DAY TERRORS “I yanked her head back by her hair and sank my teeth in her neck, crunching through her esophagus, and again, and again, chewing, swallowing, her blood washing hot over my face, my neck, feeling her spasm and die, sacrificed to the new race she had created. I dropped her corpse, a gravestone over what humanity had been. …

Right from the get go, I’ll just say: Fuck you moronic motherf*ckers. In the ass. With a candle rolled in broken glass. Now that I feel better, I can begin to speak with a modicum of civility and intelligence.  Sucker Punch has been getting beat around by critics. The overall gist seems to be that it’s real pretty, but without …

Warning: a rant is forthcomming.  Peter Schotwzer already provided a link to Brian Keene’s blog about the grand fall into douchedom of Dorchester publishing, but I felt the need to speak on the matter as a fan. There was a time, in the late 90’s, that Dorchester’s Leisure Horror mark meant the world to me. Any time I saw the …

BRAIN CHEESE BUFFET “Their philosophy was societal and rather militant in its feministic design. Never mind that they were f*cked up in the head: abused, malnurished and locked in closets as children, maladapted via unbridled drug and alcoholuse and hence damaged certain critical brain receptors, and, in general, rife with a plethora of environmentally causated personality disorders and biogenic amine …

EDEN FELL Written by Lily Published by Damnation Books Publication Date: 2009 Format: B/W Price: $4.50 or ? “Although my shrink is dubious and believes completely in my obliviousness, I am aware I’m always living in a perfect world in my mind. I know it’s not a perfect world. I know there aren’t such things as screaming snakes or weeping …

Issue number 13 (our favorite number!) of Necrotic Tissue features a story from long time HorrorNews contributor and book reviewer, Anton Cancre. The story in question, “The Song That Crawls” is a meandering little ditty that merges the ethos of Lovecraft with the lyricality and drug induced dementia of the music of Dax Riggs. In addition to that fine tail, …

INTRUDER Written by Cindy Little Published by Shroud Publishing Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black & White – 68 pages Price: $7.99 “I could feel a smirk pull at the corner of my mouth as I came closer to Jennie. It was one of those odd, inappropriate responses that came at the most unexpected times- like at church or when I …

INTRACATIONS Written by John Dimes Published by Dark Hart Press Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black /White – 324 pages Price: $15.99 “Angels are antibodies. Prayer is telepathy. A phrase that was inextricably linked with the Androgyne’s kind and their creations. Their very existence was, arguably, to be symbolic of God’s enduring presence in the absence of his presence. As protectors …

NECROTIC TISSUE #7 (MAGAZINE) Editor: R. Scott McCoy Published by Stygian Publication Publication Date: 2009 Format: B&W Price: $5.95 “Why open a door when you are afraid of what stands beyond it? Yet how not to when the questions pound and some small part niggles and begs for attention.” – Catherine Gardner, “The Scratch of an Old Record” Awhile back …

MAMA FISH Written by Rio Youers Published by Shroud Publishing Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black & White – 92 pages Price: $7.99 “You know, the technology is more advanced than it used to be. The world has turned into a machine, and its axis is made of binary codes and microprocessors and integrated circuits. Everybody is wired in these days. Everybody. Technology …

ACT THREE, SCENE FOUR published: 2010 publisher: Misanthrope Press price: $13.95 “The Blow landed on Finch’s chest but it didn’t slide through the flesh like Brandon had expected… Brandon lifted the heavy tool back up and inspected it. The head was heavy and solid, but the blade was dull to the extent that it was flattened. He c**ked his head …

OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT Written by Paul Kane Published by Thunderstorm Books Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White Price: $16.95 “Light can penetrate the dark, but the dark is powerless in light.” What a pleasant surprise this book ended up being. Initially, I was requested to review a PDF version, which has grown to be a huge red flag for …

PECKINPAH: AN ULTRAVIOLENT ROMANCE Written by Harlan D. Wilson Published by Shroud Publishing Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White – 116 pages Price: $7.99 Picture this: you spend an entire weekend of this year’s Context hearing repeated glowing praise of a certain book after a month or so of prior buildup. Over the preceding year, you’ve come to trust …

THE MONSTER WITHIN IDEA (PAPERBACK) Author R. Thomas Riley Published by Apex Publications Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black /White- 224 pages Price: $15.95 Death comes in many forms. Sometimes it’s in-your-face, “holy sh*t!” realization. Other times it sidles up to you in red lipstick and a pink thong.” How’s that sh*t for the start of a story, eh? And that …

JUST LIKE HELL Author Nate Southard Published by Thunderstorm Books Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black /White – 98 pages Price: $10.95 “There would be no going to the police afterward. What he wanted to do could not be considered self-defense. He would not be a hero. But he would be a survivor. And he would feel some measure of justice.” Just …