My Top 5 Horror Movies
Thrills, chills, daydreams, nightmares, and screams! Horror movies are the mainstay of cinema. It has existed as a film genre for more than a century. Most people who enjoy this kind of genre finds pleasure in feeling intense fear. For others, getting through a horror...
8 Best Horror Books By Stephen King
Horror books have spiced up the literature over the years providing readers with a rush of adrenaline and haunting excitement. The authors use their artistic skill to bring us closer to the scenarios and elicit an emotional attachment to the characters. This is the...
AS SUMMER’S MASK SLIPS in PW Books of the Week
Gordon B. White's phenomenal Trepidatio debut, As Summer's Mask Slips and Other Disruptions, has been chosen by Publishers Weekly staff as one of their Books of the Week for January 26, 2020, noting that "White conveys visceral terror through gorgeous, evocative...
Horror Movies on Hulu
If you're undecided how to best get your fear on, the folks over at Vulture have compiled a handy list, "The 40 Best Horror Movies on Hulu Right Now." The list features classics such as Children of the Corn and Hellbound: Hellraiser II, alongside newer and perhaps...
WICCA BOOK – Short Horror Trailer
Filmmaker Vahagn Karapetyan is creating a new indie horror series, "Wicca Book," on YouTube. The series will follow the adventures of a girl named Mia as she takes on the evils released on mankind by a demonic book, and is said by its creator to be Greece's first...
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3 Launches Friday
Hell is under new management in the new episodes of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, as part three of the popular Netflix series launches Friday, January 24th. Catch the trailer here:
AS SUMMER’S MASK SLIPS at Publishers Weekly
Hellnotes’ own Gordon B. White earns a coveted starred review from Publishers Weekly for As Summer’s Mask Slips and Other Disruptions, his soon-to-launch debut collection from Trepidatio Publishing! The review describes the collection as “a love letter to the horror...
LEADERS OF THE PACK – Book Review
Leaders of the Pack: A Werewolf Anthology Lisa Lane and Graeme Reynolds (Eds.) Horrific Tales Publishing January 10, 2020 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale I have been thinking about werewolves lately. A lot. Thus, I felt fortune smiling upon me when I was asked to review...
WEEPING SEASON – Book Review
Weeping Season Seán O'Connor Matador May 21, 2019 Reviewed by Ray Palen Irish author Seán O'Connor burst upon the horror scene in 2019 with the novella entitled The Mongrel, which was nominated for a Splatterpunk Award. I often wonder what it would be like to go back...
“The Amnesiac’s Lament” at the Lovecraft Reread!
Scott R. Jones' short story "The Amnesiac's Lament," from his debut collection Shout Kill Revel Repeat, gets a stellar treatment from Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth in Great Race, My Ass: Scott R. Jones’s “The Amnesiac’s Lament” over at Tor.com's Lovecraft...
Q&A with Jeremy Bates, Author of THE SLEEP EXPERIMENT
Editor's note: Hellnotes reviewer Ray Palen recently reviewed Jeremy Bates’ chilling novel The Sleep Experiment. Now, as an added bonus, Ray and Jeremy had a Q&A session to dig deeper into the book and Jeremy’s creative process. Pleasant dreams! *** RP: THE SLEEP...
Book Review – Taurus: A Hearse of a Different Color
Taurus: A Hearse of a Different Color Sèphera Girón Riverdale Avenue Books/Desire October 29, 2019 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Taurus: A Hearse of a Different Color is book five in the “Witch Upon a Star” series. This offering focuses on Dorothy, a witch who is looking...
THE SNOWGLOBE – Movie Review
THE SNOWGLOBE Directed & Produced by Jake Hammond (2019) Reviewed by Rick Hipson We’ve all been there before, right? Chilling out in a car with our bestie when, from across the gas station lot, we spot creepy Santa staring back at us. Such is the case with Anna...
Prosper’s Demon – Book Review
Prosper's Demon K.J. Parker TOR Books January 28, 2020 Reviewed by Ray Palen The novella PROSPER'S DEMON, by author K.J. Parker, will cause more than a few sleepless nights. The protagonist is an exorcist, whose name is never made known to us. His tactics have been...
The Worst Is Yet To Come – Book Review
Over at SFF180, Thomas M. Wagner has a video review for S. P. Miskowski's The Worst Is Yet to Come.







