Book Review: A HAUNTING ON THE HILL
A Haunting on the Hill Elizabeth Hand Mulholland Books (October 3, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham When you have the hubris to take on writing a sequel of an iconic classic like Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, you better be able to deliver the goods....
Book Review: GHOSTWRITTEN
Ghostwritten Ronald Malfi Titan Books (October 11, 2022) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Ghostwritten is a series of four novellas, all involving books... strange, ghastly, deadly books. It’s a terrific collection predicated on an ingenious idea and if you enjoy Stephen...
Advance Review: PLASTIC SPACE HOUSE
Plastic Space House John F. D. Taff Trepidatio Publishing (December 1, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I have always thought that just like the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London are a perfect setting for tales of vampires and serial killers, so is the...
Card Deck Review: DANTE’S INFERNO ORACLE CARDS
Dante's Inferno Oracle Cards Paolo Barbieri (author); Charles Harrington (guidebook) Llewellyn Worldwide (November 2023) Reviewed by N. Richards Where the hell to start with this one ? Well, Dante Alighieri wrote this truly epic poem written in the 13th century in the...
Book Review: GORDON B. WHITE IS CREATING HAUNTING WEIRD HORROR(S)
Gordon B. White Is Creating Haunting Weird Horror(s) Gordon B. White Trepidatio Publishing (October 13, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I’ve had a chance to read (and review) two of Gordon B. White’s novellas, Rookfield and And in Her Smile, the World (co-written with...
Book Review: THE CTHULHU HELIX
The Cthulhu Helix Umehara Katsufumi; Translated by Jim Hubbert Kurodahan Press (August 31, 2023) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Cthulhu Helix is a warning of the dangers of genetic tampering, especially when science cannot fathom the creativity of nature and its...
Card Deck Review: CIRCE TAROT
Circe Tarot Fabio Visintin Lo Scarabeo (November 2023) Reviewed by N. Richards The long awaited "CIRCE TAROT" is here at last! I have longed for this one , I have longed for a Tarot deck that works with the ancient Greek journey of magic for some time. Circe is the...
Book Review: GOLLITOK
Gollitok Andrew Najberg Wicked House Publishing (November 24, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Gollitok by Andrew Najberg is a harrowing and brilliantly crafted journey into post-nuclear Eastern Europe, where the scars of the past give rise to an atmospheric and...
Card Deck Review: The Witch’s Familiar Runic Oracle
The Witch’s Familiar Runic Oracle Athene Noctua Hay House, Inc. (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...
Card Deck Review: TRICK OR TREAT TAROT
Trick or Treat Tarot Barbara Moore Llewellyn Worldwide (Dece. 6, 2022) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes Sample: 10 The Wheel of Fortune: Generally, we know what kind of candy we have based on the wrapper. It’s nice when life is labelled clearly. But it doesn’t happen often....
Book Review: HALLOWED DAYS
Hallowed Days Daniel Hale JournalStone Publishing (November 20, 2020) Reviewed by N. Richards Sixteen gloriously imaginative and seasonally entertaining stories, are spread over 160 supernaturally tense and mind bending short stories by author Daniel Hale from...
Card Deck Review: EARTH AND BONE ORACLE
Earth & Bone Oracle - Honor the Concepts of Rebirth and Transformation Sirian Shadow Rockpool Publishing (November 2023) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes Natural cycles and the seasons of life are reflected in this Gothic style deck. As we each possess dualities of light...
Book Review: THE HORRORS OF THE HOUSE OF WILLS
The Horrors of the House of Wills Daryl Marston Llewellyn Worldwide (September 8, 2023) Reviewed by N. Richards What a little page-turner this one turned out to be! Daryl Marston is a co-lead investigator on Ghost Hunters: a paranormal investigator with vast knowledge...
Card Deck Review: TAROT DRACONIS
Tarot Draconis Davide Corsi Llewellyn Publications Reviewed by Wendy Stokes “My armour is like ten-fold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws are spears, the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt, my wings are a hurricane, and my breath is death.” Smaug, the dragon who...
Book Review: HALLOWED DAYS
Hallowed Days Daniel Hale JournalStone Publishing (November 20, 2020) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Hallowed Days by Daniel Hale is a chilling and imaginative collection of fifteen short stories (plus one poem) that harness the eerie and enigmatic aura of two of the most...
