Book Review: INFINITE BLACK
Infinite Black: Tales from the Abyss Jeff Oliver (author) and Dan Verkys (artist) April 2023 Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Infinite Black: Tales from the Abyss by Jeff Oliver is a dark collection of prose poetry and short stories with slick cover art by Dan Verkys in the...
Advance Review: COLD, BLACK & INFINITE
Cold, Black, & Infinite Todd Keisling Cemetery Dance (September 26, 2023) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy We pride ourselves on our individuality in western culture, but what brings us together as human beings is our shared emotions. We celebrate our achievements, smile...
Book Review: NEVEREST
Neverest T. L. Bodine Ghost Orchid Press (April 25, 2023) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Mt. Everest is about as different a setting as one can get, compared to New Mexico where author T. L. Bodine lives. The treacherous mountain has taken multiple lives and is the...
Book Review: CONSTELLATIONS OF RUIN
Constellations of Ruin Andrew S. Fuller Trepidatio Publishing (April 21, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Andrew S. Fuller has been writing and editing horror fiction for a very long time, but this was my first exposure to his work. I’m absolutely certain it won’t be my...
Book Review: CATS CREEP
Cats Creep: Dark Tales of Feline Fright and Fantasy Edited and Compiled by William P. Simmons & Michell Simmons Shadow House Publishing (March 21, 2023) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy I recently read an article in the Smithsonian Magazine: Ask Smithsonian: Are Cats...
Book Review: AMERICAN CANNIBAL
American Cannibal Rebecca Rowland (ed.) Maenad Press (March 5, 2023) Review by Elaine Pascale American Cannibal makes twenty chronological stops along the timeline of the United States and imagines familiar events through the lens of cannibalism. These creepy history...
Advance Review: NIGHTFALL AND OTHER DANGERS
Nightfall and Other Dangers Jacob Steven Mohr JournalStone Publishing (April 7, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers While Jacob Steven Mohr has published a couple of novels and a variety of short stories, his work was new to me. I’m delighted to say that Mohr’s new...
Book Review: IMAGO AND OTHER TRANSFORMATIONS
Imago and Other Transformations Erica Ruppert Trepidatio Publishing (March 17, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Having had the pleasure of reviewing Ruppert’s novella Sister in Arms a couple years ago, I knew going into this new short story collection that Ruppert is a...
Press Release: CATS CREEP
Shadow House Publishing announces the release of: CATS CREEP: DARK TALES OF FELINE FRIGHT & FANTASY by William P. Simmons Evil has nine lives in this new anthology of cat horror. Cursed and cuddled, revered and reviled, the cat has left spectral paw prints across...
Advance Review: SOMETHING BLUE AND OTHER COLORFUL DEATHS
Something Blue and Other Colorful Deaths L.L. Soares Trepidatio Publishing (March 31, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers In Something Blue and Other Colorful Deaths, L. L. Soares writes about the monstrous: monstrous intrusions into our reality, transformations of the...
Book Review: 8:59:29
8:59:29 Polly Schattel Trepidatio Publishing (February 24, 2023) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Hetta D. Salter is a disgruntled female film professor without tenure in a small poverty-stricken college in the Appalachian Mountains. Her students are overprivileged and...
Book Review: THE CANAL AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES
THE CANAL and Other Weird Stories Everil Worrell Weird House Press, 2023 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Not very well known to the current fans of gothic and horror fiction, Everil Worrell has been a not too prolific but faithful contributor to the legendary magazine ...
Book Review: THE GLOBSTER OF CAPE FRANKFURT
The Globster of Cape Frankfurt C. F. Page Strange Elf Press (October 2, 2022) Review by Elaine Pascale The Globster of Cape Frankfurt is simply a good story. It is an enjoyable read that asks nothing of you except that you go along for the ride. The narrative voice is...
Book Review: DARK IS BETTER
Dark Is Better Gemma Files Trepidatio Publishing (February 3, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers If you’ve been reading any weird fiction or cosmic horror collections in the last decade or two, you’ve seen the name Gemma Files appear prominently on the tables of contents...
Book Review: UNQUIET SPIRITS
Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith (eds.) Black Spot Books (February 14, 2023) Review by Elaine Pascale Ghost stories shape us. Ghost stories are conceived within shared culture; they are passed down in family...
