They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces Eric LaRocca Bad Hand Books (October 25, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Eric LaRocca is a hot commodity in the horror world right now, and as of this writing, They Were Here Before Us is his latest. Having read and...
The Fever Cabinet Justin Joschko JournalStone (September 23, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I don’t know about you, but I’ve always found historical treatments of mental illness to be especially horrifying. (Heck, contemporary treatment of mental illness remains...
Consume Kourtnea Hogan Bizarro Pulp Press (July 29, 2022) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Consume is the story of thirteen-year-old Tegan, a girl with highly identifiable social and body image issues. Tegan is dealing with the trauma of her mother’s recent death due to...
We Haunt These Woods Holley Cornetto Bleeding Edge Books (July 19, 2022) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale We Haunt These Woods is a truly entertaining read, with nods to horror tropes that fans will enjoy. Wooded areas can be peaceful and meditative, or they can be...
An Unheavenly Host CE Ward Sarob Press, 2022 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi This is the fourth collection of horror and ghost stories by British author CE Ward. The previous three collections (also published by the excellent small imprint Sarob Press) are now out of...
The Puppet King and Other Atonements Justin A. Burnett Trepidatio Publishing (May 20, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I can see why Burnett’s prose has been compared to the likes of Jon Padgett, Brian Evenson, and Thomas Ligotti. Part of that is subject matter—Burnett...
