Book Review: THE GYPSY MOTHS
The Gypsy Moths Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (December 3, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers There comes a time in almost every horror writer’s career when they’re practically obligated to write a coming of age narrative: Robert R. McCammon wrote the classic...
Book Review: TOUCHED BY SHADOWS
Touched by Shadows Vaughn A. Jackson JournalStone Publishing (December 10, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Thirteen-year-old Oumou is a powerful telekinetic. She’s been raised in a laboratory by unethical scientists who experimented on her, and has no real memories of...
Book Review: NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH
Nothing but Blackened Teeth Cassandra Khaw Nightfire (October 19, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen This short novel, NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH, from author Cassandra Khaw packs in some horrifying images and ideas that are all deeply steeped in Japanese folklore. Like...
Book Review: OF ONE PURE WILL
Of One Pure Will Farah Rose Smith Trepidatio Publishing (September 10, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Farah Rose Smith’s weird fiction collection Of One Pure Will has just been re-released by Trepidatio, and I’m happy that it will now reach many more readers. On the...
Book Review: LIFE ON THE 64 BUS
Life on the 64 Bus Brad C. Hodson JournalStone Publishing (August 6, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I’m glad I read Life on the 64 Bus. It’s not my typical sort of book, with most of my fiction-reading consisting of horror, or at least horrific, fiction, but I do...
