The Best of Both Worlds S.P. Miskowski Trepidatio Publishing May 1, 2020 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Best of Both Worlds is a sequel to The Worst is Yet to Come in the sense that the plot runs parallel and the characters’ story arcs intersect in subtle yet...
Killer Sofa Bernie Rao, Director High Octane Pictures, 2019 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Until last weekend, I was unaware of how much I needed Killer Sofa in my life. The Amazon blurb reads as thus: “When a killer Lazy Boy chair falls in love with a girl, it’s up to a...
Arterial Bloom Edited and illustrated by Mercedes M. Yardley Crystal Lake Publishing (April 3, 2020) Review by Bret McCormick Arterial Bloom is a beautiful book: beautiful in its design, with memorable illustrations, and beautiful in its use of the language. Mercedes...
Dead End Chris DiLeo JournalStone (March 27, 2020) Reviewed by Bret McCormick When I laid eyes on the cover art for the book Dead End by Chris DiLeo, my first thought was, “I wouldn’t mind having a poster of that hanging on my wall.” Kudos to Don Noble of Rooster...
THE REDDENING Adam L.G. Nevill Ritual Limited (October 31, 2019) Reviewed by Ray Palen If you enjoy your horror with a historic premise, along with a dash of the gothic thrown in for good measure, you need look no further than this terrific thrill-fest from British...
Mongrels Stephen Graham Jones Wm. Morrow/Harper Collins, 2016 Review by Bret McCormick What’s it like living in a werewolf family? What happens when a werewolf gets old? If werewolves exist, why aren’t we certain of it? How have werewolves adapted to modern...