The Shadow of the Unknown A.J. French, editor Static Movement Trade Paper, 244 pages, $15.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt “Because Brother hung himself from our chandelier with fine silk ties, Mother and I had to take in a boarder.” This is the first line...
A Bracelet of Bright Hair Jane Jakeman Sarob Press 2011, £ 25 Review by Mario Guslandi Nothing is better than a book of classy British ghost stories to spend the long, winter evenings in the cosiness of our home, comfortably sitting in our favorite armchair,...
That Which Should Not Be Brett J. Talley JournalStone Publishing $12.95, October 7, 2011 Review by Darkeva H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulu Mythos is an awesome feat of world-building in the same rank as J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth – rich, vastly complex,...
Masters of Horror: Damned if You Don’t Triskaiedka Books April 7, 2011,$2.99 Review by Darkeva Gambling, sex, overeating, greed, drugs – pick your poison. We all suffer from addictions, things that we refuse to give up even though we know they’re bad...
Rock ‘N’ Roll is Dead: Dark Tales Inspired by Music Ed. Marc Ciccarone Blood Bound Books, $13.99, May 9, 2011 Review by Darkeva Man has been using song as a storytelling form for a long time. From the scops (minstrels) of England to the Kobzars of Ukraine...
Mean Streets: Tales of Urban Terror Ed. by Gene O’Neill and Gord Rollo G3 Studios, $7.99, August 1, 2011 Review by Darkeva Writers are usually solitary creatures who prefer to work in isolation where no one can bother them, and where they can come up with their...