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...
Whispers in the Ear of a Dreaming Ape Joshua Chaplinsky October 15, 2019 (CLASH Books) Reviewed by Bret McCormick Consciousness is a surging, dynamic thing, shaped by our experiences and relationships. For the majority of us, a gentle ride on the lazy wide channel of...
As Summer’s Mask Slips: And Other Disruptions Gordon B. White Trepidatio Publishing February 3, 2020 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Gordon B. White’s writing is simply stunning. Let me give you a little taste of the short story, “The Sputtering Wick of the Stars”: It is...
Pendulum Grim E. R. Bills Independently published December 2, 2019 Reviewed by Bret McCormick For the past seven years, Texas author E.R. Bills has published a steady stream of nonfiction books with titles like Texas Obscurities and The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of...
