Book Review: THE SEARCHING DEAD
The Searching Dead Ramsey Campbell Flame Tree Press (February 16, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Originally released in the UK back in 2016, publisher Flame Tree Press will be releasing all three titles in this trilogy as part of their Fiction Without Frontiers campaign....
Final Days: The Pulse Pounders StoryBundle
From Kevin J. Anderson: Take a breath and hold on. I've curated a new "Pulse Pounders" StoryBundle, 13 action-packed books, plus a bonus, guaranteed to put you on the edge of your reading chair. Thrillers, suspense, action, dark fantasy, adventure—the common...
Book Review: THE GULP
The Gulp Alan Baxter Independently published (January 12, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Gulp is about the creepy town of Gulpepper, a place that has a habit of swallowing people alive. A place where everyone shares the same nightmare/dream each night. The Gulp...
Book Review: AFTER NIGHTFALL
After Nightfall & Other Weird Tales David A Riley (illustrated by Jim Pitts) Parallel Universe Publications, 2021 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi A prolific and well respected British horror writer, David A Riley repurposes a bunch of his short stories in a new...
Press Release: New Short Fiction by Mark N. Drake
Ahead of Aethos Publications' release of 'Those Under The Hill', the follow-up to 2020's 'The Gathering of Shadows', author Mark N Drake has released a new 10,000 word short story for free. 'The Grey Berserker' is part of Drake's Darkisle canon, but told from a very...
Book Review: GLAMOUR GHOUL
Glamour Ghoul: The Passions and Pain of the Real Vampira Sandra Niemi Feral House (January 12, 2021) Reviewed by Nancy Kilpatrick It is normal for biographers to be fascinated by their subjects. Frequently, they strive to present an unbiased view of the life of a...
The Pulse Pounders StoryBundle!
From Kevin J. Anderson: Take a breath and hold on. I've curated a new "Pulse Pounders" StoryBundle, 13 action-packed books, plus a bonus, guaranteed to put you on the edge of your reading chair. Thrillers, suspense, action, dark fantasy, adventure—the common...
The PULSE POUNDERS StoryBundle
From Kevin J. Anderson: Take a breath and hold on. I've curated a new "Pulse Pounders" StoryBundle, 13 action-packed books, plus a bonus, guaranteed to put you on the edge of your reading chair. Thrillers, suspense, action, dark fantasy, adventure—the common...
Blu-ray Review: RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE
Random Acts of Violence Director: Jay Baruchel Stars: Jesse Williams, Jordana Brewster, Jay Baruchel Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons It seems more and more actors are become triple threats in the world of horror. Jay Baruchell (who played the voice of Hiccup in the How...
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...
