Book Review: DEN OF THE WERERATS
Den of the Wererats Terry Miller Gloom House Publishing (August 7, 2022) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Devin is a pizza boy down on his luck and Kelly Tate is the unluckiest girl at closing time. Both are turned by the den of wererats led by their maniacal leader,...
Book Review: BABYLON TERMINAL
Babylon Terminal Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (September 28, 2018) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Buckle up for a wild ride through the twisted corridors of the mind in Greg F. Gifune’s Babylon Terminal. In this gripping tale, Gifune masterfully constructs a world...
Book Review: THE GIRL IN RED
The Girl in Red Christina Henry Berkley (June 18, 2019) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham In this clever re-imagining of “Little Red Riding Hood,” Red is a young woman on her own in an apocalyptic world decimated by a disease called “The Cough,” as well as something more...
Book Review: THIS MORTAL COIL
This Mortal Coil Cynthia Asquith Solar Press (March 2024) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi Originally published in 1947 by the legendary Arkham House, the present collection includes nine weird and macabre stories penned by Lady Cynthia Asquith ( 1887-1960), a British...
Book Review: ORPHANS OF WONDERLAND
Orphans of Wonderland Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (July 27, 2018) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Originally published in 2015 by Samhain Publishing, Orphans of Wonderland was re-released by JournalStone in 2018. The protagonist of Orphans of Wonderland is Joel...
Book Review: THE REFORMATORY
The Reformatory Tananarive Due S&S/Saga Press (October 31, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham From page one, The Reformatory pulled me in and didn’t let go until I reluctantly turned the last page. This book was a real eye-opener for me, as I knew very little...
Book Review: CHILDREN OF CHAOS
Children of Chaos Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (May 25, 2018) Reviewed by Andrew Byers In Greg F. Gifune’s Children of Chaos, the past becomes an inescapable specter, haunting the present with its sinister secrets and unrelenting grip. Gifune, a virtuoso of...
Book Review: RAZORED LAND
Razored Land Charles Allen Gramlich Tule Frog Press (November 9, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers In Charles Allen Gramlich’s riveting Razored Land, the world as we know it has been irrevocably altered by the cataclysmic aftermath of The Flux—an insidious genetic plague...
Book Review: DEAD GIRL, DRIVING AND OTHER DEVASTATIONS
Dead Girl, Driving and Other Devastations Carina Bissett Trepidatio Publishing (March 8, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy If the cover artwork by Mario Nevado doesn’t draw you in, the first story in Carina Bissett’s collection, Dead Girl, Driving and Other Devastations...
Book Review: HOUSE OF HAUNTS
House of Haunts Heather Daughrity, ed. Watertower Hill Publishing (October 13, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham I have to say that this is the most beautiful book I have ever had the occasion to review. It is a signed, numbered hardcover with a sleek cloth surface....
Book Review: GRASSHANDS
Grasshands Kyle Winkler JournalStone (January 19, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy “Good and evil? … Wrong dichotomy. She preferred thinking of Less Pain or More Pain. More knowledge or Less Knowledge.” With a loud “FA,” a glowing saltshaker, a singing pike, and a...
Book Review: HOME BEFORE DARK
Home Before Dark Riley Sager Dutton (June 30, 2020) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham The odd thing about this book is that title doesn’t really anything to do with the story. This is the first time I’ve ever come across a book that was so bewilderingly mistitled. But...
Book Review: LULLABY
Lullaby Cécile Guillot Trepidatio Publishing (January 5, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Cécile Guillot wrote a beautiful and haunting short story, “Lullaby,” which resonates deeply with me for personal reasons. I am going to share them here because they relate to the...
Book Review: WE’RE NOT OURSELVES TODAY
We're Not Ourselves Today Lydia Prime and Jill Girardi Kandisha Press (March 2024) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Full disclosure: I am familiar with the writing of Lydia Prime and Jill Girardi so I began reading We’re Not Ourselves Today with high expectations. I was not...
Advance Review: SKIN THAT SCREAMS
Skin That Screams Thomas Stewart Unveiling Nightmares Ltd. (April 15, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Skin That Screams by Thomas Stewart is a collection of nightmare tales forcing readers to face their greatest fear – themselves. Stewart writes, about “misery … just...
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