WYRD AND OTHER DERELICTIONS Adam L.G. Nevill Ritual Limited (October 26, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen U.K. author Adam L.G. Nevill is one of the best writers of horror fiction working today, and it still amazes me that his is not a household name. His most famous work...
CURSED OBJECTS J.W. Ocker Quirk (September 15, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen This non-fiction collection by J.W. Ocker is a cumulative collection of ancient and infamous objects from around the world and throughout the annals of occult history that still scare us. With...
HALLOWED DAYS Daniel Hale JournalStone (November 20, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen Author Daniel Hale’s literary output has consisted primarily of short stories. With the release of HALLOWED DAYS, we have a new collection of short tales that are specifically set in...
SECRET SANTA Andrew Shaffer Quirk (November 10, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen It’s fairly obvious in the latest release from author Andrew Shaffer, SECRET SANTA, that he has primarily written humor and satire, because there is enough ‘dark humor’ infused in this one to...
Hellnotes reviewer Ray Palen interviews author Seán O’Connor, author of The Blackening: RAY: I mentioned a few times in my review how I noticed the influence of H.P. Lovecraft in THE BLACKENING. Was he indeed an influence and were there any others? SEÁN:...