Book Review: WILY WRITERS PRESENTS: TALES OF NIGHTMARES
Wily Writers Presents: Tales of Nightmares Loren Rhoads (editor) Automatism Press (July 11, 2022) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Tales of Nightmares is the second of six anthologies that include stories from authors that are part of the Wily Writers collective. While the...
Book Review: NATURE’S PERFUME
Nature’s Perfume Mark Towse JournalStone (March 11, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Mark Towse was a new writer to me, but I was very happy to bite into his short work here in Nature’s Perfume. This short collection contains the eponymous novella followed by an...
Book Review: GHOSTFLOWERS
Ghostflowers Rus Wornom JournalStone Publishing (July 8, 2022) Review by Elaine Pascale I would be remiss if I did not disclose something very important before diving into this review: I am not a fan of romance. AT ALL. Unless it is Gomez and Morticia, keep it away...
The GREAT GALAXIES Bundle
THE GREAT GALAXIES BUNDLE The Great Galaxies Adventure SF Bundle - Curated by Kevin J. Anderson It's that time of year to sit back on the beach, pick up a good book—or a whole bundle of them!—and travel across time and space. I've curated 14 Adventure Science Fiction...
Book Review: SCAR TISSUE
SCAR TISSUE James Cooper PS Publishing, 2022 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Subtitled “ Original Stories Inspired by Dark Fiction’s Contemporary Trailblazers,” the present book assembles nine novelettes trying to recreate the themes, the atmospheres, and sometimes the...
Now Featuring: THE GREAT GALAXIES BUNDLE
THE GREAT GALAXIES BUNDLE The Great Galaxies Adventure SF Bundle - Curated by Kevin J. Anderson It's that time of year to sit back on the beach, pick up a good book—or a whole bundle of them!—and travel across time and space. I've curated 14 Adventure Science Fiction...
Blu-ray Review: HELL HIGH
Hell High Director: Douglas Grossman Stars: Maureen Mooney, Christopher Stryker, Christopher Cousins Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons By 1989 the golden age of slashers was mostly coming to an end, and would not come back in any real way until 1996 and the release of...
Book Review: DANCING IN THE SHADOWS
Dancing in the Shadows: A Tribute to Anne Rice Edited by Elaine Pascale & Rebecca Rowland Yuriko Publishing, LLC (May 22, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Given Anne Rice’s untimely demise in late 2021, I was heartened to see a horror tribute collection emerge with...
Blu-ray Review: EDGE OF SANITY
Edge of Sanity Director: Gérard Kikoïne Stars: Anthony Perkins, Glynis Barber, Sarah Maur Thorp Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons When you think psychos, you had better think of Anthony Perkins, or we can't be friends. Not that he, the actor, was psychotic or anything, but...
Book Review: GHOSTFLOWERS
Ghostflowers Rus Wornom JournalStone (July 8, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Some books really take you back to a particular place and time and make you feel as though you were there. Rus Wornom’s Ghostflowers is such a novel. Ghostflowers is set in the summer of...
Book Review: EVERY CRAWLING, PUTRID THING
Every Crawling, Putrid Thing David Busboom JournalStone (April 8, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I will always appreciate JournalStone bringing me the work of many horror authors I wouldn’t otherwise have been exposed to. That’s certainly the case with Every Crawling,...
Book Review: SHAGGING THE BOSS
Shagging the Boss Rebecca Rowland Filthy Loot Press (June 30, 2022) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Shagging the Boss could not be more in my wheelhouse. It is the type of story I truly enjoy because it contains three of my favorite elements: the uncanny, a synthesis of...
Blu-ray Review: THE INITIATION OF SARAH
The Initiation of Sarah Director: Robert Day Stars: Kay Lenz. Shelley Winters, Morgan Fairchild Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons The made for TV movies from the 1970s, man I have a weakness for them. Even when they're not great, they're usually a whole lot of fun. They...
Blu-ray Review: THE CELLAR
The Cellar Director: Brendan Muldowney Stars: Elisha Cuthbert, Eoin Macken, Dylan Fitzmaurice Brady Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons The relationship between RLJE Films and horror streaming service Shudder continues to grow and impress with this latest release, The...
Blu-ray Review: OFF SEASON
Off Season Director: Mickey Keating Stars: Jocelin Donahue, Joe Swanberg, Richard Brake Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Off Season (or as IMDb calls it: Offseason, but that's the wrong title) was a movie that took me by surprise. I had never heard of it, knew nothing...
