DVD Review: HELLBENDER
Hellbender Directors: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser Stars: Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons More folk horror and that means more witches, bitches. This is also another RLJE Entertainment release of a movie currently streaming on...
New at StoryBundle: THE ELDRITCH CHILLS BUNDLE
The Eldritch Chills Bundle - Curated by Kevin J. Anderson Are you a reader who enjoys stories that make your skin crawl? When a bump in the night is more likely to be another book falling off the shelf? I've curated a crypt full of creepy books about elder gods,...
Book Review: AN UNHEAVENLY HOST
An Unheavenly Host CE Ward Sarob Press, 2022 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi This is the fourth collection of horror and ghost stories by British author CE Ward. The previous three collections (also published by the excellent small imprint Sarob Press) are now out of...
Book Review: THE PUPPET KING AND OTHER ATONEMENTS
The Puppet King and Other Atonements Justin A. Burnett Trepidatio Publishing (May 20, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I can see why Burnett’s prose has been compared to the likes of Jon Padgett, Brian Evenson, and Thomas Ligotti. Part of that is subject matter—Burnett...
Book Review: WHAT FESTERS WITHIN
What Festers Within Mark N. Drake July 18, 2022 Reviewed by Andrew Byers Over the last couple years, Mark N. Drake has created and developed a fictional place, Darkisle, a foreboding island inhabited by Lovecraftian horrors and cultists, where he has set two previous...
Book Review: OF STARFISH TIDES AND OTHER TALES
Of Starfish Tides and Other Tales Suzanne J. Willis Trepidatio Publishing (May 6, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I’ve always been a fan of fantasy, but mostly gave up on the genre years ago when it became clear that many fantasy authors were more interested in...
Blu-ray Review: SLAPFACE
Slapface Director: Jeremiah Kipp Stars: August Maturo, Mike Manning, Libe Barer Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Once more RLJE Films and horror streaming site, Shudder, have teamed up to bring a Shudder exclusive out on physical media, and I could not be happier. True,...
Book Review: WILY WRITERS PRESENTS: TALES OF NIGHTMARES
Wily Writers Presents: Tales of Nightmares Loren Rhoads (editor) Automatism Press (July 11, 2022) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Tales of Nightmares is the second of six anthologies that include stories from authors that are part of the Wily Writers collective. While the...
Book Review: NATURE’S PERFUME
Nature’s Perfume Mark Towse JournalStone (March 11, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Mark Towse was a new writer to me, but I was very happy to bite into his short work here in Nature’s Perfume. This short collection contains the eponymous novella followed by an...
Book Review: GHOSTFLOWERS
Ghostflowers Rus Wornom JournalStone Publishing (July 8, 2022) Review by Elaine Pascale I would be remiss if I did not disclose something very important before diving into this review: I am not a fan of romance. AT ALL. Unless it is Gomez and Morticia, keep it away...
The GREAT GALAXIES Bundle
THE GREAT GALAXIES BUNDLE The Great Galaxies Adventure SF Bundle - Curated by Kevin J. Anderson It's that time of year to sit back on the beach, pick up a good book—or a whole bundle of them!—and travel across time and space. I've curated 14 Adventure Science Fiction...
Book Review: SCAR TISSUE
SCAR TISSUE James Cooper PS Publishing, 2022 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Subtitled “ Original Stories Inspired by Dark Fiction’s Contemporary Trailblazers,” the present book assembles nine novelettes trying to recreate the themes, the atmospheres, and sometimes the...
Now Featuring: THE GREAT GALAXIES BUNDLE
THE GREAT GALAXIES BUNDLE The Great Galaxies Adventure SF Bundle - Curated by Kevin J. Anderson It's that time of year to sit back on the beach, pick up a good book—or a whole bundle of them!—and travel across time and space. I've curated 14 Adventure Science Fiction...
Blu-ray Review: HELL HIGH
Hell High Director: Douglas Grossman Stars: Maureen Mooney, Christopher Stryker, Christopher Cousins Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons By 1989 the golden age of slashers was mostly coming to an end, and would not come back in any real way until 1996 and the release of...
Book Review: DANCING IN THE SHADOWS
Dancing in the Shadows: A Tribute to Anne Rice Edited by Elaine Pascale & Rebecca Rowland Yuriko Publishing, LLC (May 22, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Given Anne Rice’s untimely demise in late 2021, I was heartened to see a horror tribute collection emerge with...
