Hallowed Days Daniel Hale JournalStone Publishing (November 20, 2020) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Hallowed Days by Daniel Hale is a chilling and imaginative collection of fifteen short stories (plus one poem) that harness the eerie and enigmatic aura of two of the most...
Blue Hell Greg F. Gifune and Sandy DeLuca JournalStone Publishing (March 5, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Blue Hell by Greg F. Gifune and Sandy DeLuca, their first of three (to-date) collaborations, is an exhilarating descent into the darkest corners of the human...
Only Monsters Remain William J. Donohue JournalStone Publishing (August 25, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Only Monsters Remain masterfully combines cosmic horror, deep character exploration, and the relentless drive of a post-apocalyptic narrative. Donahue’s...
Such Pretty Confusion: Nightmares from a Damaged Mind Peter N. Dudar Trepidatio Publishing (August 18, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Peter Dudar’s Such Pretty Confusion is a haunting and wide-ranging collection of dark fiction composed over the course of two decades...
Azathoth: Ordo ab Chao Edited by Aaron J. French JournalStone Publishing (August 4, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Having read French’s previous edited Cthulhu Mythos collection, The Gods of H.P. Lovecraft, also for JournalStone, I was looking forward to seeing what...
Gris-Gris Gumbo Rick Koster JournalStone Publishing (June 23, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Rick Koster offers us a treat: what happens when Crayton Breaux, a clerk at a tourist trap voodoo shop in New Orleans’ French Quarter, starts dabbling in voodoo and discovers...