Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy Ellen Datlow, Editor St. Martin’s Griffin Trade Paper, 560 pages, $15.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt A teeming metropolis is a hotbed for the secretive and strange. In Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy, highly esteemed editor...
“Stray” Lee Allen Howard E-Book, 3,600 words Review by Darkeva “Stray” by Lee Allen Howard revolves around a troubled gay teenager runaway named Tad who has left behind an alcoholic and abusive father as well as a stepmother who hates him. He...
Blood and Rain B.L. Morgan Speaking Volumes, LLC 256 Pages, $14.95, Paperback Review by Darkeva He steals from the people he kills, he’s a lone wolf with a shady past, and he’s an ex-drug addict and former boxer involved in law enforcement. Meet John Dark,...
MST3K Vs. Gamera Director: Various Cast: Joel Hodgson, Kevin Murphy, Trace Beaulieu, and others Review by Brian M. Sammons Gamera, the giant, flying, fire-breathing, child-loving (not that way, you pervert), red-headed step-child to King of the Monsters Godzilla. Yeah...
The First Days: As the World Dies Rhiannon Frater Tor Trade Paper, 336 pages, $14.99 Review by Sheila M. Merritt Finding strength in the face of adversity is a motif in The First Days: As the World Dies. Author Rhiannon Frater examines the zombie apocalypse with a...
Cal McDonald Detective Tales Steve Niles Illustrated by Kelley Jones Publisher: Bloody Pulp Books May 2011, Price: $5 Review by Darkeva I’d polished off a bottle of Jim Beam, two bottles of Listerine, some Robitussin, and a package of Excedrin PM. I shoplifted...
