The Rack and Cue David Owain Hughes Plumfukt Press (November 16, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers In The Rack and Cue, David Owain Hughes provides us with a promising premise: In the middle of nowhere during a terrible storm, an English pub (the eponymous “Rack and...

THE HORROR COLLECTION: Sapphire Edition Natasha Sinclair, editor KJK Publishing, 2022 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Here’s the latest volume of The Horror Collection, featuring nineteen short stories exploring further the various aspects of the horror genre. At least in...

Secrets of Mother: A Cristiane Bradford Novel Sirrah Medeiros Tundra Swan Press (October 14, 2022) Review by Elaine Pascale Secrets of Mother is the first book in a series, although it felt like a second or third book as it begins in a way that suggests familiarity...

Shards of Shattered Darkness Mark N. Drake Aethos Publishing (January 18, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Over the last few years, I’ve gotten to know Mark N. Drake’s work through his series of novels and short stories set on the fictional Darkisle, a foreboding place...

The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World: A Romance Hotter Than a Thousand Suns Mark Miller Montag Press (December 23, 2022) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Amanda and Miranda Morgan are identical twins dreaming about first kisses and playing spin the bottle in the ‘80s...

Yuletide Frights 2: More Victorian Ghost Stories for Christmas Edited by William P. Simmons Shadow House Publishing (November 10, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers As most of us probably know, the Victorians had a tradition of telling each other spooky stories, many...

Venomous Words Jeff Oliver Blurb Books (May 11, 2022) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy I might be a bit biased because I was married to an arachnologist and never outgrew my fondness for the love of tiny insects wandering around us day and night, but Venomous Words by Jeff...

In the Devil’s Cradle S. L. Edwards Word Horde (November 8, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I previously reviewed S. L. Edwards’ short story collection The Death of an Author, and enjoyed it immensely, so I was very much looking forward to Edwards’ debut novel, In the...

The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World: A Romance Hotter Than a Thousand Suns Mark Miller Montag Press (December 12, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Mark Miller is an author who’s new to me, and as I began reading The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World...

Stranger Sins Michaelbrent Collings Written Insomnia Press (November 25, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Stranger Sins is the latest stand-alone entry in the Michaelbrent Collings’ horror thriller series “I Am Legion.” I reviewed the first book in the series,...