Medusa – Movie Review
Medusa Starring: Jeff Allen, Jorge Ameer Director: Jorge Ameer Reviewed by David J. Wing Jack Peruci (Jeff Allen) is a mythology professor. He acquires an antique artifact from Kao, a shady witchdoctor (Jorge Ameer). When he returns to his home to study his recent...
Goblins – Book Review
Goblins David Bernstein Samhain Publishing August 4, 2015 Reviewed by Marvin P. Vernon In reading Goblins by David Bernstein, a strange word kept creeping up in my mind…Fun. In the horror genre it is not always the first word that comes to mind when a reviewer places...
The Sunken Cathedral – Book Review
The Sunken Cathedral John F.D. Taff Grey Matter Press July 2015 Reviewed by Rose Blackthorn Jacob Reilly is twelve years old. The fourth of five brothers, he is still working out who or what he will be. He’s not particularly athletic or talented in school, has yet...
Eulogies III – Book Review
Eulogies III Edited by Christopher Jones, Nanci Kalanta, Tony Tremblay HW Press May 19, 2015 Reviewed by Alex Scully Eulogies III is a rare breed of horror anthology. Instead of the gathering of horror tropes, Christopher Jones, Nanci Kalanta, and Tony Tremblay sought...
The Monstruous – Book Review
The Monstrous Edited by Ellen Datlow Tachyon October 13, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter The Monstrous is the latest anthology of horror and dark fantasy from editor Ellen Datlow. While there are some stories that are terrifically entertaining, the collection is uneven in...
Donate To Danai Gurira’s Almasi Arts Alliance Benefit and Win The Ultimate ‘The Walking Dead’ Fan Experience
Danai Gurira, who plays “Michonne” on “The Walking Dead,” has teamed up with CrowdRise to offer fans a chance to attend the exclusive event and win the ultimate fan package. By donating as little as $10 at www.crowdRise.com/WalkingDead, fans will be entered to win a...
Tales of the Bastard Drunk – Book Review
Tales of the Bastard Drunk D. M. Woon Mystery and Horror, LLC May 23, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter Tales of the Bastard Drunk, by D.M. Woon, is an intricately and interestingly structured horror story that defies any easy classification. It is and isn’t a novel or...
The Fifth House of the Heart – Book Review
The Fifth House of the Heart Ben Tripp Gallery Books July 28, 2015 Reviewed by Marvin P. Vernon Asmodeus “Sax” Saxon-Tang is an aging antiques dealer who just outbid a woman on an over-priced antique clock in an auction. Later that night the clock is stolen and the...
Fuckin’ Lie Down Already – Book Review
Fuckin’ Lie Down Already Tom Piccirilli Crossroad Press & Macabre Ink 2010 Reviewed by Tim Potter Tom Piccirilli’s stunning novella Fuckin’ Lie Down Already is a book that will leave readers thinking that it’s possible to hold one’s breath for the better part of...
Hex Publishers Lines Up Award-Winning and Bestselling Authors For First Anthology
Hex Publishers, a new publishing house focused on speculative fiction, will release its first horror anthology, NIGHTMARES UNHINGED, in September. The book will feature 20 tales of dark and twisted fiction written by a roster of award-winning and bestselling authors....
July JournalStone Hellnotes Newsletter
Let's go ahead and get this out of the way. The newsletter is late. I know it, you know it, so I won't quibble about it. The good news is that you're still going to get to see what great books JournalStone has for you this month. Gary A. Braunbeck's Keepers is out...
60 Seconds! – Game Review
60 Seconds! Robot Gentleman Available on PC May 25, 2015 Reviewed by Jess Landry Ever wondered if you have the ability to survive a nuclear apocalypse? Would you know what supplies to grab? Would you know what to avoid? How long do you think you’d last? The fine folks...
ClownFellas – Book Review
ClownFellas Carlton Mellick III Hydra, an imprint of Random House July 14, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter ClownFellas by Carlton Mellick III is a singularly fantastic reading experience. It's a rare book that succeeds on all levels, which is saying something, considering...
Peripheral Visions: The Collected Ghost Stories – Book Review
Peripheral Visions: The Collected Ghost Stories Robert Hood IFWG Publishing Australia April 6, 2015 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi First of all, two warnings: Robert Hood, a prolific Australian writer, is alive and well. This volume collects his stories published between...
Creepy Presents Alex Toth – Book Review
Creepy Presents Alex Toth Art by Alex Toth Dark Horse Books July 21, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter Reprinted in the original beautiful black and white, Creepy Presents Alex Toth collects all of the iconic artist’s horror stories from Warren comic books between 1965 and...
