrock (September 12, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Yonkers, NY resident Hunter Shea loves horror. He is not only a prolific author in the genre, but also hosts a horror podcast and refers to himself as a full-fledged horror-meister. One...

The Stowaway James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth St. Martin’s Press (September 21, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Authors James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth, who usually gift us with horrific novels that offer up various giant monsters and/or ancient creatures that...

Crimson King J. B. Rockwell Bizarro Pulp Press (October 29, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Crimson King starts with a simple premise that will seem very familiar: a ten-year-old boy named Casey is sent to spend the summer on his grandparents’ farm. Casey’s not a...

Horseman Christina Henry Berkley (September 28, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen There are few literary works that can lay claim to helping create the modern tradition we know as Halloween like Washington Irving’s classic story, THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. It is this...

Storm Shadows Kenneth W. Cain JournalStone Publishing (November 12, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Nita is a teenager who has just moved to a new town with her parents. In addition to dealing with all the trials and tribulations of moving to a new school, trying to...

This Thing Between Us Gus Moreno MCD X FSG Originals (October 12, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen I admit to not being familiar with the work of author Gus Moreno, and was eager to read his highly acclaimed full-length debut novel entitled THIS THING BETWEEN US. My...

In Control Kyle Wright Bizarro Pulp Press (September 24, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Katherine is most definitely NOT in control of herself in Kyle Wright’s new short novel In Control. She is a young woman in a big city, going to college, trapped in a dead-end...

Nothing but Blackened Teeth Cassandra Khaw Nightfire (October 19, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen This short novel, NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH, from author Cassandra Khaw packs in some horrifying images and ideas that are all deeply steeped in Japanese folklore. Like...