A Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine Jeani Rector, editor The Horror Zine Trade Paper, 474 pages, $16.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Variety is the spice of life. In a Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine, there is an array of distinctive flavors guaranteed to...
Little Deaths by John F.D. Taff Books of the Dead, May 19, 2012 Paperback: $11.99 Reviewed by Darkeva Little Deaths by John F.D. Taff contains 19 pieces of short horror fiction – some previously published, others new. The first story, “Bolts,” is...
Shadows of the Past Richard Shiver Abis Books, 227 pages Review by Matthew Tait There is an unquestionable pattern to my dark fiction reading habits, whereby I will usually alternate between the prolific and the up and coming – giving awareness to the new voices...
Strange Epiphanies Peter Bell Swan River Press, 2012 $30.00 Review by William Simmons Poetic in style and emotionally intimate, the 8 stories in this debut collection combine sound craftsmanship with visionary imagination, reaffirming the emergence of an author whose...
Lost Girl of the Lake Joe McKinney & Michael McCarty Bad Moon Books Trade Paper, 126 pages, $18.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt “The heart is crazy when it needs what it needs.” Passionate yearning is nicely encapsulated in this line from Lost Girl of...
Steamy Screams Jack Burton editor Blood Bound Books Trade Paperback, 159 pages, $ 13.99 Kindle edition $ 3.39 Review by Mario Guslandi Sex and horror are a deadly combination which has long since been intriguing and haunting readers. Horror fans will certainly...
