The Picture of Contented New Wealth: A Metaphysical Horror Tariq Goddard Zero Books Trade Paper, 218 pages, $19.95 Review by Sheila Merritt “A Metaphysical Horror” … is it an explanation, or an excuse for a tale of terror? In Tariq Goddard’s...
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror Ellen Datlow, Editor Tachyon Publications Trade Paperback, 424 pages, $15.95 Review by Sheila Merritt The heavyweights of dark fiction are represented in Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror. King, Barker, Straub, Gaiman,...
Humpty’s Bones Simon Clark Telos Publishing, Ltd. Trade Paper, 122 pages, $17.95, £9.99 (Available through Telos) Review by Sheila Merritt Archaeological horror is most often associated with disturbing the tombs of mummies. In Humpty’s Bones, author Simon...
Supernatural Tales #17 David Longhorn, Editor Supernatural Tales, 85 pages, $ 10.00 Review by Mario Guslandi Issue # 17 of Supernatural Tales, a chapbook/magazine rightly considered one of the best-kept secrets in the dark fiction genre, returns with a bunch of brand...
Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and Horror Cinema Mark A. Miller Published by McFarland Books Review by Tim Janson Like Karloff and Lugosi, the names Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing are synonymous with horror. The pair made 22 films together (far more than Karloff...
Audrey’s Door Sarah Langan Harper Paperback, 432 pages, $7.99 Review by Sheila Merritt Audrey’s Door won the Bram Stoker award for best novel of 2009. This catapults Sarah Langan into a lofty position: She joins the heady ranks of Peter Straub, Stephen...
