Frankenstein: The Mad Science of Dick Briefer Dick Briefer, author and illustrator Dark Horse Books June 9, 2015 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale “It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by...
White Knuckle Eric Red Samhain June 2, 2015 Reviewed by Marvin P. Vernon Eric Red’s White Knuckle is as high octane a horror thriller as they come. It is a cross between Silence of the Lambs and Richard Matheson’s Duel. It also bears a very slight resemblance to the...
Apocalypse Girl Dreaming Jennifer Brozek Evil Girlfriend Media January, 2015 Reviewed by Alex Scully Short story collections are a unique animal in the book world. A novel allows the reader to dive in with abandon. An anthology is like a buffet of writers and tales....
FUBAR: A Collection of War Stories Weston Ochse Cohesion Press May 25, 2015 Reviewed by Michael R. Collings Weston Ochse’s newest collection of short stories, novellas, and non-fiction is titled FUBAR—military slang for “Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition”—although many...
The Red Mohawk Anonymous Black Shadow Press May 20, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter A new novel that fluctuates between page-turning fun and frustrating self-consciousness, The Red Mohawk, by Anonymous just can’t find seem to find its focus. The prose is generally sharp...
Revival Stephen King Gallery/Simon & Schuster Reviewed by Michael R. Collings When I began reading Stephen King’s Revival, I finished the first quarter in one sitting. Then for reasons that have nothing to do with the quality of King’s tale—which was excellent—I...