Book Review: TALES FROM THE HINTERLAND
TALES FROM THE HINTERLAND Melissa Albert Flatiron Books (January 12, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen What author Melissa Albert has accomplished with her delightful collection of stories entitled TALES FROM THE HINTERLAND is something that I hope is one of the most talked...
Q&A with Mike Thorn
Reviewer Ray Palen's Q & A with Mike Thorn, author of Shelter for the Damned What authors influenced you growing up? Who are you reading now? As a young kid, I was really excited by J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and R. L. Stine. Discovering Stephen King as a...
Book Review: SHELTER FOR THE DAMNED
Shelter for the Damned Mike Thorn JournalStone (February 26, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Mike Thorn clearly knows his horror. For his Master’s thesis in English Literature, he analyzed the role of epistemophobia in John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness. Clever readers...
Book Review: THE DEAD HOURS OF NIGHT
THE DEAD HOURS OF NIGHT Lisa Tuttle Valancourt Books (February 2, 2021) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Texas-born Lisa Tuttle (located in Scotland since 1990) is an award-winning author of SF, horror, and fantasy. For her faithful followers, here’s the bad news: the...
Book Review: THE BURY BOX
The Bury Box Lee Andrew Forman Tattered Edge Press (May 23, 2020) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale After Reggie and his family move into a new home, God appears and gives Reggie an order: “dig a hole in the ground. Then put yourself in a box, put the box in the hole, and...
Book Review: STRANGER DANGER
Stranger Danger Michaelbrent Collings Written Insomnia Press, 2020 Reviewed by Andrew Byers Stranger Still is a stand-alone sequel to Michaelbrent Collings’ horror thriller Strangers, which I reviewed way back in 2013, and Stranger Still, which I reviewed earlier this...
Book Review: SLAY: STORIES OF THE VAMPIRE NOIRE
Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire Nicole Givens Kurtz, ed. Mocha Memoirs Press (October 13, 2020) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire is a unique collection of international vampire stories with a focus on Black characters as either the main...
Book Review: WYRD AND OTHER DERELICTIONS
WYRD AND OTHER DERELICTIONS Adam L.G. Nevill Ritual Limited (October 26, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen U.K. author Adam L.G. Nevill is one of the best writers of horror fiction working today, and it still amazes me that his is not a household name. His most famous work...
Book Review: CURSED OBJECTS
CURSED OBJECTS J.W. Ocker Quirk (September 15, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen This non-fiction collection by J.W. Ocker is a cumulative collection of ancient and infamous objects from around the world and throughout the annals of occult history that still scare us. With...
Book Review: HALLOWED DAYS
HALLOWED DAYS Daniel Hale JournalStone (November 20, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen Author Daniel Hale’s literary output has consisted primarily of short stories. With the release of HALLOWED DAYS, we have a new collection of short tales that are specifically set in...
Book Review: SECRET SANTA
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...
Book Review: THE DEATH SPANCEL
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...
Blu-ray Review: THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW
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...
Blu-ray Review: THE DARK AND THE WICKED
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 couldn't be...
Now On Kickstarter, A Spooky New Retro-Inspired Trading Cards Series!
Spears Art LLC, a creative arts company based in Huntsville, AL, has announced an exciting new crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its latest retro-style trading cards series. The collection, titled “Mark Spears Monsters Trading Cards,” features 72 monster art...
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continents, Satan and his coven of witches are determined to reclaim the
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