Book Review: THE GHOST FINDERS
The Ghost Finders Adam McOmber Journal Stone Publishing (June 4, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Ghost Finders begins by introducing us to the main characters: Henry Coxton, an occult detective; his colleague, Violet Asquith, who exercises immense supernatural...
Book Review: THE GHOST FINDERS
The Ghost Finders Adam McOmber JournalStone (June 4, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I’ve always been a sucker for occult detective stories, and Edwardian London is a perfect setting for occult mysteries, so The Ghost Finders seemed like a natural fit for my interests....
Press Release: WILDWOOD
Announces the Release of: WILDWOOD: TALES OF TERROR & TRANSFORMATION FROM THE FOREST Edited and Introduced by William P. Simmons Unnamable nightmares lurk in the wild. Do you dare stray from the path? Witness the sylvan horrors of nature with WILDWOOD: TALES OF...
Blu-ray Review: SON
Son Director: Ivan Kavanagh Stars: Andi Matichak, Emile Hirsch, Luke David Blumm Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love what RLJE Films and Shudder are doing with their movies. They’re not strictly holding on to the flicks for...
Blu-ray Review: DAY OF THE ANIMALS
Day of the Animals – Blu-ray review Director: William Girdler Stars: Christopher George, Leslie Nielsen, Lynda Day George Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Shortly, and I mean very shortly, after William Girdler did the Jaws ripoff, Grizzly, he went on to direct this other...
Book Review: HOWLS FROM HELL
HOWLS FROM HELL HOWL Society Press, 2021 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Published by HOWL Society, the present horror anthology features sixteen short stories, all of which are, admittedly, pretty good stuff for the lovers of the genre. As always with anthologies,...
Book Review: RAINBRINGER: ZORA NEALE HURSTON AGAINST THE LOVECRAFTIAN MYTHOS
Rainbringer: Zora Neale Hurston against the Lovecraftian Mythos by Edward M. Erdelac (May 4, 2021) Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Full disclosure at the start: three of the stories in this collection first appeared in anthologies I edited, but hopefully that fact only...
Blu-ray Release: KING KONG ’76
King Kong (1976) Director: John Guillermin Stars: Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons With all the attention from the recent MonsterVerse beatdown of Godzilla vs. Kong, it's a good time to remind people of what came before. One of...
Book Review: BLACK CAT CHRONICLES: GREYFRIARS CEMETERY
Black Cat Chronicles: Greyfriars Cemetery Francesca Maria, author; Nate Olson, artist Black Cat Publishing, 2021 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Black Cat Chronicles has a Tales of Crypt-type feel as readers are introduced to historical horror by the host, the Black Cat....
New Release: THOSE UNDER THE HILL
The second novel in Mark N Drake’s Glennison Darkisle Cases Series was released by Aethos Publications on April 12, 2021. It’s called Those Under the Hill, and it picks up eight months after the events in the first novel, The Gathering of Shadows. It's May 1922, and a...
Blu-ray Review: THE RECKONING
The Reckoning Director: Neil Marshall Stars: Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee, Steven Waddington Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons I love me some Neil Marshall movies. His Dog Soldiers and The Descent are two of my favorite films of all time. Centurion is a very fun bit of...
Advance Review: BODY SHOCKS
BODY SHOCKS Ellen Datlow (ed.) Tachyon Publications, 2021 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi With about one hundred books under her belt, Ellen Datlow is arguably the most prolific and famous editor of horror and dark fantasy anthologies. They say that often as one gets...
Book Review: HORDE
Horde Bryan Cassiday Independently published (January 2, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Horde is book 6 of the Zombie Apocalypse: Chad Halverson Series. While I am not familiar with the first five books, the setting was ominously recognizable. The story included...
DVD Review: PSYCHO GOREMAN
Psycho Goreman – DVD review Director: Steven Kostanski Stars: Nita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre, Matthew Ninaber Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Written and directed by Steven Kostanski, who is part of Canadian filmmaking group Astron-6, who are known for producing low-budget,...
Q & A with Ramsey Campbell
Q&A by Ray Palen Your career as a horror writer has been prolific with stories touching upon several different genres. Which writers or styles were your primary influences before you started writing your own work? There had been a few before I wrote my...
