Smoke, In Crimson Greg F. Gifune Cemetery Dance Publications (November 10, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Greg F. Gifune’s Smoke, In Crimson is a mesmerizing descent into the abyss by a man named Deacon, who is forced to venture where the shadows of addiction,...

Spearfinger Rob Smale Bad Ideas Press (October 14, 2023) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale A serial killer is on the loose in North Carolina. This killer has an affinity for children and may be the first indigenous serial killer on record. Carl Spaberg, a reporter...

Testing the Prisoner Phil Giunta Raging Seas Press (September 18, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Daniel Masenda is haunted. He hasn’t always been—it’s a recent development and began just before his mother, whom he hasn’t spoken to in 14 years, dies and he goes...

Fantasmagoriana Deluxe Eric Guignard and Leslie S. Klinger, eds. Dark Moon Books (November 28, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham I’m here to tell you that 18th and early 19th century German ghost stories are a different breed of cat. Different, but most definitely...

Gwyllion Magazine Reviewed by N. Richards If you want to read something fresh and exciting, this is it! "Gwyllion" is a very old Welsh word; it is mysterious and has a variety of possible translations. Folklorist Wirt Sikes richly describes it as "female fairies of...

A Haunting on the Hill Elizabeth Hand Mulholland Books (October 3, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham When you have the hubris to take on writing a sequel of an iconic classic like Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, you better be able to deliver the goods....

Ghostwritten Ronald Malfi Titan Books (October 11, 2022) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Ghostwritten is a series of four novellas, all involving books... strange, ghastly, deadly books. It’s a terrific collection predicated on an ingenious idea and if you enjoy Stephen...

Plastic Space House John F. D. Taff Trepidatio Publishing (December 1, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I have always thought that just like the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London are a perfect setting for tales of vampires and serial killers, so is the...

Gordon B. White Is Creating Haunting Weird Horror(s) Gordon B. White Trepidatio Publishing (October 13, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I’ve had a chance to read (and review) two of Gordon B. White’s novellas, Rookfield and And in Her Smile, the World (co-written with...

The Cthulhu Helix Umehara Katsufumi; Translated by Jim Hubbert Kurodahan Press (August 31, 2023) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Cthulhu Helix is a warning of the dangers of genetic tampering, especially when science cannot fathom the creativity of nature and its...

Circe Tarot Fabio Visintin Lo Scarabeo (November 2023) Reviewed by N. Richards The long awaited "CIRCE TAROT" is here at last! I have longed for this one , I have longed for a Tarot deck that works with the ancient Greek journey of magic for some time. Circe is the...

Gollitok Andrew Najberg Wicked House Publishing (November 24, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Gollitok by Andrew Najberg is a harrowing and brilliantly crafted journey into post-nuclear Eastern Europe, where the scars of the past give rise to an atmospheric and...

The Witch’s Familiar Runic Oracle Athene Noctua Hay House, Inc. (September 26, 2023) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes “Our life paths are interwoven with the animals we share our planet with.” Athene Noctua has created several card decks. She is an English artist who has...