Brother – Book Review
Brother Ania Ahlborn Gallery Books September 29, 2015 Reviewed by Marvin P. Vernon Brother by Ania Ahlborn is easily the most disturbing book I have read this year. It fits into a personal reading category I call “Loved and Hated,” sitting comfortably (or perhaps...
September JournalStone Hellnotes Newsletter
September...an "R" month...it's now safe to eat oysters in case you were wondering. It's also safe to order your favorite JournalStone book. Why wouldn't you? The weather is starting to cool off, and you know you're going to spend more time inside curled up on the...
Photos from the KGB Reading Series Released!
The FANTASTIC FICTION at KGB reading series, hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel, happened at KGB Bar on Wednesday, September 16th. Lawrence C. Connolly recited his story from memory (yes, you read that correctly) and Thomas F. Monteleone read his story. Both...
Pixu: The Mark of Evil – Graphic Novel Review
Pixu: The Mark of Evil Written and Illustrated by Gabriel Ba, Becky Cloonan, Vasilis Lolos and Fabio Moon Dark Horse Books September 9, 2015 Reviewed by Jess Landry When reviewing graphic novels and whatnot, I like to jot down notes so I remember key moments in...
Wolf Land – Book Review
Wolf Land Jonathan Janz Samhain Publishing November 3, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter The latest release from Jonathan Janz, one of the genre’s most consistent authors of horror fiction in the last few years, comes Wolf Land, a deep dive into classic werewolf lore....
Letters to Robert Bloch and Others – Book Review
Letters to Robert Bloch and Others Edited by David E. Schultz and S.T. Joshi Hippocampus Press July 18, 2015 Reviewed by David Goudsward The seventh collection of the Letters to H.P. Lovecraft may be one of the more important in the series. The other volumes span...
Aliens: Salvation – Graphic Novel Review
Aliens: Salvation Written by Dave Gibbons Illustrated by Mike Mignola Dark Horse Books September 15, 2015 Reviewed by Jess Landry Long before the Alien universe was stuffed to the brim with xenomorphs battling Predators and Engineers, there existed a time when...
Guest Post: Mike Phillips – About the Author
Hello everyone, and thank you for reading my guest post. My name is Mike Phillips and my new book is Hazard of Shadows. I was asked to talk a little about my experiences as a writer, so I thought I’d start at the beginning. I was raised on a small farm in west...
See Tom Monteleone & Lawrence C. Connolly Live Next Wednesday, September 16th in New York!
FANTASTIC FICTION at KGB reading series, hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present: Tom Monteleone & Lawrence C. Connolly, Next Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 at KGB Bar, 7pm. Tom Monteleone Tom Monteleone sold his first short story in 1972. Since then,...
Predestination – Movie Review
Predestination Directed by The Spierig Brothers Starring: Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor January 2015 Reviewed by Wayne C. Rogers First, let me say that I’m giving this a 5-star rating for its thought-provoking premise, not because it’s equal to Lawrence of...
Cthulhu Fhtagn! – Book Review
Cthulhu Fhtagn! Edited by Ross E. Lockhart Word Horde August 15, 2015 Reviewed by Matthew Scott Baker These days, if I hear the word ‘Cthulhu,’ my ears perk up and my salivary glands kick into overdrive. It seems I simply cannot get enough of the tentacled Old One, in...
The Leper Window – Book Review
The Leper Window Frazer Lee Samhain Publishing October 6, 2015 Reviewed by Marvin P. Vernon Daniel Gates is hired to deliver a demonic book called the Choronzon Grimoire. When it is found, a page has been torn out of it. He is sent to North Wales to retrieve it, but...
The Writing Dead: Talking Terror with TV’s Top Horror Writers – Book Review
The Writing Dead: Talking Terror with TV’s Top Horror Writers (Television Conversations Series) Thomas Fahy University Press of Mississippi February 23, 2015 Reviewed by Kelly Robinson “More horror shows are on air now than at any point in television history,” notes...
Convalescence – Book Review
Convalescence Maynard Sims Samhain Publishing August 10, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter The latest release from Maynard Sims, the pseudonym for long time writing partners Mick Sims and Len Maynard, is Samhain Horror’s Convalescence, a classic ghost story novella. The...
Amazing Punk Stories – Book Review
Amazing Punk Stories David Agranoff Eraserhead Press July 1, 2015 Reviewed by Marvin P. Vernon There should be more rock ‘n roll horror and fantasy fiction. They fit together in a manic and weird way: both art forms are not afraid to cross boundaries, but contemporary...
