God Machine Greg F. Gifune Cemetery Dance Publications (December 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Greg F. Gifune’s God Machine is a haunting and atmospheric exploration of personal and cosmic horror that lingers in the mind long after the final page. Set against the...
Deathrealm: Spirits: A Horror Anthology Stephen Mark Rainey, ed. Shortwave Media (October 17, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham When reading an anthology, there are always hits and there are always misses, as taste among readership varies. The trick is to have more...
moke, In Crimson Greg F. Gifune Cemetery Dance Publications (November 10, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Greg F. Gifune’s Smoke, In Crimson is a mesmerizing descent into the abyss by a man named Deacon, who is forced to venture where the shadows of addiction, remorse,...
Spearfinger Rob Smales Bad Ideas Press (October 14, 2023) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale A serial killer is on the loose in North Carolina. This killer has an affinity for children and may be the first indigenous serial killer on record. Carl Spaberg, a reporter...
Testing the Prisoner Phil Giunta Raging Seas Press (September 18, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Daniel Masenda is haunted. He hasn’t always been—it’s a recent development and began just before his mother, whom he hasn’t spoken to in 14 years, dies and he goes...
Fantasmagoriana Deluxe Eric Guignard and Leslie S. Klinger, eds. Dark Moon Books (November 28, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham I’m here to tell you that 18th and early 19th century German ghost stories are a different breed of cat. Different, but most definitely...
