EXILE at Cannes Film Market
17th June 2020, Los Angeles - Recent events have forced the Cannes Film Market to hold its first ever virtual film market. EuroObscura will take part presenting the film EXILE, the new surreal drama from Greek director Vassilis Mazomenos. EXILE is a drama about the...
Book Review: THE WISE FRIEND
THE WISE FRIEND Ramsey Campbell Flame Tree Press (April 23, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen For me, opening up a new Ramsey Campbell novel is almost a religious experience. The man is a Master of Horror, with accolades ranging from the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement...
RED, BLUE, GOLD by B. Renard
(First installment is here.) “I brought you something.” The words weren’t spoken loudly, but they made the Fate start upright, yawning hugely as her head slipped off the fist she’d propped it on. “I wasn’t sleeping!” “I didn’t say anything about sleeping,” Aki said....
Book Review: BEHEMOTH
BEHEMOTH HP Newquist Bloodshot Books (October 24, 2019) Reviewed by Ray Palen 'Behemoth is God's greatest creature. One of his most terrifying. According to Job, Chapter 40, Verses 15 to 18, Behemoth was made as the same time as man. It was monstrously large and...
Blu-ray Review: ONE CUT OF THE DEAD
One Cut of the Dead Blu-ray/DVD Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Director: Shin'ichirô Ueda Stars: Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama, Harumi Shuhama I love that the horror streaming service Shudder, owned by AMC, is releasing some of their exclusive movies to disc so that...
Book Review: HOBB’S TOP AND OTHER HORRORS
Hobb’s Top and Other Horrors Mark N. Drake June 2020 Reviewed by Andrew Byers Mark N. Drake has just released a short collection of three stories, all set on the fictional Darkisle, where he has also set his soon-to-be-released novel, A Gathering Storm. Darkisle is a...
Blu-ray Review: CREEPSHOW
Creepshow – Season One – Blu-ray Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons I have a love for horror anthologies in books, movies, and TV shows. Three cheers then for the horror streaming service, Shudder, for giving us more of one of the best horror anthology movies ever,...
Book Review: CULT OF THE GATOR GOD
Cult of the Gator God Paul Lubaczewski 50/50 Press LLC April 25, 2020 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Environmental lawyer Bob Carey is relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, to fill the shoes of a lawyer who met his end in a boating accident—and to also make career amends...
Free Fiction: HOBB’S TOP AND OTHER HORRORS
Ahead of publication of his first novel, Mark N Drake has released 'Hobb's Top and Other Horrors', a collection of short stories to introduce readers to his Lovecraftian horror location, Darkisle. Each story offers a fragmentary glimpse of pieces of the puzzle that is...
Book Review: SKIN DREAMS
SKIN DREAMS by Bret McCormick HellBound Books October 25, 2019 Review by J.H. Rood What author Bret McCormick has accomplished in SKIN DREAMS is to bring us a tale that is nearly equal parts endearing, terrifying, sensual, and surprisingly spiritual, that refuses to...
Short Film: THE GAME OF THE CLOCK
The victim is a teenage girl who visits a friend late at night. As she enters the empty house she finds herself involved in a survival game where she has to endure five minutes with a monster she must not look at.
Book Review: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Over at This is Horror, Thomas Joyce has penned an excellent review of S. P. Miskowski's The Best of Both Worlds: We say it with the nicest of intentions, but Miskowski has a real knack of creating the most tenebrous characters. While this novella differs slightly...
Short Film: CHILDER
An introverted mother's worst fears are amplified when she is seemingly stalked by the feral children living in the woods surrounding her home.
Patricia Lillie at Kendall Reviews
Over at Kendall Reviews, Patricia Lillie--author of the THE CUCKOO GIRLS (Trepidatio, April 2020)--talks about why she writes horror: "Really. Parents. Teachers. Haunted houses. Shirley Jackson. Wonderful books. Of course, I write that stuff. What choice do I have?"...
Press Release: DARK BLOOD COMES FROM THE FEET
Dark Blood Comes from the Feet by Emma J. Gibbon Debut Short Fiction from Horror Author and Rhysling-nominated Poet: A STRANGE AND ECLECTIC COLLECTION OF SEVENTEEN DARK AND GLITTERING STORIES “Careful, or you might cut yourself on these stories—little gems with sharp...
