Book Review: YOU LIKE IT DARKER
You Like It Darker Stephen King Scribner (May 21, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham He’s Baaaaaaaaacckk! Now this is more like the Uncle Stevie we all know and love. Aside from his early work, King really shines with his mastery of short story writing. This book is...
Book Review: SKULLS: PORTRAITS OF THE DEAD AND THE STORIES THEY TELL
Skulls: Portraits of the Dead and the Stories They Tell Paul Gambino Laurence King Publishing (October 12, 2021) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Prepare to cuddle up with a delectable book of skull photographs and their collectors’ stories. Paul Gambino is known as a Master...
Book Review: I FOUND A LOST HIGHWAY IN A DYING MALL
I Found a Lost Hallway in a Dying Mall Ben Farthing Independently published (June 18, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham In Ben Farthing’s latest effort, we meet Lisa, a Dillard’s store manager, in a huge, rapidly dying shopping mall. Her husband works in the same...
Book Review: THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF SPIDERS
The Secret Language of Spiders K. L. Young Strange Aeons (June 25, 2024) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Writer and filmmaker K.L. Young has released a new novel, The Secret Language of Spiders, that I would describe as a Lovecraftian body horror set in a small, dying town...
Advance Review: THE DAMAGE DONE
The Damage Done Tony Tremblay Twisted Publishing (July 18, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Who doesn’t know a teenager who isn’t emotional? Hormones tend to do such a number that the kids can make ‘Hello” sound like World War III, right? But that tends to be as...
Book Review: BY YOUR SIDE
BY YOUR SIDE:A Paranormal Mystery Phil Giunta Raging Seas Press (July 22, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham This is a book all about unfinished business wrapped in a complex ghost story. It begins by introducing a team of ghost hunters. Oh, don’t roll your eyes and...
Book Review: THE BEASTS OF VISSARIA COUNTY
The Beasts of Vissaria County Douglas Ford D & T Publishing (October 6, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Beasts of Vissaria County is a gothic thriller filled with easter eggs for horror fans. The main character, Maggie McKenzie has returned to her father’s...
Book Review: DISINTEGRATION
Disintegration Darren Speegle, ed. PS Publishing (November 1, 2023) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Independent publishers keep providing new short story anthologies, sometimes addressing a specific subject, sometimes simply assembling a certain number of tales with a...
Book Review: DRAW YOU IN
Draw You In Volume 1: Collector’s Item Jasper Bark Crystal Lake Publishing (June 7, 2024) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Some experience glitches in the matrix. Draw You In is that glitch magnified a thousand times. The main character, Linda Corrigan, comes to realize...
Advance Review: TO HUNT WRAITHS
To Hunt Wraiths Thomas Stewart Unveiling Nightmares (July 4, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Existentialism with a healthy dose of humor and action is what you’ll get with Thomas Stewart’s To Hunt Wraiths, his first full length novel. Derek Lander is just your average...
Book Review: THE BLACK DAHLIA
The Black Dahlia: A Slick Noir Crime Thriller J.C. Macek III SpellBound Books (March 30, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy This is the fourth novel in the Jake Slater Private Detective series. Wow! Not only was I impressed by the fantastic dialogue exchanges and the...
Book Review: SAM AND MILO AKA S&M: A SPLATTER COMEDY
Sam and Milo aka S&M: A Splatter Comedy Chisto Healy Unveiling Nightmares, Ltd. (May 15, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Have you ever wondered what it would be like getting abducted by the world’s funniest and most sadistic serial killer? Well, Marty doesn’t have...
Book Review: BALM OF GILEAD
Balm of Gilead Aaron Lebold Independently published (April 5, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy If presented with a magical balm that could cure you of a fatal disease, what would you do? Would you do anything to get it? This is the question that faces Ryan, ex military...
Book Review: BEING FOLLOWED
Being Followed Derek Muk DEMAIN Publishing (January 31, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy WOW. Derek Muk’s Being Followed is a hard pill to swallow, making America look at the seedy underbelly of White Nationalism rebranded throughout our nation’s history and around the...
Book Review: UNMARKED GRAVE
Unmarked Grave Carietta Dorsch Independently published (March 25, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy I read Unmarked Grave, Carietta Dorsch’s debut novella, in one sitting. There was a raging thunderstorm, the perfect setting for a light late night serial killer tale. It...
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