Verushka Jan Stinchcomb JournalStone Publishing (July 7, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I was delighted to read Jan Stinchcomb’s Verushka, a multi-generational horror story about a being—once a woman named Verushka—who can’t leave a family alone. She’s going to take...
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...
Touched by Shadows Vaughn A. Jackson JournalStone Publishing (December 10, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Thirteen-year-old Oumou is a powerful telekinetic. She’s been raised in a laboratory by unethical scientists who experimented on her, and has no real memories of...
Blue Hell Greg F. Gifune & Sandy deLuca JournalStone (March 5, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Greg Gifune is a horror writer I have seen much praise for, but whom I never had the pleasure of reading. That was rectified with my opportunity to read and review his...
Zeroland Ryan Winters Trepidatio Publishing (May 28, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers About ten years from now, the United States splinters politically, with the Southern states seceding, and Texas forming its own independent republic (now apparently allied with...
