LEADERS OF THE PACK – Book Review
Leaders of the Pack: A Werewolf Anthology Lisa Lane and Graeme Reynolds (Eds.) Horrific Tales Publishing January 10, 2020 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale I have been thinking about werewolves lately. A lot. Thus, I felt fortune smiling upon me when I was asked to review...
WEEPING SEASON – Book Review
Weeping Season Seán O'Connor Matador May 21, 2019 Reviewed by Ray Palen Irish author Seán O'Connor burst upon the horror scene in 2019 with the novella entitled The Mongrel, which was nominated for a Splatterpunk Award. I often wonder what it would be like to go back...
“The Amnesiac’s Lament” at the Lovecraft Reread!
Scott R. Jones' short story "The Amnesiac's Lament," from his debut collection Shout Kill Revel Repeat, gets a stellar treatment from Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth in Great Race, My Ass: Scott R. Jones’s “The Amnesiac’s Lament” over at Tor.com's Lovecraft...
Q&A with Jeremy Bates, Author of THE SLEEP EXPERIMENT
Editor's note: Hellnotes reviewer Ray Palen recently reviewed Jeremy Bates’ chilling novel The Sleep Experiment. Now, as an added bonus, Ray and Jeremy had a Q&A session to dig deeper into the book and Jeremy’s creative process. Pleasant dreams! *** RP: THE SLEEP...
Book Review – Taurus: A Hearse of a Different Color
Taurus: A Hearse of a Different Color Sèphera Girón Riverdale Avenue Books/Desire October 29, 2019 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Taurus: A Hearse of a Different Color is book five in the “Witch Upon a Star” series. This offering focuses on Dorothy, a witch who is looking...
THE SNOWGLOBE – Movie Review
THE SNOWGLOBE Directed & Produced by Jake Hammond (2019) Reviewed by Rick Hipson We’ve all been there before, right? Chilling out in a car with our bestie when, from across the gas station lot, we spot creepy Santa staring back at us. Such is the case with Anna...
Prosper’s Demon – Book Review
Prosper's Demon K.J. Parker TOR Books January 28, 2020 Reviewed by Ray Palen The novella PROSPER'S DEMON, by author K.J. Parker, will cause more than a few sleepless nights. The protagonist is an exorcist, whose name is never made known to us. His tactics have been...
The Worst Is Yet To Come – Book Review
Over at SFF180, Thomas M. Wagner has a video review for S. P. Miskowski's The Worst Is Yet to Come.
OUT OF WATER – Book Review
Sarah Read Out of Water Trepidatio Publishing (November 1, 2019) Reviewed by Gordon B. White Sarah Read is an author who fans of quality dark fiction likely already know. She’s been writing and editing superb short dark fiction for a while now, although 2019 alone...
GHOST APP – Film Review
GHOST APP Jusino Productions, 2016 Reviewed by Rick Hipson We dive straight into the creepy action as our star character, Sher Shearey, has a snack and movie session interrupted by a random text asking if she believes in ghosts. When Sher confides that yes, she does...
Movie Review – DRAUG
DRAUG Directed/Produced by Karin Engman and Klas Persson Written by Klas Persson Odmarden Film Production, October 2018 Reviewed by Rick Hipson Flexing its production value and utilizing some gorgeous settings from Sweden’s forested wilderness, DRAUG transcends past...
The Sleep Experiment – Book Review
The Sleep Experiment Jeremy Bates Ghillinnein Books August 27, 2019 Reviewed by Ray Palen At the start of the Cold War, there was purportedly a controversial sleep experiment that took place within the Soviet Union. Some call it an urban legend; others have chosen to...
Movie Review – GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD
GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD Written/Directed by Charlie Comparetto Cellar Door Films, 2019 Reviewed by Rick Hipson The film opens with a group of kids running through a dark graveyard playing a childhood game, until unexpected tragedy strikes one of them dead. With the...
Machinations and Mesmerism – Book Review
Machinations and Mesmerism: Tales Inspired by E.T.A. Hoffman Farah Rose Smith (Editor) Ulthar Press July 15, 2019 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Some of you may believe you are unfamiliar with the works of Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffman, but his stories are a part of our...
SCAVENGER HUNT – Book Review
Scavenger Hunt Michaelbrent Collings Written Insomnia Press, October 2019 Reviewed by Andrew Byers Michaelbrent Collings has written a number of books in which a group of strangers who don’t know each are thrust into terrible circumstances by outside forces and then...
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