Book Review: YULETIDE FRIGHTS 2
Yuletide Frights 2: More Victorian Ghost Stories for Christmas Edited by William P. Simmons Shadow House Publishing (November 10, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers As most of us probably know, the Victorians had a tradition of telling each other spooky stories, many...
Book Review: HOUSE OF PUNGSU
House of Pungsu K.P. Kulski Bizarro Pulp Press (September 30, 2022) Review by Elaine Pascale House of Pungsu is a difficult property to summarize. It is like trying to describe a delicious smell or a captivating painting. The plot feels like a specter that one catches...
Poetry Review: VENOMOUS WORDS
Venomous Words Jeff Oliver Blurb Books (May 11, 2022) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy I might be a bit biased because I was married to an arachnologist and never outgrew my fondness for the love of tiny insects wandering around us day and night, but Venomous Words by Jeff...
Book Review: IN THE DEVIL’S CRADLE
In the Devil’s Cradle S. L. Edwards Word Horde (November 8, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I previously reviewed S. L. Edwards’ short story collection The Death of an Author, and enjoyed it immensely, so I was very much looking forward to Edwards’ debut novel, In the...
Book Review: TROUBLE THE WATER
Trouble the Water Wendy Vogel JournalStone (August 9, 2022) Review by Elaine Pascale Trouble the Water is being marketed as Contemporary Southern Gothic. While it contains a ghost, the real fear in the story is attributable to the repression and hate associated with...
Book Review: THE TWO-HEADED LADY AT THE END OF THE WORLD
The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World: A Romance Hotter Than a Thousand Suns Mark Miller Montag Press (December 12, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Mark Miller is an author who’s new to me, and as I began reading The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World...
Book Review: STRANGER SINS
Stranger Sins Michaelbrent Collings Written Insomnia Press (November 25, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Stranger Sins is the latest stand-alone entry in the Michaelbrent Collings’ horror thriller series “I Am Legion.” I reviewed the first book in the series,...
Press Release: YULETIDE FRIGHTS 2
Shadow House Publishing Announces the Release of: YULETIDE FRIGHTS 2: MORE VICTORIAN GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS Edited by William P. Simmons A new anthology of Victorian Christmas ghost stories to haunt your holidays. Not all Christmas visitors are jolly…or alive....
Book Review: IN THE HAUNTING DARKNESS
In the Haunting Darkness Michael R. Collings Hemelein Publications (September 20, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Michael R. Collings is one of those writers who doesn’t get nearly the attention that he deserves. A retired academic, he has written extensively on the...
Book Review: WHERE NIGHT COWERS
Where Night Cowers Matthew M. Bartlett JournalStone Publishing (September 30, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Matthew Bartlett has received a good deal of attention as a contemporary weird fiction writer, though I was new to his work before reading Where Night Cowers....
Card Deck Review: VLAD DRACULA TAROT
Card Deck Review: Vlad Dracula Tarot Travis McHenry Published by Rockpool Publishing (US $25.95; U.K. £21.99) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes Gold leaf edged cards in a red and black box with gold lettering. Card size: 2 and a half inches by 4 and a half inches. 78 cards...
Book Review: LOOMING LOW, VOLUME 2
Looming Low volume II Edited by Justin Steele and Sam Cowan Dim Shores, 2022 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Here’s yet another example of how most horror anthologies appear to be today. An excessive number of stories ( the e-format makes it easier to squeeze into the book...
Card Deck Review: THE SIBYLS ORACULUM
Card Deck Review: The Sibyls Oraculum - Oracle of the Black Doves of Africa Tayannah Lee McQuillar, with artwork by Katelan V Foisy Published by Destiny Books (UK £16.99; 44 cards and comprehensive information book) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes "There will be a coming of...
Book Review: UNKNOWING, I SINK
Unknowing, I Sink: A Strange and Horrifying Novella Timothy G. Huguenin (October 1, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Unknowing, I Sink is an entertaining and quick read firmly in the realm of Lovecraftian horror (though it’s not explicitly connected with the Cthulhu...
Card Deck Review: THE HALLOWEEN ORACLE
The Halloween Oracle by Stacey Demarco - Lifting the Veil Between the Worlds Blue Angel Publishing (information booklet and 36 cards, 5 x 7 inches) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes 31st October is the evening before All Hallows’. It is known as Halloween. This year, we have a...
