The Best Horror of the Year, Vol. 17 Edited by Ellen Datlow Night Shade Books (late 2025) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow is back with yet another “year’s best,” an annual treat for any horror lover. As customary, Datlow not only...
An Arabian Night-mare & Others; The Diamond Lens & Others; What Was It and Others Fitz-James O’Brien Swan River Press (2025) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Fitz-James O’Brien (1828-1862) was an Irish author, emigrated first to London and then to America, where he...
Atmospheric Disturbances Helen Grant Swan River Press (2024) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi I won’t conceal the fact that Helen Grant is one of my favourite authors of dark fiction, so much so that in the past I even read (and reviewed) one of her novels, which represents...
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...
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...
