SECRET SANTA Andrew Shaffer Quirk (November 10, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen It’s fairly obvious in the latest release from author Andrew Shaffer, SECRET SANTA, that he has primarily written humor and satire, because there is enough ‘dark humor’ infused in this one to...
THE DEATH SPANCEL Katharine Tynan Swan River Press, 2020 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi A prolific mainstream author, Irish writer Katharine Tynan also penned a number of supernatural and macabre stories, now assembled for the first time in an elegant volume published by...
The Wolf of Snow Hollow Director: Jim Cummings Stars: Jim Cummings, Riki Lindhome, Robert Forster Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons This movie should not be overlooked because of the horrible year it was released, that being 2020. First of, it’s the labor of love of one...
The Dark and the Wicked Director: Bryan Bertino Stars: Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr., Julie Oliver-Touchstone Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Another superpower team up between horror streaming service Shudder and the fine folks over at RLJE Films, and I...
Hellnotes reviewer Ray Palen interviews author Seán O’Connor, author of The Blackening: RAY: I mentioned a few times in my review how I noticed the influence of H.P. Lovecraft in THE BLACKENING. Was he indeed an influence and were there any others? SEÁN:...
THE BLACKENING Sean O’Connor Uafas Press (September 13, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen Irish author Sean O’Connor blew me away with his last novel—the destined-to-be-horror classic WEEPING SEASON. He had much to live up to with his newest release, THE...
