I Have a Bad Feeling about This Jeff Strand Sourcebooks Fire (March 1, 2014) ISBN 978-1402284557 $8.99 PB, $7.39 Kindle 256 pp. Reviewed by Marvin Vernon Nerds have been treated the same for centuries. None of it good. I can only personally vouch for half of my own...
Deeply Twisted Chantal Noordeloos TMH Publishing, October, 2013 $9.95 PB, $2.99 Kindle ISBN 978-9491864049 252 pp. Reviewed by Leah Larson In Deeply Twisted, Dutch author Chantal Noordeloos presents readers with a world where hidden—and not so hidden—fears come to the...
Burnt Tongues Edited by Chuck Palahniuk, Richard Thomas, Dennis Widmyer Medallion Press ISBN 978-1605427348 August 12, 2014; $14.95 PB, $8.07 eBook Reviewed by Josh Black A quick online search for “transgressive” defines it as something “involving a violation of...
The Quick Lauren Owen Random House $17.08 HC; $15.88 Kindle Reviewed by Jess Landry The Quick has a secret. A secret that’s been labelled by some as “a shocking twist”; a secret that isn’t revealed until nearly 100 pages into the story; a secret that’s barely hinted...
Double Feature by Owen King Gauntlet Press March 19th, 2013 Reviewed by Rick Hipson As a reviewer, I at least try to mention the central plot of a tale. What’s the theme, the main point? Problem is, with Double Feature that’s a little tough to nail...
Poe-Land – The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe J.W. Ocker Countryman Press October 13th, 2014 Reviewed by David Goudsward J.W. Ocker’s writing style is more akin to sitting down over a beer with a friend and having a conversation about mutual friends. Only in this...