Snaked: Deep Sea Rising Duncan McGeary Cohesion Press 2017 Reviewed by Michael R. Collings Some years ago, Dean Koontz spoke to my Creative Writing class at Pepperdine. In a discussion afterward, he talked at some length about giving readers an appropriate...
Walt Disney World for Vampires, Zombies, and Others with Very Special Needs Dominick Cancilla Theme Park Press May 9, 2017 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Walt Disney World for Vampires, Zombies, and Others with Very Special Needs is a unique, but much-needed guide book...
Mapping the Interior Stephen Graham Jones Tor October 18, 2016 Reviewed by Shane Douglas Keene When it comes to great American authors, the southern US has bred more than its fair share. Names like Joe R. Lansdale and Flannery O’Connor come instantly to mind, as...
Thrill Me Written by Benjamin Percy Graywolf Press October 18, 2016 Reviewed by Shane Douglas Keene I’ve written about several books on the craft of fiction, and I’ve read hundreds of them, so I wouldn’t call myself a complete luddite when it comes to the subject....
Twice Upon an Apocalypse: Lovecraftian Fairy Tales Rachel Kenley and Scott T. Goudsward, Eds. Crystal Lake Publishing 2017 Reviewed by Michael R. Collings What searchers after horror, what devotees of darkness could resist the temptation of a second volume containing...
Lightbringers: The Age of Myths and Legends David Price Crossroad Press May 29, 2017 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Epic in scope, fantastical in theme, Lightbringers tells the story of divine twins, Deykin and Dawn, who must rescue the world from the evil that is...