The Gaki & Other Hungry Spirits Stephen Mark Rainey Dark Regions Press Trade Paper, 172 pages, $17.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Strange characters abide in the short stories of Stephen Mark Rainey. The collection The Gaki & Other Hungry Spirits is laden...
Wanted Undead or Alive: Vampire Hunters and Other Kick-Ass Enemies of Evil Jonathan Maberry and Janice Gable Bashman Citadel Trade Paper, 320 pages, $16.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Collaborating on a compilation is complicated; a division of labor is required and...
Angel of Vengeance Trevor O. Munson Titan Books Trade Paper, 240 pages, $9.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Angel of Vengeance is a story of resurrection. Not only do some of its dead rise again, but the book itself is an example of exhumation. The narrative is the...
Probability Angels Joseph Devon CreateSpace January 2009, 282 Pages, $10.99 Speculative Fiction Review by Darkeva Plot Summary: Matthew Huntington’s problems seem to keep growing. Not only is he seeing things in garbage cans but his mentor doesn’t think...
Crucified Dreams: Tales of Urban Horror Joe R. Lansdale, editor Tachyon Publications Trade Paper, 384 pages, $15.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Cities can be terrifying: There’s crime, corruption, and a sense of frightening faceless anonymity. In Crucified...
As I Embrace My Jagged Edges Lee Thompson Sideshow Press, December 28, 2010, $3.00 Review by Darkeva Plot Summary: Entrusted with a bronze shard of Solomon’s Temple, Boaz’s family has lived in constant danger. Moving from place to place, they have...