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...
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...
Rookfield Gordon B. White Trepidatio Publishing (October 15, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Rookfield is a chilling, quick novella that’s perfect for reading while in the midst of a global pandemic. I’d go so far as to say that, given Rookfield’s themes of...
Where All Is Night, and Starless John Linwood Grant Trepidatio Publishing (July 9, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers While John Linwood Grant was well known to me as the esteemed editor of Occult Detective Magazine and many other fine collections, I wasn’t familiar with...
Sisters in Arms Erica Ruppert Trepidatio Publishing (July 23, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Having grown up on Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” and related pastiches, I’m a sucker for stories of forlorn coastlines, desolate seascapes, and inhuman creatures...
