Agony By: E. Michael Lewis Samhain Publishing 45 Pages “I did it because they deserved it. I did it because I deserved it.” The Twin Lakes mall seems like your everyday, ordinary locale for browsers, teens and shoppers. Although the merchants grounds wasn’t always the site for serenity and spending. Thomas “Agony” Agonetti had once prowled the center, abducting young …
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Book Review: Atrum Terra: Dark Lands – Author Brenton J. Cox
Atrum Terra: Dark Lands (A Potentially True Zombie Apocalypse Author: Brenton J. Cox Zombies seem impossible to escape these days; they have overrun the literary field and are making a renewed comeback in the film industry despite almost being snuffed out for a time. Just as they were originally intended to do, zombies have taken over the Western world (or …
Read More »Book Review: Woman Scorned – Author Angela Alsaleem
Woman Scorned – Angela Alsaleem Camilla is raped and brutally murdered at the hands of a corrupt police officer. She wakes up dead, oblivious to the fact she’s crossed over into another realm of existence. As she collects herself, consumed in despair and distraught she begins to walk along the road side, hauntingly closer to her ultimate fate. Libitina is …
Read More »Book Review: Institutional Memory – Written by Gary Frank
INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY Written by Gary Frank Published by Medallion Press Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black /White – 350 pages Price: $7.95 Work is torture. We all say it and to a certain, albeit hyperbolic, degree we mean what we say. Day in- day out, clock in-clock out, stumbling into a cubicle or in front of a machine or, horror of …
Read More »Book Review: The Darkened Corner – Author Tom Hamilton
The DARKENED CORNER By Tom Hamilton Philistine Press This dark thriller fits into the horror genre more from its atmosphere and unsettling style rather than the amount of violence. A unique mix of biography and narrative, this intriguing novella follows seventeen years in the life of the main character, an Irish traveler with a knack for narrative. It provides a …
Read More »Book Review: Midnight Call and The Other stories – Author Jonathan Thomas
Midnight Call and The Other stories Author Jonathan Thomas Published by Hippocampus Press Cover art by David C. Verba. Cover design by Barbara Briggs Silbert 258 Pages I feel that writing about writing often reveals more about the reviewer than the original authors work. Reviewers can’t help but put our noses and likes and dislikes into a review. When I was about 12-13 …
Read More »Book Review: The Darker Side of Oz – Author Scott Stanford
Dorothy The Darker Side of Oz by Scott Stanford, is just that, a much darker version of Dorothy’s descent into the land of Oz. When I received this book, I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect; I had seen both the Judy Garland, happy Wizard of Oz movie and the much darker, Fairuza Balk feature, Return to Oz, so I …
Read More »Book Review: Hiram Grange and the Chosen One – Author Kevin Lucia
Several reviews of Hiram Grange and the Village of the Damned mentioned how tough it is to start a series, but I disagree. The person who starts it gets to set all the rules, they’re the one who sets the stage for everyone else that follows. With no expectations, they have free reign with the material, characters and their approach …
Read More »Book Review: Satans 3 Ring Circus TPB – Author Robert Steven Rhine
Written by Robert Steven Rhine Artwork by WILLIAM STOUT, TIM VIGIL, JOHN CASSADAY, HILARY BARTA, JIM SMITH, FRANK FORTE, TONE RODRIGUEZ, FRANK DIETZ, VINCENT WALLER, ERIC PIGORS, STEVEN MANNION, SHANNON WHEELER, TOMMY CASTILLO, BRYAN BAUGH, JOHN HOWARD, DAVID HARTMAN, MIKE SOSNOWSKI, ALEX PARDEE, DAVID PALEO, JOHN WATKINS CHOW, STEPH DUMAIS, JEFF GAITHER, JAMES HELKOWSKI, CLAY HENSS, MATT HOWARTH and more. …
Read More »Book Review: The Oz Suite – Author Gerard Houarner
THE OZ SUITE Author Gerard Houarner Published by Eibonvale Press Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black /White – 152 pages Price: $12.00 “I might have been on the Yellow Brick Road, only Dorothy and her gang had left me behind and I didn’t have a dog and it was getting dark and the Wicked Witch’s flying monkeys were in the clouds, …
Read More »Book Review: Grande Illusion Book 2 – Author Tom Savini
GRANDE ILLUSIONS – BOOK II Written by Tom Savini Published by Morris Customs Publication Date: 1996 Format: B&W / color – 238 pages Price: various – OOP Although these are two books in their own entity, they are one within their own right. This, the sequel to the review, continues my special Double Creature Feature Grind House Review for them …
Read More »Book Review: Charnel Wine – Author Richard Gavin
Charnel Wine by: Richard Gavin “Richard Gavin’s debut collection was one of Horror’s sleeper hits of 2004. The rapid sell-out of its entire print run resulted in Charnel Wine becoming a highly sought-after title among connoisseurs of weird fiction. Dark Regions Press is proud to present Charnel Wine: Memento Mori Edition, which contains the original collection in its entirety as …
Read More »Book Review: Infection – Author Sean Schubert
INFECTION: ALASKAN UNDEAD APOCALYPSE BOOK I Author: Sean Schubert Permuted Press We’re starting to see the other side of the zombie fixation now, with the world starting to move on a bit from the obsession with zombies that has gripped popular culture for the past few years. The thing is, this is happening because the zombies that are being offered …
Read More »Book Review: Last Train to Deadsville – Author Steve Niles
LAST TRAIN TO DEADSVILLE (TPB) Written by Steve Niles Artwork by Kelley Jones Published by Dark Horse Publication Date: 2005 Format: color with 144 pages Price: $2.95 Something about the graphic novel “Last Train to Deadsville” feels classic. I can’t put my finger on it but when you read it you expect to see some old detective calling everyone “dame” …
Read More »Book Review: The Devil Onscreen – Author Charles P. Mitchell
by Charles P. Mitchell Published by McFarland & Company Publication Date: 2002 Format: Black /White – 344 pages Price: $15.99 You don’t see hard cover releases as much these days. and that’s a shame. though with a film book dedicated to Mephistopheles a hard cover is well deserved. Unlike other horror books, this one concentrates solely on the inclusion of …
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