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Book Review: Messages From The Dead by Sandy DeLuca

Messages From The Dead by Sandy Deluca (DarkFuse) Donna had never been like other girls.  She was raised by her enigmatic grandmother, who held séances in her parlor, mystifying strangers who came to their home on smoky summer nights seeking … Continue reading

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Book Review: Sherlock Holmes: The Quality of Mercy and Other Storyies by William Meikle

Sherlock Holmes: The Quality of Mercy and Other Storyies by William Meikle (Dark Renaissance Books) In these pages you’ll fine, among other things, a jade pendant that bestows great power, a fiddle that holds the key to an ancient secret, … Continue reading

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Magazine Review: Tales Of Obscenity #1

Tales Of Obscenity #1 (Scary Tales Publications) Tales of Obscenity magazine issue #1. The debut issue of the new horror & erotic horror magazine from SST Publications. Contents: Cover art by DAVID HO. Fiction: “In Remembrance” by JENNIFER LORING “First … Continue reading

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Book Review: Worm by Tim Curran

Worm by Tim Curran (DarkFuse) On Pine Street, the houses begin to shake. The earth begins to move. The streets crack open and yards split asunder…and rising from subterranean depths far below, a viscid black muck bubbles up and floods … Continue reading

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Book Review: Love & Zombies by Eric Shapiro

Love & Zombies by Eric Shapiro (DarkFuse) The zombie apocalypse has already ended. The government nipped the problem in the bud before it got out of hand. But now Henry, an aspiring filmmaker in Los Angeles, is getting a request … Continue reading

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Book Review: Whitstable by Stephen Volk

Whitstable by Stephen Volk (Spectral Press)  1971. A middle-aged man, wracked with grief, walks along the beach at Whitstable in Kent. A boy walks approaches him and, taking him for the famous vampire-hunter Doctor Van Helsing from the Hammer movies, … Continue reading

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Book Review: Gossamer: A Story of Love and Tragedy by Lee Thompson

Gossamer: A Story of Live and Tragedy by Lee Thompson An ancient witch, Dorothy Good, has lost everything to the vampire who has blown in on the hot desert wind and lain waste to her soul and her town. When … Continue reading

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Book Review: How To Die Well by Bill Breedlove

How To Die Well by Bill Breedlove (Bad Moon Books) A lonely little girl finds a monster, and decides to keep it.  A student’s project involves the release of hundreds of life-affirming balloons.  A young boy collects incredibly detailed serial … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Darkling by R. B. Chesterson

The Darkling by R.B. Chesterson (Pegasus Books / Open Road Media) In the 1940s, Coden, Alabama was a hideaway for movie stars—an isolated playground tucked among live oaks and placid bay waters where pleasure and vice could be indulged. By … Continue reading

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Book Review: Milton’s Children by Jason V. Brock

Milton’s Children by Jason V. Brock (Bad Moon Books) A seafaring expedition to the Antarctic takes a detour during their return home to investigate a chain of uncharted islands. The landing party finds amazing animals – including gigantic, undiscovered species … Continue reading

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