Book Review: DEAD LETTERS
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...
Book Review: GREEN TSUNAMI
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...
Book Review: HALLOWED DAYS
Hallowed Days Daniel Hale JournalStone (November 20, 2020) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy “He is the midwife to fire … I (he) am (is) the Overseer of the Under Realms and the Autumn Kingdom. I (he) is the flutter of leaves on October breezes, and the cackling of witches...
Book Review: HEX
HEX Thomas Olde Heuvelt Tor (September 21, 2021) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham With as much reading in the horror genre that I do, it is often difficult to happen upon a novel that’s really unique, genuinely scary, and not chock full of all the horror tropes I’ve...
Book Review: LET HIM IN
Let Him In William Friend Sourcebooks (October 3, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Newly widowed father Alfie is now taking care of his twin daughters, whose mother recently died of anaphylaxis when stung by an insect. One night, the girls come into his room saying...
Book Review: THE HOUSE OF LAST RESORT
The House of Last Resort Christopher Golden St. Martin’s Press (January 30, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham A young couple moves to a virtual ghost town in Sicily to be near relatives and to start over. A pretty run of the mill trope when it comes to ghost...
Book Review: QUESTION NOT MY SALT
Question Not My Salt Amanda M. Blake Crystal Lake Publishing (February 16, 2024) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Question Not My Salt left me questioning many things non-spice related. I questioned the place of torture porn in written horror. I questioned myself as I was...
Book Review: TEACH THEM HOW TO BLEED
Teach Them How to Bleed L. L. Soares Bloodshot Books (July 8, 2022) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Another home run by L. L. Soares! In this exciting re-invention of the vampire trope, we have two very different people who have become immortal by virtue of being beaten...
Card Deck Review: TAROT OF THE ABYSS
Tarot of the Abyss Ana Tourian US Games Systems Reviewed by Wendy Stokes Sample: “The rider stands tall on her two flying swans, brave and full of determination. There is no fear as she guides these regal feathered birds. She knows that fear will not help her and any...
Book Review: FUGUE DEVIL RESURGENCE
FUGUE DEVIL: Resurgence A 30th Anniversary of the Celebration of The Fugue Devil By Stephen Mark Rainey Reviewed by Carson Buckingham This collection from Stephen Mark Rainey is among the best ones I’ve read. Each story is a shining gem and if you enjoy Lovecraftian...
Book Review: FALLS THE DARKNESS
Falls the Darkness Mark N. Drake January 30, 2024 Reviewed by Andrew Byers Over the last few years, Mark N. Drake has created and extensively developed a fictional place, Darkisle, a foreboding island inhabited by Lovecraftian horrors and cultists, where he has set...
Book Review: SOMETHING BLUE AND OTHER COLORFUL DEATHS
Something Blue and Other Colorful Deaths L.L. Soares JournalStone (March 31, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Bram Stoker winner L. L. Soares never disappoints. The first book of his I read was Green Tsunami, and I haven’t looked back since. Something Blue and...
Book Review: DEEP NIGHT
Deep Night Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (July 13, 2018) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Originally published in 2006 as the second novel after Greg F. Gifune’s powerful debut The Bleeding Season, Deep Night was re-released by JournalStone in 2018. It is as chilling...
Card Deck Review: WITCH SISTER TAROT
Witch Sister Tarot Julia Jeffrey Llewellyn Publishing (December 2023) Reviewed by N. Richards Witch Sister Tarot is an absolutely stunning "must have" for anyone interested in Scottish, Irish and Welsh folklore. The theme of Celtic folklore creates a natural dark and...
Card Deck Review: THE WITCH’S FAMILIAR RUNIC ORACLE
The Witch’s Familiar Runic Oracle Athene Noctua Hay House (September 26, 2023) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes “Our life paths are interwoven with the animals we share our planet with.” Athene Noctua has created several card decks. She is an English artist who has combined...
