Book Review: THE HOUSE OF LAST RESORT
The House of Last Resort Christopher Golden St. Martin’s Press (January 30, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham A young couple moves to a virtual ghost town in Sicily to be near relatives and to start over. A pretty run of the mill trope when it comes to ghost...
Book Review: QUESTION NOT MY SALT
Question Not My Salt Amanda M. Blake Crystal Lake Publishing (February 16, 2024) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Question Not My Salt left me questioning many things non-spice related. I questioned the place of torture porn in written horror. I questioned myself as I was...
Book Review: TEACH THEM HOW TO BLEED
Teach Them How to Bleed L. L. Soares Bloodshot Books (July 8, 2022) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Another home run by L. L. Soares! In this exciting re-invention of the vampire trope, we have two very different people who have become immortal by virtue of being beaten...
Card Deck Review: TAROT OF THE ABYSS
Tarot of the Abyss Ana Tourian US Games Systems Reviewed by Wendy Stokes Sample: “The rider stands tall on her two flying swans, brave and full of determination. There is no fear as she guides these regal feathered birds. She knows that fear will not help her and any...
Book Review: FUGUE DEVIL RESURGENCE
FUGUE DEVIL: Resurgence A 30th Anniversary of the Celebration of The Fugue Devil By Stephen Mark Rainey Reviewed by Carson Buckingham This collection from Stephen Mark Rainey is among the best ones I’ve read. Each story is a shining gem and if you enjoy Lovecraftian...
Book Review: FALLS THE DARKNESS
Falls the Darkness Mark N. Drake January 30, 2024 Reviewed by Andrew Byers Over the last few years, Mark N. Drake has created and extensively developed a fictional place, Darkisle, a foreboding island inhabited by Lovecraftian horrors and cultists, where he has set...
Book Review: SOMETHING BLUE AND OTHER COLORFUL DEATHS
Something Blue and Other Colorful Deaths L.L. Soares JournalStone (March 31, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Bram Stoker winner L. L. Soares never disappoints. The first book of his I read was Green Tsunami, and I haven’t looked back since. Something Blue and...
Book Review: DEEP NIGHT
Deep Night Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (July 13, 2018) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Originally published in 2006 as the second novel after Greg F. Gifune’s powerful debut The Bleeding Season, Deep Night was re-released by JournalStone in 2018. It is as chilling...
Card Deck Review: WITCH SISTER TAROT
Witch Sister Tarot Julia Jeffrey Llewellyn Publishing (December 2023) Reviewed by N. Richards Witch Sister Tarot is an absolutely stunning "must have" for anyone interested in Scottish, Irish and Welsh folklore. The theme of Celtic folklore creates a natural dark and...
Card Deck Review: THE WITCH’S FAMILIAR RUNIC ORACLE
The Witch’s Familiar Runic Oracle Athene Noctua Hay House (September 26, 2023) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes “Our life paths are interwoven with the animals we share our planet with.” Athene Noctua has created several card decks. She is an English artist who has combined...
Book Review: HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
HOW CAN I HELP YOU? Laura Sims Penguin (July 18, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham I love books about books and libraries, so when I saw How Can I Help You? I snapped it up, eager to add it to my collection. The description made it sound deliciously sinister, and I...
Advance Review: A BETTER WORLD
A Better World Sarah Langan Atria Books (April 9, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham The world is falling to pieces and it’s looking like the Anthropocene Era may be coming to an end. Pestilence, famine, death, war, and chaos have arrived, and all the other things...
Book Review: FAIRLIGHT
Fairlight Adrian Chamberlin Crystal Lake Publishing (November 7, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham “... and a child shall lead them.” I loved this book. It is a book about battles... on many different fronts. It is about good versus evil, adults versus children,...
Book Review: THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE
The September House Carissa Orlando Berkley (September 5, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham This debut novel by Carissa Orlando is an interesting take on a haunted house. The homeowners, a couple who despaired of ever finding their dream home, came across this...
Book Review: THAT WHICH GROWS WILD
THAT WHICH GROWS WILD Eric J. Guignard Harper Day Books (July 17, 2018) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham “Outstanding” is the only word that comes to mind when considering this collection of horror tales. Guignard has a seldom-seen, old world literary style of writing...
