The Conveyance Brian W. Matthews JournalStone June, 2016 Reviewed by Michael R. Collings Brian W. Matthews’ The Conveyance is one of those rare books that is extremely difficult to review. Everything about it—setting, characters, plot, language—is perfectly suited to...
The Boy Director: William Brent Bell Cast: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, James Russell Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons The Boy is a great little horror movie. This Blu-ray release is pathetic. Universal could not give a damn about it, so I’m treating this review the same...
Thirty Hours With a Corpse and Other Tales of the Grand Guignol Maurice Level (Edited by S.T. Joshi) Dover Publications March 29, 2016 Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Maurice Level (1875-1926) was a French writer — now largely forgotten — whose work was associated with the...
Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (hardcover) Mary Shelley Illustrated by Nino Carbé Calla Editions, an imprint of Dover Publications April, 2016 Reviewed by Jess Landry If you’re a fan of horror literature, then you most likely know about Mary Shelley’s...
Manhunter Director: Michael Mann Cast: William Petersen, Joan Allen, Tom Noonan, Brian Cox Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Before Silence of the Lambs; before the name Hannibal forevermore became synonymous with culture, cannibalism, intelligence, and bloodshed; before...
Pretty Little Dead Girls Mercedes M. Yardley Crystal Lake Publishing March 4, 2016 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale From the very first line of author Mercedes M. Yardley’s fairy tale-esque novel, “Bryony Adams was the type of girl who got murdered,” readers are...