Monsters of L.A. Lisa Morton Bad Moon Books Trade Paper, 320 pages, $20.00 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Lisa Morton and Randy Newman love L.A. Yet both display critical sentiments pertaining to the area. Newman’s satiric song “I Love L.A.” is well...
Hell Train Christopher Fowler Solaris Paperback, 320 pages, $8.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt All aboard Hell Train – a novel that is metaphorically akin to two first-class tickets for the price of one. Author Christopher Fowler has a devilishly good time...
Ugly Beautiful Sean Cairns Kindle Edition, Nov 21, 2011, $.99 Review by Darkeva Ugly Beautiful is the story of Jason, a low-life thug who, along with his reluctant associate, Gary, has a shady dealing with an Albanian drug lord that leads to no good. Jason ditches...
Triumph of The Walking Dead James Lowder, Editor Smart Pop Trade Paper, 256 pages, $14.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Triumph of the The Walking Dead surprises. Certainly, a collection of 15 essays examining “Robert Kirkman’s Zombie Epic on Page and...
When the Leaves Fall Paul Melniczek Bad Moon Books Trade Paper, 100 pages, $15.00 Review by Sheila M. Merritt When the Leaves Fall is a slight book in terms of length and story. Yet author Paul Melniczek infuses the slim tale with eloquent passages that flesh out the...
Jokers Club Gregory Bastianelli JournalStone Trade Paper, 202 pages, $11.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt “He loved writing horror stories, loved letting his imagination loose where it would reach its tentacles out into the world and gather up the dark twisted...
