Book Review: BAT EATER AND OTHER NAMES FOR CORA ZENG
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng Kylie Lee Baker MIRA (April 29, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng is a startling look at the Covid pandemic through the eyes of an Asian woman who loses her sister. Cora Zeng is a crime...
Book Review: JUST GARY
Just Gary Rob Gabriele The Evil Cookie Publishing (July 11, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy It’s just Gary and he’s dying, but then he wins the lottery. With his new machine controlling his REM sleep he can act out all the most depraved dreams he can imagine, but soon...
Book Review: WETBONES
Wetbones John Shirley Open Road Media (October 6, 2015) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Disgusting wet husks of what used to be humans are showing up in Hollywood and Tom Prentice has no idea what has happened to his wife. It’s probably better he doesn’t. She’s become...
Advance Review: THE LEGEND LIMINAL
The Legend Liminal Ren Hutchings Stars and Sabers Publishing (September 30, 2025) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham The Legend Liminal. Hmmm. Let’s start with the fact that it’s only 67 pages of actual story, which, to me, makes it a longish short story rather than a...
Book Review: 80S DEATH MIXTAPE
80s Death Mixtape: A Horror Anthology The Butchered Writers TBW Press (August 4, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Neon colors, leg warmers, windbreakers, jelly bracelets, and the era of big hair and New Wave and heavy metal that ushered in the all the artists we know...
Book Review: THREADS OF SHADOW
Threads of Shadow P. A. Sheldon Independently published (April 26, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Threads of Shadow is Paul Sheldon’s second book in his Wendlelow Mysteries trilogy, and it was well worth waiting for. Though you certainly can read them out of...
Book Review: EXTINCTION DREAM
Extinction Dream Andrew Najberg Wicked House Publishing (August 1, 2025) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Andrew Najberg’s Extinction Dream is a gripping work of science fiction-horror that thrusts readers straight into an unrelenting psychic battlefield. As with Gollitok,...
Advance Review: THE LEGEND LIMINAL
The Legend Liminal Ren Hutchings Stars and Sabers Publishing (September 30, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy The Legend Liminal is one of the most heartfelt books I have read in a long time. Stacey, Shelton, and Spence are dealing with the grief of losing their mother...
Book Review: TO WONDER AND STARSHINE
To Wonder and Starshine Jendia Gammon Trepidatio Publishing (July 25, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy If the title of the book alone doesn’t clue you in to the marvelous cozy vacation your imagination is embarking on, the dedication certainly will: … for anyone who’s...
Book Review: THE SOLSTICE
The Solstice Elaine Pascale Trepidatio Publishing (April 11, 2025) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Elaine Pascale’s The Solstice is a ferocious and uncompromising dystopian horror novel that imagines a near-future America ruled by the old who unhesitatingly prey...
Book Review: OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE
Of Enchantment, Enigma, and the Infinite Jendia Gammon and Gareth L. Powell, eds. Stars and Sabers Publishing (August 5, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy This second collection from Stars and Sabers is beautifully told and a testament to the human imagination. These...
Book Review: THE SECRET HOUSE
The Secret House Gregory Frost JournalStone Publishing (June 13, 2025) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Gregory Frost’s The Secret House is a gripping historical fantasy and occult thriller that masterfully fuses gothic horror with an alternate retelling of a pivotal moment...
Book Review: ECHOES AND EMBERS
Echoes and Embers: Speculative Stories Pedro Iniguez Stars and Sabers Publishing (July 15, 2025) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy It’s rare that I find myself in awe of an entire collection, but Pedro Iniguez has done this with Echoes and Embers. He’s tugged at my...
Book Review: RABBIT FACE AND FURTHER AWFUL ENCOUNTERS
Rabbit Face and Further Awful Encounters Thomas C. Mavroudis JournalStone Publishing (April 25, 2025) Reviewed by Andrew Byers In Rabbit Face and Further Awful Encounters, Thomas C. Mavroudis offers readers a compelling collection of thirteen literary horror stories...
Book Review: DEAD SCALP
Dead Scalp Jasper Bark Crystal Lake Publishing (July 29,2025) Reviewed by Nora Peevy I wasn’t sure what to expect when I curled up with my laptop last night but was soon drawn in to weird wild Dead Scalp where no one cuts their hair. And for good reason. Unless you...
