Damned Chuck Palahniuk Doubleday Hardcover, 256 pages, $24.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt The acerbic wit of Chuck Palahniuk abounds in Damned. A satire set in Hell, the novel hilariously examines hypocrisy and other human foibles. Referencing The Breakfast Club and...
The Crimson Pact Volumes I and II Ed. Paul Genesse Alliteration Ink, $4.99 each (Kindle) Review by Darkeva The Crimson Pact, an anthology that has (so far) produced two volumes with a planned third, started as a round robin where submitting writers continued the core...
What Fears Become: An Anthology Trom The Horror Zine Jeani Rector, editor Imajin Books Trade Paper, 382 pages, $16.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Jeani Rector is quite a gal. The smart and savvy editor of the online magazine The Horror Zine has compiled another fine...
Getting Off: A Novel of Sex & Violence Lawrence Block (Writing as Jill Emerson) Hard Case Crime Hardcover, 335 pages, $25.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt There are numerous ways to address Getting Off: A Novel of Sex & Violence. Because the book is...
The Dark at the End: A Repairman Jack Novel F. Paul Wilson Tor Books Hardcover, 336 pages, $25.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt “Everything was connected … everything.” So reflects protagonist Repairman Jack in The Dark at the End. And, yes, everything...
Demon Michael Emmett Damnation Books September 1, 2011, $5.95 Review by Darkeva Writers often get the description of being at the mercy of their personal demons, usually alcoholism, drugs, smoking, gambling, and a host of other vices. Stephen King, although he remains...