Book Review: NO ONE WILL HEAR YOUR SCREAMS
No One Will Hear Your Screams Thomas O’Callaghan Wild Blue Press (May 9, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen The novel NO ONE WILL HEAR YOUR SCREAMS begins with a brutal murder. A woman is buried and incapacitated while a crazed man takes an instrument that resembles an...
Book Review: THE BANK
THE BANK Bentley Little Cemetery Dance (April 28, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen Even though he has been producing first-rate horror for the past few decades and has been lauded by the likes of Stephen King, author Bentley Little may be the best kept secret in this...
Movie Review: THE WAITING
The Waiting F.C. Rabbath (Director) December 1, 2020 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Waiting is a mixed-genre film, combining supernatural and humorous elements. The film begins with a tense scene taking place inside the main setting, which is the Lodge Hotel. Two...
Book Review: THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS
The Only Good Indians Stephen Graham Jones Saga Press (July 14, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen There has been a recent resurgence in the horror subgenre of Native American-based horror stories. This was seen when author Owl Goingback won the 2019 Bram Stoker Award® for...
Book Series Review: POWER OF THE BLOOD
Power of the Blood (Series) Nancy Kilpatrick Crossroad Press, 2020 (revised and updated) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale If I could attribute the Power of the Blood series to a philosophical theory, it would be existentialism. Woven through the four books is the theme of...
DVD Review: BELZEBUTH
Belzebuth (DVD) Director: Emilio Portes Stars: Tobin Bell, Tate Ellington, Joaquín Cosio Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Here's another movie on the horror streaming service, Shudder, that they decided to put out on disc, and I just love that. But do I love the movie? I...
Channel Hex Launches Retro Horror Chat Show HEX TALKS
Hex Studios, the horror house behind The Devil's Machine and The Black Gloves, has recently been making waves with their new YouTube channel Channel Hex. In the few short months since its inception, the channel has showcased indie horror shorts and features, hosted an...
Book Review: THE GATHERING OF SHADOWS
The Gathering of Shadows (The Glennison Darkisle Cases, Book 1) Mark N. Drake Aethos Publications (2020) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Following closely on the heels of Mark N. Drake’s inaugural story collection, Hobb’s Top and Other Horrors, The Gathering of Shadows is a...
Short Fiction: TELLING STORIES
I’ve started dreading bedtime. It’s Emily. Oh, it’s not her fault, for God’s sake, she’s only three, but lately every time I come to tuck her in she’s dragged out that book, and always with the same demand. Story time. I don’t know where she found it. I certainly...
Short Fiction: DIGITAL OLIVES by B. Renard
There was seldom any warning when Mr. Bleeker’s screen would flicker to life, his floating visage perfectly preserved in high definition. “There were no olives in my martini, Grace,” the floating head rumbled irritably, a slight nasal twang to the words that had...
The Stephen King Collection from Out of Print
The Stephen King Collection from Out of Print Clothing review by Brian M. Sammons Website: https://outofprint.com/ In my time as a reviewer of all things horror, I've covered a variety of neat, and weird, things. Of course there are the movies, books, and video games,...
Writing Horror Stories – A Guide to Getting Started
Writing Horror Stories - A Guide to Getting Started Who doesn’t love an intense, spine-tingling, chill-inducing horror read? Writing horror stories may seem like a simple path to follow but you are wrong if you think it all you need is blood, gore, and zombies to...
Short Fiction: FINE FEATHERED YAKUZA by B. Renard
I first became aware of the vast conspiracy against us when I was walking home from the supermarket, spring onions and grape soda bumping against my legs with each step. There was a duck. A mallard, specifically. The lone sentry stood resolute in the barren field,...
New on Amazon Prime: PARALYZED WITH FEAR
When a well meaning daughter tries to conjure up the spirit of her deceased father for her paralyzed mother, what could go wrong? Chemock is what - a 15th-century demon who enjoys terrorizing people. The film stars Hodder as a demon who is the resurrection of Vlad the...
Popcorn Frights and Shudder Partner for Drive-In Horrorshow
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Popcorn Frights, the largest genre film festival in Southeast US, has partnered with Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, for its next drive-in horrorshow featuring a double-bill premiere of...
