Book Review: THE LEBO COVEN
The Lebo Coven Stephen Mark Rainey Macabre Ink (September 11, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Stephen Mark Rainey hits it out of the park again with The Lebo Coven. When you have creepy goings-on in a small town, warring witch contingents, and a black-hearted...
Advance Review: THESE THINGS THAT WALK BEHIND ME
These Things That Walk Behind Me David Surface Lethe Press (October 1, 2024) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi The second collection of dark stories by David Surface confirms that he’s an extraordinary new talent in the area of horror short fiction. For a reviewer of...
Advance Review: NO FAIR MAIDENS FROM EARTH TO MARS
No Fair Maidens from Earth to Mars Rowan Hill Trepidatio Publishing (October 11, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Rowan Hill exploded onto the writing scene in 2021 and hasn’t looked back since. Making her mark in short fiction, she also has two long pieces under her...
Advance Review: ISLAND OF THE DEAD
Island of the Dead Brian Keene Apex Book Company (October 15, 2024) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Brian Keene needs no introduction to most readers of horror fiction, who will likely know him from his The Rising series, a chronicle of a zombie apocalypse, or similar works....
Book Review: THE ABYSSAL PLAIN
The Abyssal Plain: The R’lyeh Cycle Edited by William Holloway and Brett J. Talley JournalStone Publishing (November 29, 2019) Reviewed by Andrew Byers One of the chief conceits of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos is that eventually the stars will be right and the...
Book Review: SKINNING THE COYOTE
Skinning the Coyote Nick McAnulty Wicked House Publishing (September 30, 2023) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Wow! McAnulty packed a massive tale into this book. Wanted outlaws, a disgraced Marshall and his deputy, stolen bank money, a card game turned into a saloon fight...
Book Review: LAST LIGHT
Last Light A. Lawrence Cloaked Press (June 6, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Fresh off their successful Ihale fantasy series and their paranormal Ghost Punch series, A. Lawrence has created another world for both adults and teenagers to enjoy wandering. In Last Light...
Book Review: BLACK SEAS OF INFINITY
Black Seas of Infinity: The R’lyeh Cycle Book Two Edited by William Holloway JournalStone Publishing (June 28, 2024) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Black Seas of Infinity is William Holloway’s follow-up to his 2019 anthology, The Abyssal Plain: The R’lyeh Cycle (also from...
Book Review: THE GODS OF MOAB
The Gods of Moab Stephen Mark Rainey Damned Rodan Publishing (June 23, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Though this book is small, it is truly mighty and will have you on the edge of your seat all the way to the end. I blew through it twice and it still scared me...
Book Review: ASATRU FOR BEGINNERS
Ásatrú for Beginners: A Modern Heathen's Guide to the Ancient Northern Way Mathias Nordvig, PhD Callisto (September 8, 2020) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy If you are looking for a short and informative book on following Asatru, the pre-Christian spiritual belief system...
Book Review: YOU LIKE IT DARKER
You Like It Darker Stephen King Scribner (May 21, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham He’s Baaaaaaaaacckk! Now this is more like the Uncle Stevie we all know and love. Aside from his early work, King really shines with his mastery of short story writing. This book is...
Book Review: SKULLS: PORTRAITS OF THE DEAD AND THE STORIES THEY TELL
Skulls: Portraits of the Dead and the Stories They Tell Paul Gambino Laurence King Publishing (October 12, 2021) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Prepare to cuddle up with a delectable book of skull photographs and their collectors’ stories. Paul Gambino is known as a Master...
Book Review: I FOUND A LOST HIGHWAY IN A DYING MALL
I Found a Lost Hallway in a Dying Mall Ben Farthing Independently published (June 18, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham In Ben Farthing’s latest effort, we meet Lisa, a Dillard’s store manager, in a huge, rapidly dying shopping mall. Her husband works in the same...
Book Review: THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF SPIDERS
The Secret Language of Spiders K. L. Young Strange Aeons (June 25, 2024) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Writer and filmmaker K.L. Young has released a new novel, The Secret Language of Spiders, that I would describe as a Lovecraftian body horror set in a small, dying town...
Advance Review: THE DAMAGE DONE
The Damage Done Tony Tremblay Twisted Publishing (July 18, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Who doesn’t know a teenager who isn’t emotional? Hormones tend to do such a number that the kids can make ‘Hello” sound like World War III, right? But that tends to be as...
