Book Review: THE CANAL AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES
THE CANAL and Other Weird Stories Everil Worrell Weird House Press, 2023 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Not very well known to the current fans of gothic and horror fiction, Everil Worrell has been a not too prolific but faithful contributor to the legendary magazine ...
Book Review: THE GLOBSTER OF CAPE FRANKFURT
The Globster of Cape Frankfurt C. F. Page Strange Elf Press (October 2, 2022) Review by Elaine Pascale The Globster of Cape Frankfurt is simply a good story. It is an enjoyable read that asks nothing of you except that you go along for the ride. The narrative voice is...
Book Review: DARK IS BETTER
Dark Is Better Gemma Files Trepidatio Publishing (February 3, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers If you’ve been reading any weird fiction or cosmic horror collections in the last decade or two, you’ve seen the name Gemma Files appear prominently on the tables of contents...
Book Review: UNQUIET SPIRITS
Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith (eds.) Black Spot Books (February 14, 2023) Review by Elaine Pascale Ghost stories shape us. Ghost stories are conceived within shared culture; they are passed down in family...
Press Release: BAPTISMS OF HORROR & ECSTASY
Shadow House Publishing Announces the Release of: BAPTISMS OF HORROR & ECSTASY: SUPERNATURAL STORIES OF THE GREAT GOD PAN Edited by William P. Simmons A new anthology of supernatural literature honoring the Great God Pan. His scream inspires terror, His song is a...
Book Review: THE RACK AND CUE
The Rack and Cue David Owain Hughes Plumfukt Press (November 16, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers In The Rack and Cue, David Owain Hughes provides us with a promising premise: In the middle of nowhere during a terrible storm, an English pub (the eponymous “Rack and...
Book Review: THE HORROR COLLECTION: SAPPHIRE EDITION
THE HORROR COLLECTION: Sapphire Edition Natasha Sinclair, editor KJK Publishing, 2022 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Here’s the latest volume of The Horror Collection, featuring nineteen short stories exploring further the various aspects of the horror genre. At least in...
Book Review: SECRETS OF MOTHER
Secrets of Mother: A Cristiane Bradford Novel Sirrah Medeiros Tundra Swan Press (October 14, 2022) Review by Elaine Pascale Secrets of Mother is the first book in a series, although it felt like a second or third book as it begins in a way that suggests familiarity...
Advance Review: 8:59:29
8:59:29 Polly Schattel Trepidatio Publishing (February 24, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I first encountered Polly Schattel through her disturbing novel Shadowdays (reviewed here) —seriously, this book has stuck with me—and was delighted to see that she’s back with a...
Book Review: SHARDS OF SHATTERED DARKNESS
Shards of Shattered Darkness Mark N. Drake Aethos Publishing (January 18, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Over the last few years, I’ve gotten to know Mark N. Drake’s work through his series of novels and short stories set on the fictional Darkisle, a foreboding place...
Book Review: THE TWO-HEADED LADY AT THE END OF THE WORLD
The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World: A Romance Hotter Than a Thousand Suns Mark Miller Montag Press (December 23, 2022) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Amanda and Miranda Morgan are identical twins dreaming about first kisses and playing spin the bottle in the ‘80s...
Book Review: YULETIDE FRIGHTS 2
Yuletide Frights 2: More Victorian Ghost Stories for Christmas Edited by William P. Simmons Shadow House Publishing (November 10, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers As most of us probably know, the Victorians had a tradition of telling each other spooky stories, many...
Book Review: HOUSE OF PUNGSU
House of Pungsu K.P. Kulski Bizarro Pulp Press (September 30, 2022) Review by Elaine Pascale House of Pungsu is a difficult property to summarize. It is like trying to describe a delicious smell or a captivating painting. The plot feels like a specter that one catches...
Poetry Review: VENOMOUS WORDS
Venomous Words Jeff Oliver Blurb Books (May 11, 2022) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy I might be a bit biased because I was married to an arachnologist and never outgrew my fondness for the love of tiny insects wandering around us day and night, but Venomous Words by Jeff...
Book Review: IN THE DEVIL’S CRADLE
In the Devil’s Cradle S. L. Edwards Word Horde (November 8, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I previously reviewed S. L. Edwards’ short story collection The Death of an Author, and enjoyed it immensely, so I was very much looking forward to Edwards’ debut novel, In the...
