Terra Insanus – Book Review
Terra Insanus Edward Lee Deadite Press June 12, 2015 Reviewed by Marvin P. Vernon Horror is often divided into camps. There is the mainstream camp, the hardcore camp, there are lots of sub-genres and marketing divisions: vampire, zombie, body horror, psychological,...
Finders Keepers – Book Review
Finders Keepers Stephen King Scribner June 2, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter Finders Keepers, the latest from Stephen King, is a follow-up to last year’s Edgar Award winning Mr. Mercedes. The book has some real highlights and, unfortunately, some real problems and ends...
SNAFU: Survival of the Fittest – Book Review
SNAFU: Survival of the Fittest Edited by Amanda J. Spedding & Geoff Brown Cohesion Press August 21, 2015 Reviewed by Jess Landry Having read some fictional war novels and having watched an ass-load of war movies, there are certain things one comes to expect from...
Mr. Nasty – Book Review
Mr. Nasty Leo Darke Samhain Publishing September 1, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter Mr. Nasty, by Leo Darke, is a new novel from Samhain Horror that is equal parts entertaining and tiresome. As the title indicates, the book revolves around a killer who has an obsession...
At Hell’s Gates: Origins of Evil – Book Review
At Hell’s Gates: Origins of Evil Various authors February 1, 2015 Reviewed by Matthew Scott Baker When I first read the blurb about At Hell's Gates: Origins of Evil, I thought to myself, “What a perfect title for an anthology!” Hell is always an interesting backdrop...
The Disassembled Man – Book Review
The Disassembled Man Jon Bassoff DarkFuse June 2, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter Frankie Avicious is not a nice man and he’s coming apart at the seams. Jon Bassoff’s thrilling new novel The Disassembled Man chronicles Frankie’s fall from generally unpleasant guy to...
Q Island – Book Review
Q Island Russell James Samhain Publishing, Ltd. July 7, 2015 Reviewed by Marvin P. Vernon Q Island is a novel about an epidemic. It is not a zombie novel. I wanted to make that clear at the beginning because the virus that is taking over Long island in Russell James’...
Sensorama – Book Review
Sensorama Edited by Allen Ashley Eibonvale Press Reviewed by Alex Scully Themed anthologies can be a challenge. The more broad the theme, the harder it can be to pull all of the authors into a cohesive collection. In his new collection Sensorama, Allen Ashley has...
Once Upon an Apocalypse – Book Review
Once Upon an Apocalypse (Volume 1) Edited by Scott T. Goudsward and Rachel Kenley Chaosium 2014 Reviewed by David Bernard As Jonathan Maberry notes in his introduction, the original body of work we refer to as fairy tales “were actually pretty damn scary.” This book...
Goblins – Book Review
Goblins David Bernstein Samhain Publishing August 4, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter David Bernstein’s Goblins is high action horror that bounces back and forth nicely between the fantastic and the all too real. A little league game on Roanoke Island quickly descends into...
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Fifteen-year-old Alex is a "spinner." His friends are "dummies." Two clandestine groups of humans want his power. And an ancient evil is stalking him. If people weren't being murdered, Alex might have a laugh at how his life turned into a horror movie overnight. In a...
Beneath London – Book Review
Beneath London James P. Blaylock Titan Books Reviewed by Michael R. Collings James P. Blaylock’s Beneath London is the long, dense, complex, multi-charactered sequel to The Aylesford Skull, with its hero, Professor Langdon St. Ives. St. Ives is central in this novel...
Darkness Rising – Book Review
Darkness Rising Brian Moreland Samhain Publishing September 1, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter The latest release from the prolific and talented horror author Brian Moreland, Darkness Rising is a compelling novella. It deals with complex themes like the power of the...
The Hitchhiking Effect – Book Review
The Hitchhiking Effect Gene O’Neill Dark Renaissance Books 2015 Reviewed by Michael R. Collings It is rare when a collection of stories and novellas spanning some thirty years leaves me with a single, overwhelming emotional impression. In the case of Gene O’Neill’s...
Turning Face – Book Review
Turning Face: A Tale of Horror, Comedy and Wrestling Terry M. West 2015 Reviewed by Wayne C. Rogers I wasn’t sure what to expect when I read the new novella by Terry M. West, Turning Face: A Tale of Horror, Comedy and Wrestling. In fact, I wasn’t even sure if I’d like...
