A Serpent Uncoiled Simon Spurrier Headline Hardcover, 416 pages, £12.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Simon Spurrier unfurls serpentine suspense in A Serpent Uncoiled. A whiff of the supernatural snakes its way into this novel, which is primarily a detective yarn. The...
Development Hell Mick Garris Cemetery Dance Publications Ebook Edition, $4.99 Review by Wayne C. Rogers Most fans of Mick Garris will primarily know him as a Hollywood director and screenwriter for the both the big screen and for television (Sleepwalkers, The Stand,...
Demonized Naomi Clark Damnation Books Paperback, $10.96 Review by Darkeva I’m the first to admit that I have a penchant for urban fantasy and horror novels that feature private investigators and supernatural plots. My leaning is increasingly towards male...
The Magdalena Curse F.G. Cottam Thomas Dunne Books Hardcover, 336 pages, $25.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt The Magdalena Curse is a fascinating and frustrating novel. Author F.G. Cottam is superb in creating atmosphere and finely etched characters. Yet the...
Bleed Ed Kurtz CreateSpace Paperback, $14.99 Review by Darkeva Bleed is not a book that one can summarize. The back cover copy says the story is about Walt, who moves to a fixer-upper with a ceiling stain he ignores at first until it expands, and starts eating...
In Extremis: The Most Extreme Short Stories of John Shirley John Shirley Underland Press Trade Paper, 320 pages, $14.95 Review by Sheila M. Merritt “Be Thankful, breathe a sigh of relief and nod your head in humble gratitude that you’re not a neurotic fan...
