Comic Review: THE EMPTIES
The Empties Kristen Renee Gorlitz (author), Eli Powell (artist) February 18, 2020 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Empties takes place in Detroit, and people in Michigan have been acting strangely. The local news is contributing the zombie-like behavior to bath salts. ...
Advance Review: SWITCHBOARD
Switchboard Andrew Post February 28, 2020 JournalStone Publishing Review by Bret McCormick At an unspecified time approximating the present in the Rust Belt dystopia, desomorphine, a semi-synthetic opioid first patented in 1922 in Germany, has become all the rage...
Women in Horror: “Train Man” at the Wicked Library
Listen at https://thewickedlibrary.com/wihm2020-1/. Ever since she was a child, Rissa has been terrified of the trains that rumbled past her house at night and the nightmares that came with them - especially those of the Train Man. While Rissa finds ways to cope with...
Blu-ray Release: EYE SEE YOU (Director’s Cut)
Coming April 14, 2020: SURVIVAL IS A KILLER A brutal serial killer is targeting cops, and detective Jake Malloy is on the warpath. But now the killer is making it personal, and this dedicated agent is twisted in an emotional nightmare. Time is running out, and so are...
Movie Poster: Del Toro’s ANTLERS
Over at Gamespot, Antlers (coming April 17th) is getting some attention. Here's the poster for Guillermo Del Toro's newest dark film:
Book Review: COLD COMFORTS
Cold Comforts Marianne Halbert Crossroad Press June 24, 2019 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale While I find nothing comforting about the cold, I do seek solace in well written horror stories, and this anthology has plenty of them. Cold Comforts is a clever, creative...
Blu-ray Release: IN FABRIC
Available today! A lonely woman (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), recently separated from her husband, visits a bewitching London department store in search of a dress that will transform her life. She's fitted with a perfectly flattering, artery-red gown-which, in time, will...
MY BLOODY VALENTINE: Blu-ray Review
My Bloody Valentine – Blu-ray Director: George Mihalka Stars: Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons 1981's My Bloody Valentine is one of the best slashers ever made, easily beating better-known entries in some of the big franchises like...
WHISPERS IN THE EAR OF A DREAMING APE: Book Review
Whispers in the Ear of a Dreaming Ape Joshua Chaplinsky October 15, 2019 (CLASH Books) Reviewed by Bret McCormick Consciousness is a surging, dynamic thing, shaped by our experiences and relationships. For the majority of us, a gentle ride on the lazy wide channel of...
New Book Celebrates Women in Horror
Duluth, MN (February 4, 2020): Just in time for Women in Horror Month, The Science of Women in Horror explores the tropes in horror film history. From scream queens to femmes fatales, horror isn’t just for the boys. Gothic media moguls Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence,...
Hulu Trailer: MY VALENTINE
Coming to Hulu February 7th: Influenced by some of the biggest pop scandals over the past decade, My Valentine follows Valentine, whose songs and artistic identity have been stolen by her ex-boyfriend/manager - and shamelessly pasted onto his new girlfriend/protégé,...
FINAL GIRLS WITH 2020 VISION: WiHM with Elaine Pascale
Author and horror reviewer Elaine Pascale is rolling out works by female authors every day in February, to celebrate Women in Horror Month! Each day of FINAL GIRLS WITH 2020 VISION will showcase at least one work, so come over and see what us ghouls are up to! The...
Women in Horror at The Wicked Library!
Throughout the month of February, The Wicked Library will be releasing female-authored, female-narrated podcast episodes to celebrate Women in Horror Month! They've created a page for listeners to learn about the Library's awesome female authors (including, for the...
Book Review: PENDULUM GRIM
Pendulum Grim E. R. Bills Independently published December 2, 2019 Reviewed by Bret McCormick For the past seven years, Texas author E.R. Bills has published a steady stream of nonfiction books with titles like Texas Obscurities and The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of...
Horror in the Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Marta Oliehoek
Dutch portrait artist Marta Oliehoek is currently crowdfunding to complete and publish her book Horror in the Eye of the Beholder, featuring 18 interviews by contemporary horror authors discussing horror films and their cinematic influences. Each interview is...
Crestwood Lake is a secluded town in northern Vermont, spawned from the
Salem Witch Trials. In a saga spanning four hundred years and two
continents, Satan and his coven of witches are determined to reclaim the
tortured community and establish a Hell on Earth. markvogel.info
