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...
Press Release: YULETIDE FRIGHTS
Shadow House Publishing announces the Release of: YULETIDE FRIGHTS: VICTORIAN GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS Edited and Introduced by William P. Simmons This year, Christmas belongs to the dead. Shadow House Publishing gives you tidings of terror with YULETIDE FRIGHTS:...
Q&A with Author SEÁN O’CONNOR
Hellnotes reviewer Ray Palen interviews author Seán O'Connor, author of The Blackening: RAY: I mentioned a few times in my review how I noticed the influence of H.P. Lovecraft in THE BLACKENING. Was he indeed an influence and were there any others? SEÁN: Hi...
Book Review: THE BLACKENING
THE BLACKENING Sean O'Connor Uafas Press (September 13, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen Irish author Sean O'Connor blew me away with his last novel—the destined-to-be-horror classic WEEPING SEASON. He had much to live up to with his newest release, THE BLACKENING, and I...
There Is No Death, There Are No Dead
The Spirits of the Dead Exist and They Want to Communicate First appearing in the late 1800s, spiritualism became a religious movement that swept the world. Under the assumption that the dead live on in the afterlife, spiritualists believed that contact with the...
Trailer: NUMERUS DUO
Short Film: DON’T LOOK BACK
A young man discovers a mysterious pair of spectacles that allow him to view into the past. But as he quickly learns... some things are meant to be forgotten.
