Advance Review: SWITCHBOARD
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...
Women in Horror: “Train Man” at the Wicked Library
Listen at https://thewickedlibrary.com/wihm2020-1/. Ever since she was a child, Rissa has been terrified of the trains that rumbled past her house at night and the nightmares that came with them - especially those of the Train Man. While Rissa finds ways to cope with...
Movie Poster: Del Toro’s ANTLERS
Over at Gamespot, Antlers (coming April 17th) is getting some attention. Here's the poster for Guillermo Del Toro's newest dark film:
Amazon Prime Trailer: THE PALE HORSE
Based on the Agatha Christie novel of the same name, The Pale Horse follows the story of Mark Easterbrook (Rufus Sewell) whose name appears on a list found inside the shoe of a dead woman. He begins an investigation into how and why his name came to appear on the...
Book Review: COLD COMFORT
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...
COLOR OUT OF SPACE Drops February 25th
Press Release: LOS ANGELES – RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release the critically-acclaimed sci-fi/horror film COLOR OUT OF SPACE on VOD, Digital, DVD and Blu-ray on February 25, 2020. Based on the H.P. Lovecraft short story, COLOR OUT OF...
Blu-ray Release: IN FABRIC
Available today! A lonely woman (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), recently separated from her husband, visits a bewitching London department store in search of a dress that will transform her life. She's fitted with a perfectly flattering, artery-red gown-which, in time, will...
MY BLOODY VALENTINE: Blu-ray Review
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 like...
WHISPERS IN THE EAR OF A DREAMING APE: Book Review
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...
Hulu Trailer: MY VALENTINE
Coming to Hulu February 7th: Influenced by some of the biggest pop scandals over the past decade, My Valentine follows Valentine, whose songs and artistic identity have been stolen by her ex-boyfriend/manager - and shamelessly pasted onto his new girlfriend/protégé,...
New Book Celebrates Women in Horror
Duluth, MN (February 4, 2020): Just in time for Women in Horror Month, The Science of Women in Horror explores the tropes in horror film history. From scream queens to femmes fatales, horror isn’t just for the boys. Gothic media moguls Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence,...
Blu-Ray Review: DOCTOR SLEEP
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...
Book Review: AS SUMMER’S MASK SLIPS AND OTHER DISRUPTIONS
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...
Women in Horror at The Wicked Library!
Throughout the month of February, The Wicked Library will be releasing female-authored, female-narrated podcast episodes to celebrate Women in Horror Month! They've created a page for listeners to learn about the Library's awesome female authors (including, for the...
Book Review: PENDULUM GRIM
Pendulum Grim E. R. Bills Independently published December 2, 2019 Reviewed by Bret McCormick For the past seven years, Texas author E.R. Bills has published a steady stream of nonfiction books with titles like Texas Obscurities and The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of...
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