Corrupts Absolutely? Edited by Lincoln Crisler Damnation Books Trade Paper 217 pages, $20.25 Review by Sheila M. Merritt There is an adage that power corrupts. Does that then mean, by extrapolation, that super powers can irrevocably taint the soul? The stories...
The Fourth Fog Chris Daniels Lillies and Cannonballs Review, 2011 Review by Matthew Tait Taking on a novel where one has zero preconceived notions can be liberating. Almost no information about the author exists online – and there is relatively no news about...
Nocturnal: A Novel Scott Sigler Crown Hardcover, 576 pages, $26.00 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Murderous mutants abound in Nocturnal. Scott Sigler’s novel features a subculture comprised of nasty abnormal beings. The revolting, in multiple meanings of the word,...
The Thirteen: A Novel Susie Moloney William Morrow Paperbacks Trade Paper, 336 pages, $14.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt In Conjure Wife, the famous dark fantasy novel by Fritz Leiber, women practice black magic to ensure their husbands’ career success. The...
Gypsy Blood Steve Vernon Crossroad Press & Macabre Ink Digital, $2.99 Review by Darkeva Steve Vernon is the dark scribe behind such works as Devil Tree, Bad Valentines, and The Weird Ones among others. Starting in 2011, Crossroad Press began releasing his...
Bad Juju Randy Chandler Acid Grave Press Digital Edition, 2012, 3.99 Review by Darkeva Originally released by Walt Hicks of HellBound Books in 2003, Bad Juju would never, it seemed have the chance for a second print run until e-book publisher Acid Grave Press decided...
