Book Reviews

Mr. Nasty By Leo Darke Samhain Publishing 198 Pages Tommy Wallace is a supporting extra struggling to make ends meet within the British film industry. With an estranged wife and unresolved past, Tommy has plenty to cope with until a director’s command of Cut! Has never been more profound. A full-fledged blood bath has unleashed on the sets of Tommy’s …

Canines versus Zombies! It is time to find out what role canines play in the zombie apocalypse. “The Canine Zombie Chronicles” collects twenty first hand accounts of the Marcorem Carne Plague from the viewpoint of man’s best friend. Today’s book review is quite an offbeat take on the zombie genre. You got to give props to writers who approach things …

“Twisted Reunion” is a collective of short stories published by Vincere Press and written by Mark Tullius (also featuring some fine illustrations introducing various stories). The stories here were collected from the periods of 2003 to 2008 previously published under numerous magazines and anthologies. I counted around 29 sections of stories totaling in at 284 pages, which is quite alot …

Those 3 words that seem to re-surface time and time again should be plenty well familiar to us by now. It seems that as long as we are forced to stay in the dark on UFO reports and strange sightings that suggest otherwise, it is the voice of authors and publishers that continue to present the evidence and stories usually …

DEADWORLD: FROZEN OVER MINI SERIES 1-4 (COMIC) Writer: Mike Raicht Artists: Federico Dallocchio, Rafael Ortiz Letters: Nate Pride, Bernie Lee Covers: Dalibor Talajic, Sebastian Camagajevac Editor: Joe Pruett Publisher: Desperado Publishing Publication Date: 2007-2010 Format: Full Color – 24 Price: $3.99 “With the streets of New York still snowed in, our survivors attempt to find a way out of the …

THE ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR ZOMBIE – ISSUE#1 (COMIC) Author Mackenzie Meredith Artist: Erik Thompson Script & Letters: Brian Meredith Pre-Press: James Taylor Pages: 16 Price: $2.50 From: Rorschach Entertainment and Micro Brew Comics Publication Date: 2008 Format: 16 pages Price: $2.50 A new all-ages series! In this first issue, Doctor Archibald Zombie takes his faithful assistant Marigold Murray camping, in …

THE ZOMBIE HANDBOOK: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO ZOMBIES AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW TO AVOID THEM From the collector series of Barron’s books comes a new entry “The Zombie Handbook: An Essential Guide to Zombies and, More Importantly, How to Avoid Them “written by the prolific expert in monster mythology, Bob Curran. Zombies have become a part of our culture in …

Written by Nigel Wingrove, Marc Morris Published by FAB Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color – 160 pages Price: $34.95 Today I received a rather impressive collection book in the mail from the fine folks at FAB press. Now while it’s true that alot of cool books comes across our hands so that we can give em look and inform …

Can it be true? Is everything that we are fed not based on truth and does politics and agendas hold the real truth and motivation behind what we are led to believe? You betcha! Though those of us who are pro-active readers, have known that now for quite some time. However, its not too late to distill more facts and …

Ghost Prints by Jason Gehlert, Tammy Gehlert and Robert Milby Ghost Prints is a collection of short stories by Jason Gehlert. There are also a couple of stories and poems by Tammy Gehlert and Robert Milby; however, this review will just concentrate on Jason Gehlert’s contributions. “The Woodsman” is the first story in the book. A group of teens wandering …

Arrow Video, established in 2009, is one of the best video companies currently releasing our favorite films.  Their UK Region B Blu-ray’s of genre titles boast exclusive and in-depth extras not seen Stateside.  Cult Cinema – An Arrow Video Companion is comprised of 20 essays that have appeared in an Arrow Video release, and includes 10 new essays written exclusively …

Hardcover: 172 pages Publisher: Gingko Press Inc. Release synopsis: Zerofriends co-founder Alex Pardee returns with a collection of some of the most horrifying and iconic characters of film, video games and comics with Doppelgangers. The monograph displays a parade of serial killers, demons, aliens and psychopaths, from early Universal monsters in melancholy black and white to modern horrors captured in …

Blood and Rain By: Glenn Rolfe Samhain Publishing 196 Pages The sleepy small town of Gilson Creek is an idealistic spot for raising a family, community and harmonious unity. School is out and summer has merely began. While the residents plan to engage in plenty of rest and relaxation at on the beaches of Emerson Lake a most sinister transformation …

Undead L.A. Volume 2 By: Devan Sagliani Laughing Crow Media 121 Pages A collection of short stories with a central theme surrounding a post-apocalyptic realm and the city of Los Angeles. Fever Dream: Dora and Jamal two transients vie to stay alive in harrowing conditions. Black Crow Laughing: It’s true love when Tyler risks all for Emily. We Are the …

Death Do Us Part By: JG Faherty Samhain Publishing 66 Pages Vengeance never dies Art Stanhope believes he’s finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel. After his vindictive, manipulative wife Catherine sees her untimely demise he believes he can finally move on with his life. A new relationship and the family bond with his son he always …