Book Review: TROUBLE THE WATER
Trouble the Water Wendy Vogel JournalStone (August 9, 2022) Review by Elaine Pascale Trouble the Water is being marketed as Contemporary Southern Gothic. While it contains a ghost, the real fear in the story is attributable to the repression and hate associated with...
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 12, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Mark Miller is an author who’s new to me, and as I began reading The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World...
Book Review: STRANGER SINS
Stranger Sins Michaelbrent Collings Written Insomnia Press (November 25, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Stranger Sins is the latest stand-alone entry in the Michaelbrent Collings’ horror thriller series “I Am Legion.” I reviewed the first book in the series,...
Press Release: YULETIDE FRIGHTS 2
Shadow House Publishing Announces the Release of: YULETIDE FRIGHTS 2: MORE VICTORIAN GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS Edited by William P. Simmons A new anthology of Victorian Christmas ghost stories to haunt your holidays. Not all Christmas visitors are jolly…or alive....
Book Review: IN THE HAUNTING DARKNESS
In the Haunting Darkness Michael R. Collings Hemelein Publications (September 20, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Michael R. Collings is one of those writers who doesn’t get nearly the attention that he deserves. A retired academic, he has written extensively on the...
Book Review: WHERE NIGHT COWERS
Where Night Cowers Matthew M. Bartlett JournalStone Publishing (September 30, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Matthew Bartlett has received a good deal of attention as a contemporary weird fiction writer, though I was new to his work before reading Where Night Cowers....
Card Deck Review: VLAD DRACULA TAROT
Card Deck Review: Vlad Dracula Tarot Travis McHenry Published by Rockpool Publishing (US $25.95; U.K. £21.99) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes Gold leaf edged cards in a red and black box with gold lettering. Card size: 2 and a half inches by 4 and a half inches. 78 cards...
Book Review: LOOMING LOW, VOLUME 2
Looming Low volume II Edited by Justin Steele and Sam Cowan Dim Shores, 2022 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Here’s yet another example of how most horror anthologies appear to be today. An excessive number of stories ( the e-format makes it easier to squeeze into the book...
Card Deck Review: THE SIBYLS ORACULUM
Card Deck Review: The Sibyls Oraculum - Oracle of the Black Doves of Africa Tayannah Lee McQuillar, with artwork by Katelan V Foisy Published by Destiny Books (UK £16.99; 44 cards and comprehensive information book) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes "There will be a coming of...
Book Review: UNKNOWING, I SINK
Unknowing, I Sink: A Strange and Horrifying Novella Timothy G. Huguenin (October 1, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Unknowing, I Sink is an entertaining and quick read firmly in the realm of Lovecraftian horror (though it’s not explicitly connected with the Cthulhu...
Card Deck Review: THE HALLOWEEN ORACLE
The Halloween Oracle by Stacey Demarco - Lifting the Veil Between the Worlds Blue Angel Publishing (information booklet and 36 cards, 5 x 7 inches) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes 31st October is the evening before All Hallows’. It is known as Halloween. This year, we have a...
Book Review: CLOWNS VS SPIDERS
Clowns vs. Spiders by Jeff Strand Independently published (September 19, 2019) Reviewed by Scott Baker If you rolled your eyes when you read the book's title, let me start this review by urging you to push your initial assumption aside and give this book a read. It...
Book Review: UNDER THE BLOOD MOON
Under the Blood Moon Patricia Santos Marcantonio Dark Ink Books (August 17, 2022) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale It is certainly timely to be reviewing this novel during Hispanic Heritage month. Under the Blood Moon lovingly details the community and culture of Mexican...
Book Review: WHEN I WAS LOST
When I Was Lost Jordan Kurella Trepidatio Publishing (October 21, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Jordan Kurella is an author who’s new to me, but I’m very impressed with his breadth of themes and settings—stories in When I Was Lost are set across time and space in a...
Card Deck Review: ZOMBIE TAROT
The Zombie Tarot: An Oracle of the Undead with Deck and Instructions Quirk Books (June 5, 2012) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes This is a novelty pack published by Quirk Books. It consists of 78 cards illustrated by Paul Kepple (author of The Housewives’ Tarot) and Ralph...
