Dark Art Tim Waggoner Past Curfew Press December 2014 Reviewed by Marvin Vernon Sarah Pennington has the misfortune of being paired with the local weird kid, Ben Phelps, in her high school drawing class. Ben turns out to be a talented artist and he shows her a drawing...
The World on Fire Sheldon Woodbury James Ward Kirk Publishing August 16, 2014 Reviewed by Marvin P. Vernon Louis Sedah, a.k.a. the Angel of Death, turns himself in after months of murder and arson. He is sentenced to death and is waiting his sentence on Death Row in a...
Zombies & Calculus By Colin Adams Princeton University Press September 22, 2014 Reviewed by Marvin Vernon Today I will review a book about calculus. That’s right. Hell has officially frozen over. Professor Craig Williams is just teaching his regular calculus...
The Specimen Pete Kahle CreateSpace (April 2, 2014) Reviewed by Marvin P. Vernon Pete Kahle’s debut novel titled The Specimen is a noble descendent of a number of novels featuring mind-controlling parasites. It is a formidable family headed primarily by Jack Finney’s...
Wakening the Crow By Stephen Gregory Publisher: Solaris (November 11th, 2014) Reviewed by: Marvin P. Vernon Stephen Gregory’s Wakening the Crow invokes not only the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe but also some of the psychological and supernatural aspects of the master’s...