Book Review: HIS OWN DEVICES
His Own Devices Douglas Wynne Promethean (2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Jessica Ritter has her hands full caring for her ten-year-old son Gavin while her husband Matt is deployed to Afghanistan. Gavin’s a good kid, and is certainly technologically savvy, though...
Book Review: WILDWOOD
Wildwood: Tales of Terror and Transformation from the Forest William P. Simmons, Editor Shadow House Publishing (May 31, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Wildwood is a love affair with the untamed. It contains classic horror stories where the horrific is not limited...
Book Review: UNDER A RAVEN’S WING
Under a Raven's Wing Stephen Volk PS Publishing (March 2021) Reviewed by Nancy Kilpatrick The dust jacket synopsizes Under a Raven's Wing in one pithy sentence: "The Apprenticeship of Sherlock Holmes." It's a mystery! But, wait! The cases are supernaturally laced!...
Book Review: WEST OF INNSMOUTH
West of Innsmouth: A Cthulhu Western Hideyuki Kikuchi Kurodhan Press (2021) Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons I love Kurodahn Press. They specialize in taking Japanese horror and weird fiction authors and translating their stories into English, thus making them accessible...
Book Review: ZEROLAND
Zeroland Ryan Winters Trepidatio Publishing (May 28, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers About ten years from now, the United States splinters politically, with the Southern states seceding, and Texas forming its own independent republic (now apparently allied with...
Press Release: BLUE SUNSET
Los Angeles - The cinema market of Cannes has moved to July and EuroObscura will screen there the new science fiction movie by Italian director Domiziano Cristopharo, BLUE SUNSET, on the 7th of July. BLUE SUNSET is the first Italian cyberpunk movie of the new...
Book Review: A DARK GENESIS
A Dark Genesis Cheryl Lawson Independently published, 2021 Reviewed by Andrew Byers The colonists and crew of the Vega Four were sent into space a century ago, along with a small fleet of other slower-than-light generation ships, to seed humanity in other solar...
Blu-ray Review: ANYTHING FOR JACKSON
Anything for Jackson Director: Justin G. Dyck Stars: Sheila McCarthy, Julian Richings, Konstantina Mantelos Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons More movies from RLJE Films and Shudder, who are doing a great job sharing their streaming library with horror fans that, for some...
BOOK REVIEW: ZERO
Zero Al Schnupp Cabal Books (May 29, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Zero is a political satire that will ring a little too close to home for those of us who survived an unintentionally satirical presidential election. Zero is the name of the main character, a...
Book Review: DARKEST HOURS
Darkest Hours: Expanded Edition Mike Thorn (Foreword by Sadie Hartmann) JournalStone (June 11, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Mike Thorn is an author and film critic who’s new to me, but after having read Darkest Hours: Expanded Edition, it feels like I already know...
Book Review: THE GHOST FINDERS
The Ghost Finders Adam McOmber Journal Stone Publishing (June 4, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Ghost Finders begins by introducing us to the main characters: Henry Coxton, an occult detective; his colleague, Violet Asquith, who exercises immense supernatural...
Book Review: THE GHOST FINDERS
The Ghost Finders Adam McOmber JournalStone (June 4, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I’ve always been a sucker for occult detective stories, and Edwardian London is a perfect setting for occult mysteries, so The Ghost Finders seemed like a natural fit for my...
Press Release: WILDWOOD
Announces the Release of: WILDWOOD: TALES OF TERROR & TRANSFORMATION FROM THE FOREST Edited and Introduced by William P. Simmons Unnamable nightmares lurk in the wild. Do you dare stray from the path? Witness the sylvan horrors of nature with WILDWOOD: TALES OF...
Book Review: BLACK CAT CHRONICLES: GREYFRIARS CEMETERY
Black Cat Chronicles: Greyfriars Cemetery Francesca Maria, author; Nate Olson, artist Black Cat Publishing, 2021 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Black Cat Chronicles has a Tales of Crypt-type feel as readers are introduced to historical horror by the host, the Black Cat....
Book Review: HORDE
Horde Bryan Cassiday Independently published (January 2, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Horde is book 6 of the Zombie Apocalypse: Chad Halverson Series. While I am not familiar with the first five books, the setting was ominously recognizable. The story included...