UNCERTAINTIES, vol IV Edited by Timothy J. Jarvis The Swan River Press, 2020 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Here’s the fourth volume of the critically acclaimed Uncertainties anthology series from the distinguished Irish imprint, The Swan River Press. The present volume...
Binocular Nick Sidhu, Kelly Smith (authors) Mutant Hoof Books (December 2019) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Nick Sidhu and Kelly Smith wear many hats. Sidhu is an actor and game developer, in addition to being an author; Smith is an author and filmmaker. They have...
Over at Considering Stories, an excellent review of Gemma Files’ collection Spectral Evidence! By the third story…I realized Spectral Evidence might well be one of those precious books you clutch to your chest and declare your undying love for…. This...
The Empties Kristen Renee Gorlitz (author), Eli Powell (artist) February 18, 2020 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Empties takes place in Detroit, and people in Michigan have been acting strangely. The local news is contributing the zombie-like behavior to bath salts. ...
Switchboard Andrew Post February 28, 2020 JournalStone Publishing Review by Bret McCormick At an unspecified time approximating the present in the Rust Belt dystopia, desomorphine, a semi-synthetic opioid first patented in 1922 in Germany, has become all the rage...
Cold Comforts Marianne Halbert Crossroad Press June 24, 2019 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale While I find nothing comforting about the cold, I do seek solace in well written horror stories, and this anthology has plenty of them. Cold Comforts is a clever, creative...