Timewalker Thomas F. Monteleone JournalStone (March 18, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Do you like dinosaurs? I remember going through a phase when I was much younger in which I was utterly obsessed with them—a lot of people probably do. I suspect that Thomas...

And in Her Smile, the World Rebecca J. Allred & Gordon B. White Trepidatio Publishing (February 11, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I went into the reading of And in Her Smile, the World with no expectations for what I was about to experience and was promptly blown...

The Golden Road Selene dePackh JournalStone (February 25, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I read a lot of supernatural horror—don’t get me wrong, I love supernatural horror—but The Golden Road is a reminder that you don’t need supernatural elements to have a thoroughly...

Howls from the Dark Ages PL MacMillan & S Forse (eds.) HOWL Society Press  (2022) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi An anthology of medieval horror stories by a bunch of contemporary writers, all belonging to the HOWLS (Horror Obsessed Writing and Literature Society)...

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...

Wicked Creatures Scott Goudsward, Daniel G. Keohane, and David Price (editors) New England Horror Writers (October 8, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Anyone who knows me knows that I love creature features. There is nothing more entertaining, more comfortingly...

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...