Beneath London’s Fog – Book Review
BENEATH LONDON'S FOG Iona Caldwell FyreSyde October 30, 2019 Reviewed by Ray Palen The narrator of the novel BENEATH LONDON'S FOG by author Iona Caldwell makes it known on the first page that they are not the hero of this novel, but rather a villain. This villain is...
Complete Darkness – Book Review
COMPLETE DARKNESS Matt Adcock Burton Mayers October 25, 2019 Reviewed by Ray Palen ... and men loved darkness rather than Light, for their deeds were evil. - John 3:19 With that chilling biblical passage we are introduced to Matt Adcock's genre-defying novel, COMPLETE...
Nomad – Book Review
NOMAD Jamie Nash July 9, 2019 Twenty Sider Studios Reviewed by Ray Palen There are a couple of very interesting facts about the novel NOMAD from author Jamie Nash that need to be shared up front. The first is the fact that NOMAD had originally begun its life as a...
Luna – Short Film Review
LUNA A Short Film Written, Directed & Edited by Ross Williams October, 2019 Reviewed by Rick Hipson Seconds into the film, we’re rendered helpless as a couple huddles on the couch, sobbing while a young boy sits absent-mindedly on the chair beside them. It’s as if...
Tennessee Gothic – Movie Review
TENNESSEE GOTHIC September 2019 Written and directed by Jeff Wedding Produced by Katie Groshong Reviewed by Rick Hipson The movie barely begins when we’re dragged into a squirm-inducing rape-scene-turned-revenge bludgeoning. Then, our battered victim Sylvia (Jackie...
Tales from the Crust – Book Review
Tales from the Crust: An Anthology of Pizza Horror David James Keaton and Max Booth III, Editors Perpetual Motion Machine August 27, 2019 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale At some point in our more mindless musings, we have all said it: "Pizza is like sex: even when it’s bad...
Ringu Collection – Blu-ray Review
Ringu Collection: Ringu Director: Hideo Nakata Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Yûko Takeuchi Ringu 2 Director: Hideo Nakata Stars: Miki Nakatani, Hitomi Satô, Kyoko Fukada Ringu 0 Director: Norio Tsuruta Stars: Yukie Nakama, Seiichi Tanabe, Kumiko Asô...
Little Paranoias – Book Review
LITTLE PARANOIAS Sonora Taylor October 22, 2019 Reviewed by Brian James Lewis Let me just be upfront. I really hope you’ll read the entire review, but I’ll sum it up for the busy folks right now: Little Paranoias by Sonora Taylor is an excellent book that rates a BIG...
Murder Ballad – Movie Review
MURDER BALLAD Guerra Films Written, produced and directed by Sergio Guerra Reviewed by Rick Hipson Not a moment is wasted in this ten-minute thrill ride from hell. The film opens while an obviously distraught woman named Lucinda (Hannah Reese) is searching...
The Devil Rides Out – Blu-ray Review
The Devil Rides Out 1968 Director: Terence Fisher Cast: Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons So here we got a film by the legendary Hammer Studios, directed by Terence Fisher, based on a Dennis Wheatley novel, with a screenplay by...
Wicked Weird – Book Review
Wicked Weird: An Anthology of the New England Horror Writers Amber Fallon, Scott T. Goudsward and David Price (eds) August 6, 2019 NEHW Press Reviewed by Elaine Pascale New England Horror Writers know weird. Their anthologies always include an eclectic...
Two Evil Eyes – Blu-ray Review
Two Evil Eyes 1990 Directors: Dario Argento & George A. Romero Cast: Adrienne Barbeau, Harvey Keitel, Tom Atkins, E.G. Marshall Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons On paper this movie sounded like a great idea. Take two certified masters of terror, have them both adapt and...
The Blob – Blu-ray Review
The Blob 1988 Director: Chuck Russell Stars: Shawnee Smith, Kevin Dillon, Donovan Leitch Jr. Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Gather around, children, and I will tell you of a magical time when horror movie remakes were made with care and reverence to not only the...
The Collected Nightmares – Book Review
THE COLLECTED NIGHTMARES Fred Wiehe May 8, 2019 Black Bed Sheet/Diverse Media Reviewed by Brian James Lewis Hello there, horror fans! Are you familiar with the saying, “No Rest For The Wicked?” Well, it seems to be a maxim that Fred Wiehe applies to his work. He may...
In Dreams We Rot – Book Review
In Dreams We Rot Betty Rocksteady October 2019 Trepidatio Publishing Reviewed by Gordon B. White Betty Rocksteady’s debut collection, In Dreams We Rot (Trepidatio Publishing, 2019), brings together twenty stories that smear the boundaries between horror, Weird, and...
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