Old Scratch and Owl Hoots – Book Review
Old Scratch and Owl Hoots: A Collection of Utah Horror Edited by C.R. Langille and R.L. Weston Griffin Publishers 2014 Reviewed by Michael R. Collings The subtitle to Old Scratch and Owl Hoots, a thoroughly enjoyable anthology edited by C.R. Langille and R.L. Weston,...
The Boneyard – Book Review
The Boneyard Keith Minnion Crossword Press/Bad Moon Books September 26th, 2014 Reviewed by Sheri White It’s 1921 and John Randall Pitcairn is celebrating his sixth birthday. John is an orphan; his only friend a stable worker who isn’t allowed to the party. John’s...
3 Gates of the Dead – Book Review
3 Gates of the Dead Jonathan Ryan Premier Digital Publishing 2013 Reviewed by Michael Collings Jonathan Ryan’s 3 Gates of the Dead, the first book in his 3 Gates Series, does not read like a novel…or, rather, it reads like the best kind of novel. There is much about...
Carpenter’s Corner: An Introduction
Carpenter's Corner By David Wing Welcome to Carpenter’s Corner, a monthly segment where we look at the works of the maestro of mayhem, John Carpenter, in all his cinematic and musical glory. We may even at times mention his moustache. A little background: John...
Plants vs. Zombies: Timepocalypse – Graphic Novel Review
Plants vs Zombies: Timepocalypse Written by Paul Tobin Art by Ron Chan Dark Horse Books January, 2015 Reviewed by Jess Landry Fans of the overabundance that is the Plants vs. Zombies franchise (the games, the slot machines, the stuffed animals, the planetary...
March JournalStone Hellnotes Newsletter
Hello all. I hope that those of you who are reading this in the eastern two thirds of the United States and Canada haven't gone stir crazy from all of the snow you received in February. At least there is one bright spot to being stuck in the house as the snow piled up...
Forsaken – Book Review
Forsaken J.D. Barker Hampton Creek Press 2014 Reviewed by David Goudsward The premise of Forsaken is that horror writer Thad McAlister’s success has been brought about by the malevolent influence of the 17th century notebook his wife bought him as a gift. Although the...
Dark Screams: Volume Two – Book Review
Dark Screams: Volume Two Edited by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar Hydra March 3, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter The second volume in the Dark Screams anthology series from editors Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar is another success. It features stories...
HWA Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy and home of the iconic Bram Stoker Awards®, today announced Jack Ketchum and Tanith Lee as the 2015 recipients of the Bram Stoker Award® for Lifetime...
February JournalStone Hellnotes Newsletter
Happy February! The Superbowl is past and you've either celebrated madly, cried bitterly, or stifled a disinterested yawn. Regardless of your interest level in American football, I think we can all agree that we must start preparing for that greatest of manufactured...
Interview with J.R. Bookwalter
J.R. Bookwalter is one of the many talented filmmakers ever to bring Horror and Sci-fi films straight to video store shelves around the world. He is one of the pioneers behind keeping the low budget B-movie world alive today. Although you may or may not enjoy his...
Interview with Andrew J. Rausch
Horror Bob: Tell everyone what Zombiegeddon is about and where did writer Chris Watson come up with the idea? Andy Rausch: Well, Zombiegeddon is the strangest hybrid of genres I have ever seen, and trust me I've seen some weird shit. Zombiegeddon is basically "Bad...
Interview with Rick Popko and Dan West
Interview: Dan West and Rick Popko (Monsturd) Interview by: Horror Bob Interview Conducted on: 4/16/2003 via E-mail. Dan West and Rick Popko are the creators of a film called Monsturd, yeah that's right that movie about a shit monster, they made it. I had the pleasure...
Interview with Director Stevan Mena (Malevolence)
HB: First off Steve, awesome film, have to say it's by far the best horror film I've seen this year. I saw all the influence of such films like Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre. with all the films that I've seen this year coming out of...
Interview with Director David DeFalco (Chaos)
Wrestling with a Demon: An Interview with David DeFalco What type of guy has the gall not only to bark back at Mr. Movie himself, Roger Ebert, but then rebut the Pulitzer Prize winning critic’s responses? A big guy, a very big guy. David DeFalco takes a moment to...
