Weeping Season Seán O’Connor Matador May 21, 2019 Reviewed by Ray Palen Irish author Seán O’Connor burst upon the horror scene in 2019 with the novella entitled The Mongrel, which was nominated for a Splatterpunk Award. I often wonder what it would be like...
Prosper’s Demon K.J. Parker TOR Books January 28, 2020 Reviewed by Ray Palen The novella PROSPER’S DEMON, by author K.J. Parker, will cause more than a few sleepless nights. The protagonist is an exorcist, whose name is never made known to us. His tactics...
The Sleep Experiment Jeremy Bates Ghillinnein Books August 27, 2019 Reviewed by Ray Palen At the start of the Cold War, there was purportedly a controversial sleep experiment that took place within the Soviet Union. Some call it an urban legend; others have chosen to...
BENEATH LONDON’S FOG Iona Caldwell FyreSyde October 30, 2019 Reviewed by Ray Palen The narrator of the novel BENEATH LONDON’S FOG by author Iona Caldwell makes it known on the first page that they are not the hero of this novel, but rather a villain. This...
COMPLETE DARKNESS Matt Adcock Burton Mayers October 25, 2019 Reviewed by Ray Palen … and men loved darkness rather than Light, for their deeds were evil. – John 3:19 With that chilling biblical passage we are introduced to Matt Adcock’s genre-defying...
