The Death of Jane Lawrence Caitlin Starling St. Martin’s Press (October 5, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Caitlin Starling is back with a work of Gothic Horror that will provide well-earned chills from those who dive into her latest...
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Vol. 5 Edited by Christopher Philippo Valancourt Books, 2021 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi The long lasting tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas is being carried on by Valancourt Books in a successful...
The Waiting Hunter Shea Silver Shamrock (September 12, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Yonkers, NY resident Hunter Shea loves horror. He is not only a prolific author in the genre, but also hosts a horror podcast and refers to himself as a full-fledged horror-meister. One...
The Stowaway James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth St. Martin’s Press (September 21, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Authors James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth, who usually gift us with horrific novels that offer up various giant monsters and/or ancient creatures that...
Crimson King J. B. Rockwell Bizarro Pulp Press (October 29, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Crimson King starts with a simple premise that will seem very familiar: a ten-year-old boy named Casey is sent to spend the summer on his grandparents’ farm. Casey’s not a farm...
Horseman Christina Henry Berkley (September 28, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen There are few literary works that can lay claim to helping create the modern tradition we know as Halloween like Washington Irving’s classic story, THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. It is this work...
