Pharos, the Egyptian: The Classic Mummy Tale of Romance and Revenge Guy Boothby Dover Horror Classics February 17, 2016 Reviewed by David Goudsward Long before Anne Rice’s Ramses, Boris Karloff’s Imhotep, or Lon Chaney’s Kharis, there was Pharos. And Guy...
With a Voice that is Often Still Confused But is Becoming Ever Louder and Clearer J.R. Hamantaschen West Pigeon Press September, 2015 Reviewed by Josh Black J.R. Hamantaschen’s debut collection, You Shall Never Know Security, was a very well-regarded one in the...
The Blackening of Flesh Christian A. Larsen Post Mortem Press February 16, 2016 Reviewed by Michael R. Collings Christian A. Larsen’s previous novel, Losing Touch (2013), told the story of a man increasingly unable to keep in contact with his world, physically and...
Cthulhu Lies Dreaming: Twenty-three Tales of the Weird and Cosmic Edited by Salomé Jones Ghostwoods Books February 20, 2016 Reviewed by David Goudsward In the opening of his “The Call of Cthulhu,” Lovecraft famously observed that “The most merciful thing in the world,...
Aliens: Defiance #1 Written by Brian Wood Illustrated by Tristan Jones Colours by Dan Jackson Dark Horse Comics (Previews Order #: FEB160010) April 27, 2016 Reviewed by Jess Landry Ah, the never-ending saga of the Aliens universe. For fans of the series (in whichever...
Blood: Stories Matthew Cheney Black Lawrence Press February, 2016 Reviewed by Josh Black “It wasn’t love, I don’t think, because we didn’t really have a lot to talk about or any real deep interest in each other as people, out in the world, the real...