Card Deck Review: TAROT OF THE ABYSS
Tarot of the Abyss Ana Tourian US Games Systems Reviewed by Wendy Stokes Sample: “The rider stands tall on her two flying swans, brave and full of determination. There is no fear as she guides these regal feathered birds. She knows that fear will not help her and any...
Book Review: FUGUE DEVIL RESURGENCE
FUGUE DEVIL: Resurgence A 30th Anniversary of the Celebration of The Fugue Devil By Stephen Mark Rainey Reviewed by Carson Buckingham This collection from Stephen Mark Rainey is among the best ones I’ve read. Each story is a shining gem and if you enjoy Lovecraftian...
Book Review: FALLS THE DARKNESS
Falls the Darkness Mark N. Drake January 30, 2024 Reviewed by Andrew Byers Over the last few years, Mark N. Drake has created and extensively developed a fictional place, Darkisle, a foreboding island inhabited by Lovecraftian horrors and cultists, where he has set...
Book Review: SOMETHING BLUE AND OTHER COLORFUL DEATHS
Something Blue and Other Colorful Deaths L.L. Soares JournalStone (March 31, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Bram Stoker winner L. L. Soares never disappoints. The first book of his I read was Green Tsunami, and I haven’t looked back since. Something Blue and...
Book Review: DEEP NIGHT
Deep Night Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (July 13, 2018) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Originally published in 2006 as the second novel after Greg F. Gifune’s powerful debut The Bleeding Season, Deep Night was re-released by JournalStone in 2018. It is as chilling...
Card Deck Review: WITCH SISTER TAROT
Witch Sister Tarot Julia Jeffrey Llewellyn Publishing (December 2023) Reviewed by N. Richards Witch Sister Tarot is an absolutely stunning "must have" for anyone interested in Scottish, Irish and Welsh folklore. The theme of Celtic folklore creates a natural dark and...
Card Deck Review: THE WITCH’S FAMILIAR RUNIC ORACLE
The Witch’s Familiar Runic Oracle Athene Noctua Hay House (September 26, 2023) Reviewed by Wendy Stokes “Our life paths are interwoven with the animals we share our planet with.” Athene Noctua has created several card decks. She is an English artist who has combined...
Book Review: HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
HOW CAN I HELP YOU? Laura Sims Penguin (July 18, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham I love books about books and libraries, so when I saw How Can I Help You? I snapped it up, eager to add it to my collection. The description made it sound deliciously sinister, and I...
Advance Review: A BETTER WORLD
A Better World Sarah Langan Atria Books (April 9, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham The world is falling to pieces and it’s looking like the Anthropocene Era may be coming to an end. Pestilence, famine, death, war, and chaos have arrived, and all the other things...
Book Review: FAIRLIGHT
Fairlight Adrian Chamberlin Crystal Lake Publishing (November 7, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham “... and a child shall lead them.” I loved this book. It is a book about battles... on many different fronts. It is about good versus evil, adults versus children,...
Book Review: THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE
The September House Carissa Orlando Berkley (September 5, 2023) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham This debut novel by Carissa Orlando is an interesting take on a haunted house. The homeowners, a couple who despaired of ever finding their dream home, came across this...
Book Review: THAT WHICH GROWS WILD
THAT WHICH GROWS WILD Eric J. Guignard Harper Day Books (July 17, 2018) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham “Outstanding” is the only word that comes to mind when considering this collection of horror tales. Guignard has a seldom-seen, old world literary style of writing...
Book Review: ROGUE
Rogue Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (September 14, 2018) Reviewed by Andrew Byers The veneer of the American Dream—loving spouse, solid job, nice house, comfortable life—fractures catastrophically in Greg F. Gifune’s Rogue, revealing a narrative that...
Book Review: THE GOOD UNKNOWN
The Good Unknown and Other Ghost Stories Stephen Volk Tartarus Press (2023) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi A renowned, excellent author of dark fiction, Stephen Volk returns with a new short story collection featuring eleven tales, three of which previously unpublished....
Book Review: MIDNIGHT GODS
Midnight Gods Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (May 4, 2018) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Greg F. Gifune’s Midnight Gods unfolds as a chilling symphony of psychological horror, seamlessly weaving a narrative that resonates with contemporary anxieties and the...
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