The Art of Broken Things Joanne Anderton Trepidatio Publishing (January 21, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers As I’ve noted before, single-author story collections with eclectic themes are always a big risk for the reader—all too often they’re filled with more misses...
THE GYPSY MOTHS Greg F. Gifune JournalStone (December 3, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Greg F. Gifune has long been operating under the radar in the horror genre. Those in the know recognize that he is one of the top voices operating in the genre today and his latest...
Rookfield Gordon B. White Trepidatio Publishing (October 15, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen A story about a global pandemic, written during a global pandemic, could not have been any more ideal a setting or impetus for a modern horror novel than Gordon B. White’s...
Shadowdays Polly Schattel JournalStone (January 28, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Shadowdays is a deep and disturbing character study of a nurse named Melissa Sweet. Three years ago, she accidentally killed an infant in her care by giving him the wrong dose of...
OPEN CALL Anthology Title: Azathoth: Ordo ab Chao Edited by Aaron J. French Based on The Gods of HP Lovecraft Publisher: JournalStone Publishing Anthology Theme This project will be the first in a series of anthologies focusing on each of the Lovecraftian gods...
The Gypsy Moths Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (December 3, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers There comes a time in almost every horror writer’s career when they’re practically obligated to write a coming of age narrative: Robert R. McCammon wrote the classic...