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:...
THE BLACKENING Sean O’Connor Uafas Press (September 13, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen Irish author Sean O’Connor blew me away with his last novel—the destined-to-be-horror classic WEEPING SEASON. He had much to live up to with his newest release, THE...
The Body Will Follow Rob E. Boley Silver Shamrock Publishing (September 15, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen Carrie is one of the more complex heroines you will ever encounter in horror or any genre of fiction. She takes the concept of the unreliable narrator to a...
BLEEDTHROUGH AND OTHER SMALL HORRORS Scarlett R. Algee Cold War Radio Press (May 26, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen Above all other genres, there has always been a special place for short fiction collections that are set in the Horror realm. We have immortal collections...
WONDERLAND Zoje Stage Mulholland Books (July 14, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen Zoje Stage’s follow-up to her terrifically horrific debut BABY TEETH is a chill-fest set deep in New York’s Adirondack Mountains entitled WONDERLAND. It has drawn comparison to...
