River of Souls T.L. Bodine 2019 Trepidatio Reviewed by Gordon B. White T.L. Bodine’s new novel River of Souls (Trepidatio, 2019) is a zombie story for our times. Eschewing the overtly cataclysmic or apocalyptic, Bodine grounds her Undead in a recognizable...
Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019 Director: Michael Dougherty Stars: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons You know what I like in my Godzilla movies? Godzilla. I know, I know, that’s pretty weird, and after Godzilla...
Devil’s Breath Greg F. Gifune 2019 JournalStone Reviewed by Andrew Byers I’m really happy to see JournalStone get Devil’s Breath back in print because I didn’t get a chance to pick it up when Dark Fuse originally published it in 2015. If you haven’t yet had a chance...
Our Frail Disordered Lives Mary M. Schmidt May 16, 2018 LuLu Publishing Reviewed by Brian James Lewis At Hellnotes, we want to offer you reviews of vastly terrifying tales, but that is just one facet of what we do. There is also room here for unique tales by authors...
The Curse of la Llorona 2019 Director: Michael Chaves Stars: Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Another movie in the Conjuring Universe, or as my wife calls it, the Wanaverse. Do we really need this? Not to be sure, I like...
Alice, Sweet Alice 1976 Director: Alfred Sole Stars: Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard, Brooke Shields Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Man, do I love the mean, nasty, grimy-feeling horror films from the 70s. While the 1980s will always by my golden era for...
