Feather David Rix Eibonvale Press, September 2011 Review by Matthew Tait Feather is an intricate latticework of nine separate novellas introducing the reader to a very original form of storytelling. Set against the backdrop of ocean and sea, David Rix introduces us to...
In the Shadow of Dracula Leslie S. Klinger, editor and annotator IDW Publishing Trade Paper, 432 pages, $16.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt “THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST” is engraved on a signpost in Bram Stoker’s “Dracula’s Guest.” And the...
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...
