Skin and Bones Tom Bale Preface Publishing Trade Paperback, 320 pages, $24.95, or Hardcover, 432 pages, $34.95 Review by Sheila Merritt The tranquility of a small English village is shattered when a gunman goes on a killing spree. The police believe he then kills...
Hater David Moody Thomas Dunne Books Hardcover, 281 pages, $21.95 Review by Sheila Merritt Rampant rage, termination of trust, and paralyzing paranoia are all components in a frenzied, febrile fiction created by David Moody. In his novel Hater, the world has gone...
Castaways Brian Keene Leisure Fiction Paperback, 336 pages, $7.99 Review by Sheila Merritt Reality TV is a fertile source for potentially horrific happenings. Consider: Backstabbings, desperate desires to be significant; to be the chosen or the last one standing....
Miranda John R. Little Bad Moon Books Trade/Signed and numbered, $15.00 Nickolas Cook John Little has become one of the authors to watch. If you see his name attached to a project, you can bet your bottom limited edition dollar it’s bound to sell out and quick....
Jake’s Wake John Skipp and Cody Goodfellow Leisure Books Paperback, 336 pages, $7.99 Review by Sheila Merritt To call John Skipp and Cody Goodfellow an irreverent duo is a major understatement. These guys push horror and humor to the extreme in Jake’s...
Last Days Brian Evenson Underland Press, Trade Paperback, 192 Pages Review by Kent Knopp-Schwyn Combining the wry humor of Neil Gaiman, detective prose a la Mickey Spillane and Grand Guignol set pieces reminiscent of Clive Barker, Brian Evenson mixes the varied...