Home Before Dark Riley Sager Dutton (June 30, 2020) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham The odd thing about this book is that title doesn’t really anything to do with the story. This is the first time I’ve ever come across a book that was so bewilderingly mistitled. But...
Lullaby Cécile Guillot Trepidatio Publishing (January 5, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Cécile Guillot wrote a beautiful and haunting short story, “Lullaby,” which resonates deeply with me for personal reasons. I am going to share them here because they relate to the...
We’re Not Ourselves Today Lydia Prime and Jill Girardi Kandisha Press (March 2024) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Full disclosure: I am familiar with the writing of Lydia Prime and Jill Girardi so I began reading We’re Not Ourselves Today with high expectations. I...
Skin That Screams Thomas Stewart Unveiling Nightmares Ltd. (April 15, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Skin That Screams by Thomas Stewart is a collection of nightmare tales forcing readers to face their greatest fear – themselves. Stewart writes, about “misery … just...
Dead Letters: Episodes of Epistolary Horror Jacob Steven Mohr, ed. Crystal Lake Publishing (November 27, 2023) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi The telltale title of the book says it all. Which, of course, causes a certain repetitiveness in the structure of the included...
Green Tsunami Laura Cooney and L.L. Soares Smart Rhino Publications (May 19, 2014) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham L.L. Soares and his wife, Laura Cooney, in a major departure from the exemplary horror fiction we’ve come to expect, have presented us with a remarkable...