Book Review: GORY DAYS
Gory Days (Rock & Roll Nightmares ‘80s Edition) Edited by Staci Layne Wilson Excessive Nuance (2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers This is the third (and for now, final) volume in Staci Layne Wilson’s series that combines rock & roll with horror, with each volume...
Book Review: HELL FIGHTERS
Hell Fighters Bil Richardson Mountain Media (September 20, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Much like chocolate and peanut butter, do you like your Lovecraftian horrors mixed with action-adventure thrillers? Hell Fighters is for fans of Lovecraft’s work who like their...
Book Review: DO YOU FEAR LIKE WE DO
Do You Fear Like We Do (Rock & Roll Nightmares ‘70s Edition) Edited by Staci Layne Wilson Excessive Nuance (2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Writer and editor Staci Layne Wilson has created an ambitious new series: three horror story collections revolving around the...
Book Review: THE GRAVEYARD FEEDER
The Graveyard Feeder Jack Keaton Decayed Films, Ltd. (September 21, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Jackson Boylen discovers that his wife, Delores, has been harboring a dark secret. Even though they have been married for half a century, he didn’t know what she was....
Book Review: LIFE ON THE 64 BUS
Life on the 64 Bus Brad C. Hodson JournalStone Publishing (August 6, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I’m glad I read Life on the 64 Bus. It’s not my typical sort of book, with most of my fiction-reading consisting of horror, or at least horrific, fiction, but I do...
Press Release: WE FEED THE DARK
WE FEED THE DARK: TALES OF TERROR, LOSS & THE SUPERNATURAL by William P. Simmons British Fantasy Award winner ADAM NEVILL fed the dark with critically acclaimed author WILLIAM P. SIMMONS…and you can too! Adam Nevill, author of THE RITUAL and NO ONE GETS OUT...
Book Review: THE DEER KINGS
The Deer Kings Wendy N. Wagner JournalStone Publishing (August 27, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Reading books like The Deer Kings always makes me wish I grew up in a small town: one of those places where everyone knows everyone, and families have long histories...
Advance Review: PEEL BACK AND SEE
Peel Back and See Mike Thorn JournalStone Publishing (October 29, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers My first encounter with Mike Thorn’s work was his engaging first collection, Darkest Hours: Expanded Edition, also published by JournalStone, which I reviewed here. I’m...
Book Review: CHASING THE BOOGEYMAN
CHASING THE BOOGEYMAN Richard Chizmar Gallery Books (August 17, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Richard Chizmar understands what scares you. He has been writing and editing horror stories for years and runs one of my favorite magazines, Cemetery Dance. I’m sure he would...
Advance Review: THE GHOSTS OF WHO YOU WERE
The Ghosts of Who You Were Christopher Golden Haverhill House Publishing (October 12, 2021) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi In his introduction to the volume, Golden contends that he’s not a short story writer, but a novelist. Truth be told, he’s actually the author of...
Book Review: THE HAUNTING OF LEIGH HARKER
THE HAUNTING OF LEIGH HARKER Darcy Coates Poisoned Pen (September 7, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Author Darcy Coates has really made a name for herself in the horror field as she consistently attains best-seller status with USA Today national newspapers. I cannot go...
Book Review: THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET
THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET Catriona Ward Tor Nightfire (September 28, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen I predict that Catriona Ward’s THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET will be a literary horror novel that everyone will be talking about. When I saw the running list...
Book Review: ALONG COMES SCARY
Along Comes Scary (Rock & Roll Nightmares ‘60s Edition) Edited by Staci Layne Wilson Excessive Nuance (2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Writer and editor Staci Layne Wilson has created an ambitious new series: three horror story collections revolving around the...
Book Review: EIGHT CYLINDERS
EIGHT CYLINDERS Jason Parent Crystal Lake Publishing (November 10, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen Our protagonist Sebastian ‘Seb’ McAlister has finally run out of luck in Sin City—Las Vegas. We find him in the middle of a deal with gang leader Ling; Seb had already made...
Book Review: ROVERS
Rovers Richard Lange Mulholland Books (July 27, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen When you receive an endorsement in the horror genre from master of horror Stephen King, it is time for excitement. Richard Lange accepted this well-deserved praise for his novel ROVERS, which...
