Andrew Byers

Book Review: AND IN HER SMILE, THE WORLD

by Andrew Byers | May 14, 2022 | Author News, Book Reviews, Reviews, The Horror Review News

And in Her Smile, the World Rebecca J. Allred & Gordon B. White Trepidatio Publishing (February 11, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I went into the reading of And in Her Smile, the World with no expectations for what I was about to experience and was promptly blown...

Book Review: THE GOLDEN ROAD

by Andrew Byers | May 12, 2022 | Book Reviews, Reviews, The Horror Review News

The Golden Road Selene dePackh JournalStone (February 25, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I read a lot of supernatural horror—don’t get me wrong, I love supernatural horror—but The Golden Road is a reminder that you don’t need supernatural elements to have a thoroughly...

Book Review: FUTURE TENSE

by Andrew Byers | Mar 23, 2022 | Book Reviews, Reviews, The Horror Review News

Future Tense: Tales of Apocalyptic Vision Michaelbrent Collings Written Insomnia Press (March 23, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I’ve read—and reviewed—a lot of Michaelbrent Collings’ novels, but have only ever read a couple of his shorter works. I was delighted to...

Book Review: THE ART OF BROKEN THINGS

by Andrew Byers | Mar 6, 2022 | Book Reviews, Reviews

The Art of Broken Things Joanne Anderton Trepidatio Publishing (January 21, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers As I’ve noted before, single-author story collections with eclectic themes are always a big risk for the reader—all too often they’re filled with more misses...

Book Review: SHADOWDAYS

by Andrew Byers | Feb 25, 2022 | Book Reviews, Reviews

Shadowdays Polly Schattel JournalStone (January 28, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Shadowdays is a deep and disturbing character study of a nurse named Melissa Sweet. Three years ago, she accidentally killed an infant in her care by giving him the wrong dose of...