THE DEATH SPANCEL Katharine Tynan Swan River Press, 2020 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi A prolific mainstream author, Irish writer Katharine Tynan also penned a number of supernatural and macabre stories, now assembled for the first time in an elegant volume published by...
Hellnotes reviewer Ray Palen interviews author Seán O’Connor, author of The Blackening: RAY: I mentioned a few times in my review how I noticed the influence of H.P. Lovecraft in THE BLACKENING. Was he indeed an influence and were there any others? SEÁN:...
THE BLACKENING Sean O’Connor Uafas Press (September 13, 2020) Reviewed by Ray Palen Irish author Sean O’Connor blew me away with his last novel—the destined-to-be-horror classic WEEPING SEASON. He had much to live up to with his newest release, THE...
Reanimator Incorporated: Chapter One Andy Perry and Lyndon White (Illustrator) Quaktion Comics, 2020 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Reanimator Incorporated is a retelling of Lovecraft’s “Herbert West – Reanimator” with a strong influence of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein....
The Arrest in Mannequin Row Kit Daven Independently published (August 24, 2020) Reviewed by Rick Hipson The latest novella by fellow Ontarian Kit Daven is a quiet tale full of ghosts. At its heart is underwater scavenger Jule Monroe, a former street kid with the...
Dark Blood Comes from the Feet Emma J. Gibbon Trepidatio Publishing (May 22, 2020) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale I can always count on Trepidatio Publishing for quality writing; Dark Blood Comes from the Feet is no exception. This was my first time reading Emma J....
