Madeline’s Cane Todd Zack Unveiling Nightmares Press (August 18, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy I met Todd Zack through the publishing house Unveiling Nightmares. At the time, I hadn’t read any of his work. He’s been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize and...

Shunned Houses Katherine Kerestman and S. T. Joshi, Eds. WordCrafts Press (September 21, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham The first thing I want to say is that I was delighted to get a review copy of this book, and I was convinced, having glanced at the TOC, that I...

And Cast It From You Scarlett R. Algee Cold War Radio Press (October 1, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Scarlett R. Algee is the editor for JournalStone/Trepidatio Publishing. She has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. This is one of her many tales of terror....

The Prisoner of Carcosa & More Tales of the Bizarre Mark McLaughlin & Michael Sheehan, Jr. Independently published (January 11, 2020) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham The six short stories in this collection are a masterful tribute to H. P. Lovecraft, and I urge...

Damned Whispers Thomas Stewart Independently published (April 24, 2022) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Damned Whispers is the first short story collection by Thomas Stewart. I liked his collection, The Other Side, better. I felt he really hit his stride with that one and...

At Dark, I Become Loathsome Eric LaRocca Blackstone Publishing (January 28, 2025) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Eric LaRocca is a writer of transgressive horror. His work shocks, it pushes boundaries, it strives to make the reader uncomfortable. It sometimes deals with...

Eye for an Eye B. D. Prince Ghastly Press (October 8, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Eye for an Eye by B. D. Prince is a collection of two novellas, and though the book is slim, there is nothing thin about either of the stories—they both pack a punch. I read it...

The Other Side Thomas Stewart Independently published (September 1, 2023) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy The Other Side, a thrilling collection published in 2023, is Stewart’s second book. Since then, he has published twelve books and is not retiring soon. This is a more...

Horror Movie Paul Tremblay William Morrow (June 11, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham The novel opens in 1993 with four friends…well, let me amend that. It’s more like three friends and a fourth that they keep around to bully and torture. And that fourth friend,...

We’re Not Ourselves Today: 13 Tales of Pulp Horror Jill Girardi and Lydia Prime Kandisha Press (March 16, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Hold on to your devil horns and tails, my delicious fiends, because you’re in for a hellish treat from two talented women. Jill...

A Distant Silver Melody K. L. Young Strange Aeons (October 17, 2024) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Writer and filmmaker K.L. Young has released a new novella, A Distant Silver Melody, based on his as-yet-unproduced screenplay Killer’s Moon. The release date is no...

The Lebo Coven Stephen Mark Rainey Macabre Ink (September 11, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Stephen Mark Rainey hits it out of the park again with The Lebo Coven. When you have creepy goings-on in a small town, warring witch contingents, and a black-hearted...

These Things That Walk Behind Me David Surface Lethe Press (October 1, 2024) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi The second collection of dark stories by David Surface confirms that he’s an extraordinary new talent in the area of horror short fiction. For a reviewer of...

No Fair Maidens from Earth to Mars Rowan Hill Trepidatio Publishing (October 11, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Rowan Hill exploded onto the writing scene in 2021 and hasn’t looked back since. Making her mark in short fiction, she also has two long pieces under her...