Book Review: RAINBRINGER: ZORA NEALE HURSTON AGAINST THE LOVECRAFTIAN MYTHOS
Rainbringer: Zora Neale Hurston against the Lovecraftian Mythos by Edward M. Erdelac (May 4, 2021) Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Full disclosure at the start: three of the stories in this collection first appeared in anthologies I edited, but hopefully that fact only...
Blu-ray Release: KING KONG ’76
King Kong (1976) Director: John Guillermin Stars: Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons With all the attention from the recent MonsterVerse beatdown of Godzilla vs. Kong, it's a good time to remind people of what came before. One of...
Book Review: BLACK CAT CHRONICLES: GREYFRIARS CEMETERY
Black Cat Chronicles: Greyfriars Cemetery Francesca Maria, author; Nate Olson, artist Black Cat Publishing, 2021 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Black Cat Chronicles has a Tales of Crypt-type feel as readers are introduced to historical horror by the host, the Black Cat....
New Release: THOSE UNDER THE HILL
The second novel in Mark N Drake’s Glennison Darkisle Cases Series was released by Aethos Publications on April 12, 2021. It’s called Those Under the Hill, and it picks up eight months after the events in the first novel, The Gathering of Shadows. It's May 1922, and a...
Blu-ray Review: THE RECKONING
The Reckoning Director: Neil Marshall Stars: Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee, Steven Waddington Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons I love me some Neil Marshall movies. His Dog Soldiers and The Descent are two of my favorite films of all time. Centurion is a very fun bit of...
Advance Review: BODY SHOCKS
BODY SHOCKS Ellen Datlow (ed.) Tachyon Publications, 2021 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi With about one hundred books under her belt, Ellen Datlow is arguably the most prolific and famous editor of horror and dark fantasy anthologies. They say that often as one gets...
Book Review: HORDE
Horde Bryan Cassiday Independently published (January 2, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Horde is book 6 of the Zombie Apocalypse: Chad Halverson Series. While I am not familiar with the first five books, the setting was ominously recognizable. The story included...
DVD Review: PSYCHO GOREMAN
Psycho Goreman – DVD review Director: Steven Kostanski Stars: Nita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre, Matthew Ninaber Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Written and directed by Steven Kostanski, who is part of Canadian filmmaking group Astron-6, who are known for producing low-budget,...
Q & A with Ramsey Campbell
Q&A by Ray Palen Your career as a horror writer has been prolific with stories touching upon several different genres. Which writers or styles were your primary influences before you started writing your own work? There had been a few before I wrote my...
Book Review: THE SEARCHING DEAD
The Searching Dead Ramsey Campbell Flame Tree Press (February 16, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Originally released in the UK back in 2016, publisher Flame Tree Press will be releasing all three titles in this trilogy as part of their Fiction Without Frontiers campaign....
Final Days: The Pulse Pounders StoryBundle
From Kevin J. Anderson: Take a breath and hold on. I've curated a new "Pulse Pounders" StoryBundle, 13 action-packed books, plus a bonus, guaranteed to put you on the edge of your reading chair. Thrillers, suspense, action, dark fantasy, adventure—the common...
Book Review: THE GULP
The Gulp Alan Baxter Independently published (January 12, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Gulp is about the creepy town of Gulpepper, a place that has a habit of swallowing people alive. A place where everyone shares the same nightmare/dream each night. The Gulp...
Book Review: AFTER NIGHTFALL
After Nightfall & Other Weird Tales David A Riley (illustrated by Jim Pitts) Parallel Universe Publications, 2021 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi A prolific and well respected British horror writer, David A Riley repurposes a bunch of his short stories in a new...
Press Release: New Short Fiction by Mark N. Drake
Ahead of Aethos Publications' release of 'Those Under The Hill', the follow-up to 2020's 'The Gathering of Shadows', author Mark N Drake has released a new 10,000 word short story for free. 'The Grey Berserker' is part of Drake's Darkisle canon, but told from a very...
Book Review: GLAMOUR GHOUL
Glamour Ghoul: The Passions and Pain of the Real Vampira Sandra Niemi Feral House (January 12, 2021) Reviewed by Nancy Kilpatrick It is normal for biographers to be fascinated by their subjects. Frequently, they strive to present an unbiased view of the life of a...
