Night, Neon: Tales of Mystery and Suspense Joyce Carol Oates Mysterious Press, 2021 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi I’m not sure if calling the stories featured in the latest Joyce Carol Oates collection “tales of mystery and suspense” is quite correct, but they are...
His Own Devices Douglas Wynne Promethean (2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Jessica Ritter has her hands full caring for her ten-year-old son Gavin while her husband Matt is deployed to Afghanistan. Gavin’s a good kid, and is certainly technologically savvy, though like...
Wildwood: Tales of Terror and Transformation from the Forest William P. Simmons, Editor Shadow House Publishing (May 31, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Wildwood is a love affair with the untamed. It contains classic horror stories where the horrific is not limited...
Under a Raven’s Wing Stephen Volk PS Publishing (March 2021) Reviewed by Nancy Kilpatrick The dust jacket synopsizes Under a Raven’s Wing in one pithy sentence: “The Apprenticeship of Sherlock Holmes.” It’s a mystery! But, wait! The cases...
West of Innsmouth: A Cthulhu Western Hideyuki Kikuchi Kurodhan Press (2021) Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons I love Kurodahn Press. They specialize in taking Japanese horror and weird fiction authors and translating their stories into English, thus making them accessible...
Zeroland Ryan Winters Trepidatio Publishing (May 28, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers About ten years from now, the United States splinters politically, with the Southern states seceding, and Texas forming its own independent republic (now apparently allied with...