Short Fiction: TELLING STORIES
I’ve started dreading bedtime. It’s Emily. Oh, it’s not her fault, for God’s sake, she’s only three, but lately every time I come to tuck her in she’s dragged out that book, and always with the same demand. Story time. I don’t know where she found it. I certainly...
Short Fiction: DIGITAL OLIVES by B. Renard
There was seldom any warning when Mr. Bleeker’s screen would flicker to life, his floating visage perfectly preserved in high definition. “There were no olives in my martini, Grace,” the floating head rumbled irritably, a slight nasal twang to the words that had...
The Stephen King Collection from Out of Print
The Stephen King Collection from Out of Print Clothing review by Brian M. Sammons Website: https://outofprint.com/ In my time as a reviewer of all things horror, I've covered a variety of neat, and weird, things. Of course there are the movies, books, and video games,...
Writing Horror Stories – A Guide to Getting Started
Writing Horror Stories - A Guide to Getting Started Who doesn’t love an intense, spine-tingling, chill-inducing horror read? Writing horror stories may seem like a simple path to follow but you are wrong if you think it all you need is blood, gore, and zombies to...
Short Fiction: FINE FEATHERED YAKUZA by B. Renard
I first became aware of the vast conspiracy against us when I was walking home from the supermarket, spring onions and grape soda bumping against my legs with each step. There was a duck. A mallard, specifically. The lone sentry stood resolute in the barren field,...
New on Amazon Prime: PARALYZED WITH FEAR
When a well meaning daughter tries to conjure up the spirit of her deceased father for her paralyzed mother, what could go wrong? Chemock is what - a 15th-century demon who enjoys terrorizing people. The film stars Hodder as a demon who is the resurrection of Vlad the...
Popcorn Frights and Shudder Partner for Drive-In Horrorshow
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Popcorn Frights, the largest genre film festival in Southeast US, has partnered with Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, for its next drive-in horrorshow featuring a double-bill premiere of...
EXILE at Cannes Film Market
17th June 2020, Los Angeles - Recent events have forced the Cannes Film Market to hold its first ever virtual film market. EuroObscura will take part presenting the film EXILE, the new surreal drama from Greek director Vassilis Mazomenos. EXILE is a drama about the...
Book Review: THE WISE FRIEND
THE WISE FRIEND Ramsey Campbell Flame Tree Press (April 23, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen For me, opening up a new Ramsey Campbell novel is almost a religious experience. The man is a Master of Horror, with accolades ranging from the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement...
RED, BLUE, GOLD by B. Renard
(First installment is here.) “I brought you something.” The words weren’t spoken loudly, but they made the Fate start upright, yawning hugely as her head slipped off the fist she’d propped it on. “I wasn’t sleeping!” “I didn’t say anything about sleeping,” Aki said....
Book Review: BEHEMOTH
BEHEMOTH HP Newquist Bloodshot Books (October 24, 2019) Reviewed by Ray Palen 'Behemoth is God's greatest creature. One of his most terrifying. According to Job, Chapter 40, Verses 15 to 18, Behemoth was made as the same time as man. It was monstrously large and...
Blu-ray Review: ONE CUT OF THE DEAD
One Cut of the Dead Blu-ray/DVD Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Director: Shin'ichirô Ueda Stars: Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama, Harumi Shuhama I love that the horror streaming service Shudder, owned by AMC, is releasing some of their exclusive movies to disc so that...
Book Review: HOBB’S TOP AND OTHER HORRORS
Hobb’s Top and Other Horrors Mark N. Drake June 2020 Reviewed by Andrew Byers Mark N. Drake has just released a short collection of three stories, all set on the fictional Darkisle, where he has also set his soon-to-be-released novel, A Gathering Storm. Darkisle is a...
Blu-ray Review: CREEPSHOW
Creepshow – Season One – Blu-ray Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons I have a love for horror anthologies in books, movies, and TV shows. Three cheers then for the horror streaming service, Shudder, for giving us more of one of the best horror anthology movies ever,...
Book Review: CULT OF THE GATOR GOD
Cult of the Gator God Paul Lubaczewski 50/50 Press LLC April 25, 2020 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Environmental lawyer Bob Carey is relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, to fill the shoes of a lawyer who met his end in a boating accident—and to also make career amends...
