Slices: Tales of Bizarro and Absurdist Horror Scott Cole Black T-Shirt Books July 16, 2017 Reviewed by Marvin Vernon “The first mistake Landau made was choosing a helmet made entirely of tuna salad.” Surrealism and Bizarro are close cousins. But if I had...
A Debt to be Paid Patrick Lacey Black T-Shirt Books July 17, 2017 Reviewed by Marvin P Vernon Gillian Foster has kidnapped her own daughter, Meg, and is running from something only she hears and sees. She appears to others as schizophrenic and paranoid. She returns...
The Darklights Michaelbrent Collings Michaelbrent Collings June 5, 2017 Reviewed by Marvin P. Vernon The life of a professional mass murderer can get complicated. Gerrold is a Fixit. He is the utmost in problem solvers for The Company. The Company is the most powerful...
Pacific Rising John W. Dennehy Severed Press June 22, 2017 Reviewed by Marvin P. Vernon For those not in the know, Kaiju is Japanese for “Strange Beast” and usually refers to a giant monster in stories and film. Kaiju is also a film genre that features, you guess it,...
Palladium at Night Christopher Slatsky Dim Shores May 31, 2017 Reviewed by Marvin Vernon In this small press, limited-edition novelette by Christopher Slatsky, Irepani is a formerly homeless alcoholic who is on the road to recovery thanks to a caring relative....