The Waiting Hunter Shea Silver Shamrock (September 12, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Yonkers, NY resident Hunter Shea loves horror. He is not only a prolific author in the genre, but also hosts a horror podcast and refers to himself as a full-fledged horror-meister. One...
The Stowaway James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth St. Martin’s Press (September 21, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Authors James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth, who usually gift us with horrific novels that offer up various giant monsters and/or ancient creatures that...
Crimson King J. B. Rockwell Bizarro Pulp Press (October 29, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Crimson King starts with a simple premise that will seem very familiar: a ten-year-old boy named Casey is sent to spend the summer on his grandparents’ farm. Casey’s not a farm...
Horseman Christina Henry Berkley (September 28, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen There are few literary works that can lay claim to helping create the modern tradition we know as Halloween like Washington Irving’s classic story, THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. It is this work...
Storm Shadows Kenneth W. Cain JournalStone Publishing (November 12, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Nita is a teenager who has just moved to a new town with her parents. In addition to dealing with all the trials and tribulations of moving to a new school, trying to...
MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW Stephen Graham Jones Saga Press (August 31, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen In recent years, Native American author Stephen Graham Jones has really made a name for himself with a string of horror novels that offer incredibly unique characters and...
