Scott R. Jones’ short story “The Amnesiac’s Lament,” from his debut collection Shout Kill Revel Repeat, gets a stellar treatment from Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth in Great Race, My Ass: Scott R. Jones’s “The Amnesiac’s Lament” over at...
Editor’s note: Hellnotes reviewer Ray Palen recently reviewed Jeremy Bates’ chilling novel The Sleep Experiment. Now, as an added bonus, Ray and Jeremy had a Q&A session to dig deeper into the book and Jeremy’s creative process. Pleasant dreams! *** RP: THE...
Taurus: A Hearse of a Different Color Sèphera Girón Riverdale Avenue Books/Desire October 29, 2019 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Taurus: A Hearse of a Different Color is book five in the “Witch Upon a Star” series. This offering focuses on Dorothy, a witch who is looking...
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...
Sarah Read Out of Water Trepidatio Publishing (November 1, 2019) Reviewed by Gordon B. White Sarah Read is an author who fans of quality dark fiction likely already know. She’s been writing and editing superb short dark fiction for a while now, although 2019 alone...
