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...
Blu-ray Review: THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE
THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE Director: Jorge Grau Stars: Cristina Galbó, Ray Lovelock, Arthur Kennedy Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons This film is a classic of the zombie genre. Also known as Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, this movie was made in 1974, years before...
Audio Review: HPLHS Dark Adventure Radio Theater 11 – 13
HPLHS Dark Adventure Radio Theater 11 - 13 Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons I love H.P. Lovecraft; his type of weird cosmic horror just speaks to me like few other genres of fiction do. Therefore, it’s no surprise that I am a huge fan of the HPLHS, or the H.P. Lovecraft...
Blu-ray Review: GIRLS NITE OUT
Girls Nite Out Director: Robert Deubel Stars: Julia Montgomery, James Carroll, Suzanne Barnes Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Girls Nite Out is not a a great horror movie, but it sure is a fun one, and one that often seems to be forgotten. Three cheers, then, to Arrow...
OPEN CALL: Azathoth: Ordo ab Chao
OPEN CALL Anthology Title: Azathoth: Ordo ab Chao Edited by Aaron J. French Based on The Gods of HP Lovecraft Publisher: JournalStone Publishing Anthology Theme This project will be the first in a series of anthologies focusing on each of the Lovecraftian gods...
Book Review: WE CAN NEVER LEAVE THIS PLACE
We Can Never Leave This Place Eric LaRocca Trepidatio Publishing (June 24, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers In the last few years, Eric LaRocca has developed a cult following that originated with his viral hit Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke (among other...
