Omens Richard Gavin Mythos Books Hardcover, $30.00 Reviewed by Sheila Merritt “I was depositing my wife’s severed head into the soil beneath my basement floor when I heard the telephone ring.” That’s an attention grabber, isn’t it? It is...
The following market report on Doorways Magazine, as well as the follow-up interview are courtesy of Market Scoops by D.L. Snell. The Market Zine: Doorways Editor: Mort Castle Pay rate: 5¢ / word + copy Response Time: 30 days (or longer during busy season) Description...
Michael In Hell Dennis Latham Y.S. Gazelle Books Paperback, 216 pages, $16.00 U.S. Reviewed by Rick Spearman Michael in Hell began as a short story sent to Isaac Asimov in 1973. Asimov suggested that Dennis Latham develop it into a novel. Latham began writing the...
Established in 2007 by the CODES section of RUSA, The Reading List Council seeks to highlight outstanding genre fiction that merits special attention by general adult readers and the librarians who work with them. The Council, which consists of ten librarians who are...
I saw the original Lake Placid in a movie theater with the son of a friend of mine and we had a rather good time that afternoon. There was humor, a giant crocodile, and fun characters played by Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, and Betty White. It...
