The Book Club Alan Baxter PS Australia March 2017 Reviewed by Michael R. Collings “I did what I suspect everyone does in a situation like this. I waited.” Simple, direct. And with that we are introduced to the world of Jason Wilkes, devoted husband and father, whose...
Pacific Rising John Dennehy 2017 Severed Press Reviewed by Michael R. Collings Many, if not most, ‘creature features’—be they in print or film—are less about the monsters than about the humans combatting them. The monster provides a backdrop for exploring human...
Eternal Darkness Tom Deady 2017 Bloodshot Books Reviewed by Michael R. Collings Tom Deady recently received the Bram Stoker Award® for his first novel, Haven. Reading his second novel, Eternal Darkness, will give readers a good indication of why. His is a strong,...
Odd Man Out James Newman Bloodshot Books 2016 Reviewed by Michael R. Collings James Newman’s short anatomy of hatred and fear, Odd Man Out, is a difficult book to categorize, beginning with the multiple ambiguities embedded in the title, which seems a bit trite until...
Tales from the Miskatonic University Library Darrell Schweitzer and John Ashmead, Editors PS Publishers February 2017 Reviewed by Michael R. Collings Tales from the Miskatonic University Library is an anthology collecting two highly insightful introductions and...