Switchboard Andrew Post February 28, 2020 JournalStone Publishing Review by Bret McCormick At an unspecified time approximating the present in the Rust Belt dystopia, desomorphine, a semi-synthetic opioid first patented in 1922 in Germany, has become all the rage...
Cold Comforts Marianne Halbert Crossroad Press June 24, 2019 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale While I find nothing comforting about the cold, I do seek solace in well written horror stories, and this anthology has plenty of them. Cold Comforts is a clever, creative...
My Bloody Valentine – Blu-ray Director: George Mihalka Stars: Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons 1981’s My Bloody Valentine is one of the best slashers ever made, easily beating better-known entries in some of the big franchises...
Whispers in the Ear of a Dreaming Ape Joshua Chaplinsky October 15, 2019 (CLASH Books) Reviewed by Bret McCormick Consciousness is a surging, dynamic thing, shaped by our experiences and relationships. For the majority of us, a gentle ride on the lazy wide channel of...
Doctor Sleep – Blu-ray review By Brian M. Sammons Director: Mike Flanagan Stars: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran February 4, 2020 You got to feel for writer and director Mike Flanagan. I mean, he is one of the best horror filmmakers working today, no...
As Summer’s Mask Slips: And Other Disruptions Gordon B. White Trepidatio Publishing February 3, 2020 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Gordon B. White’s writing is simply stunning. Let me give you a little taste of the short story, “The Sputtering Wick of the Stars”: It is...
