New Release: Scott R. Jones’ STONEFISH
A missing tech mogul... ...a jaded reporter... ...a damaged AI returned from a horrifying reality... ...and something lurking in the woods. When journalist Den Secord is tasked with locating enigmatic tech guru Gregor Makarios, he soon finds his understanding of...
Blu-ray Review: COLOR OUT OF SPACE
Color Out Of Space – Blu-ray review Director: Richard Stanley Stars: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons If you know anything about my tastes, then you know my favorite author is one H.P. Lovecraft. His brand of cosmic horror...
Horror Tree Interviews S.P. Miskowski
As Women in Horror Month continues, Trepidatio author S.P. Miskowski gets a killer interview over at Horror Tree! ...[T]he horror community has been shining its beam on Miskowski’s work for nearly a decade. Her 2019 novel The Worst is Yet to Come and 2017 novel I Wish...
Women in Horror: “A Dark Adapted Eye” at The Wicked Library
Listen here: https://thewickedlibrary.com/wihm2020-2/ Today we celebrate Women in Horror Month at the Wicked Library with a special collection of six deeply dark and disturbing short tales by Scarlett R. Algee. Be warned though, these tales may be far too much for...
Trailer: A QUIET PLACE, Part II
Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the...
2019 Stoker Award Finalists Announced
The finalists for the 2019 Bram Stoker Awards® have been announced, and we're thrilled to say that five JournalStone/Trepidatio titles are up for consideration in three categories! Superior Achievement in a First Novel Eric J. Guignard, Doorways to the Deadeye...
Comic Review: THE EMPTIES
The Empties Kristen Renee Gorlitz (author), Eli Powell (artist) February 18, 2020 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Empties takes place in Detroit, and people in Michigan have been acting strangely. The local news is contributing the zombie-like behavior to bath salts. ...
Advance Review: SWITCHBOARD
Switchboard Andrew Post February 28, 2020 JournalStone Publishing Review by Bret McCormick At an unspecified time approximating the present in the Rust Belt dystopia, desomorphine, a semi-synthetic opioid first patented in 1922 in Germany, has become all the rage...
Women in Horror: “Train Man” at the Wicked Library
Listen at https://thewickedlibrary.com/wihm2020-1/. Ever since she was a child, Rissa has been terrified of the trains that rumbled past her house at night and the nightmares that came with them - especially those of the Train Man. While Rissa finds ways to cope with...
Blu-ray Release: EYE SEE YOU (Director’s Cut)
Coming April 14, 2020: SURVIVAL IS A KILLER A brutal serial killer is targeting cops, and detective Jake Malloy is on the warpath. But now the killer is making it personal, and this dedicated agent is twisted in an emotional nightmare. Time is running out, and so are...
Movie Poster: Del Toro’s ANTLERS
Over at Gamespot, Antlers (coming April 17th) is getting some attention. Here's the poster for Guillermo Del Toro's newest dark film:
Book Review: COLD COMFORTS
Cold Comforts Marianne Halbert Crossroad Press June 24, 2019 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale While I find nothing comforting about the cold, I do seek solace in well written horror stories, and this anthology has plenty of them. Cold Comforts is a clever, creative...
Blu-ray Release: IN FABRIC
Available today! A lonely woman (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), recently separated from her husband, visits a bewitching London department store in search of a dress that will transform her life. She's fitted with a perfectly flattering, artery-red gown-which, in time, will...
MY BLOODY VALENTINE: Blu-ray Review
My Bloody Valentine – Blu-ray Director: George Mihalka Stars: Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons 1981's My Bloody Valentine is one of the best slashers ever made, easily beating better-known entries in some of the big franchises like...
WHISPERS IN THE EAR OF A DREAMING APE: Book Review
Whispers in the Ear of a Dreaming Ape Joshua Chaplinsky October 15, 2019 (CLASH Books) Reviewed by Bret McCormick Consciousness is a surging, dynamic thing, shaped by our experiences and relationships. For the majority of us, a gentle ride on the lazy wide channel of...
