Dark Roots Sheldon Higdon JournalStone (November 14, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Dark Roots by Sheldon Higdon is a masterfully crafted serial killer story. It begins with Benjamin Cole’s father committing suicide, and Benjamin has inherited the farm. When he goes...
Lord of the Feast Tim Waggoner Flame Tree Publishing (April 26, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Tim Waggoner’s latest, Lord of the Feast, is a journey through hell not to be missed. Two families, related by marriage and intent, have decided that the world needs to...
The Zaphnurr Phase Brick Marlin Seventh Star Press (July 1, 2025) Reviewed by Brian James Lewis Hey there, fans of horror and science fiction! It’s been a while, but I’m glad to be back on your screen giving you the scoop on new books and some classics too. Today’s...
Where the Pretty Things Rot Henry Snider Polymath Press (October 13, 2025), 353 pgs. Reviewed by Carson Buckingham I first became acquainted with Henry Snider when I was compiling and editing my one and only anthology, The Best of the Horror Society 2013. As a matter...
This Way Lies Madness Dave Jeffery & Lee Murray, eds. Flame Tree Collections (October 14, 2025) 416 pgs. Reviewed by Carson Buckingham It’s a crying shame that there isn’t an Academy Award for anthologies, because This Way Lies Madness surely deserves one, but I...
Scaring and Daring: A Horror Writers Association Anthology Eric J. Guignard, ed. Harper Collins Children’s Books (August 12, 2025) 297 pgs. Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Anthologist extraordinaire, Eric J. Guignard, has done it again with this exemplary compilation of...