Unpleasant Tales Brendan Connell Eibonvale Press, UK Trade Paperback, 324 pages, £ 8.99 Review by Mario Guslandi Brendan Connell is an eclectic, talented writer whose stories range from sheer horror to soft SF, from historical pastiches to fairy tales for grown-ups....
Horror Library, Volume 3 R. J. Cavender, Editor Cutting Block Press Trade Paper, 254 pages, $16.95 Review by Sheila Merritt Tortured souls inhabit the stories in Horror Library, Volume 3. They commit violent acts; see their worlds hideously transformed; face fearsome...
Dark Echo F. G. Cottam Thomas Dunne Books Trade Paper, 368 pages, $25.99 Review by Sheila Merritt The gender of a boat/ship is designated as female. It is described as a “she,” and seduces accordingly. In his novel Dark Echo, author F. G. Cottam plays upon...
Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J. L. Bourne Gallery Books/Permuted Press Trade Paper, 288 pages, $15.00 Review by Sheila Merritt Military speculative fiction, with zombies; just another jump on the zombie bandwagon? Not in the hands of J. L. Bourne. In Day by Day...
The Fall Robert J. Duperre Create Space Publishing Trade Paperback, 337 pages, $15.99 Review by Brian M. Sammons I must admit, upon looking at this book, I was put off by it. The first and foremost reason for that is because it is self-published. Now I don’t...
Monsters Paul Melniczek Dark Regions Press Trade Paper, 136 pages, $16.95 Review by Sheila Merritt Legendary monsters know no territorial bounds. They exist in remote regions and populated cities. Paul Melniczek takes a globe trotting gander at all manner of beasties...
