This Dying World: The End Begins By James Dean 384 Pages Daniel Foster is your average ordinary, everyday type of guy. Husband, father and brother with a razor sharp wit, he copes with the mundane the life brings forth with sarcastic exuberance. Everything isn’t perfect but it’s perfect enough in the Foster household. Until one morning he awakens to find …
Read More »Book Review: Dark Avenging Angel – Author Catherine Cavendish
Dark Avenging Angel By Catherine Cavendish Samhain Publishing 132 Pages “Don’t hurt Jane. You may live to regret it.” Jane is product of insecurity, low self-esteem and a lost soul. Her father abuses her, her employer harasses and degrades her at every available turn. Seemingly at the brink of losing all hope a mysterious entity appears to her one night …
Read More »Book Review: Whiteknuckle – Author Eric Red
White Knuckle By: Eric Red Samhain Publishing 200 Pages There’s more than mere road rage on the highway. A serial killer in the form of a truck driver has killed hundreds of women across the United States for over thirty years. The killer under the handle White Knuckle has eluded police captivity with barely a trace until now. A FBI …
Read More »Book Review: The Rising Dead – Author Devan Sagliani
THE RISING DEAD By: Devan Sagliani A virus has been unleashed unto the citizens and tourists of Las Vegas making one and all insatiable. Will their unholy hunger for flesh be quenched or will society succumb to The Rising Dead? The second novel from author Devan Sagliani promises all of the blood, guts and gore of its predecessor Rise of …
Read More »Film Review: Rise of the Scarecrows (2009)
SYNOPSIS: When Officer Brown relocates from the hustle and bustle of big city living to the sleepy hollow of Adams, Mass. He soon learns there is far more than what meets the eye in this bizarre community. Uncovering a deep dark secret may very well be the last thing Brown may ever do. REVIEW: Directed by: Gino McGahee, Jeremy Weiskotten …
Read More »Book Review: He Who Walks in Shadow – Author Brett J. Talley
He Who Walks In Shadow By: Brett J. Talley JournalStone Publishing 179 Pages “Well, that’s quite the story, isn’t it? Not exactly what one wants to hear on the eve of an expedition,” He laughed, but it was no more honest than his smile. After the ominous book, The Incendium Maleficarum has disappeared from the personal safe of Carter Weston, …
Read More »Film Review: Jacob (2011)
SYNOPSIS: As a developmentally teen Jacob Kell grapples with coping in a broken home, his abusive, drunken step-father and obstacles in his personal affliction. Can his adoring younger sister Sissy be the only key to keeping the unearthly voices that beckon his devotion? REVIEW: Directed By: Larry Wade Carell Starring: Grace Powell, Dylan Horne, Krystn Caldwell, Larry Wade Carell Jacob …
Read More »Book Review: Darkness Rising – Author Brian Moreland
Darkness Rising By: Brian Moreland Samhain Publishing 98 Pages Marty Weaver is a dreamer that expresses his romantic nature through poetry. Often going to a nearby lake for inspiration he ventures forth to ponder over his unrequited love Jennifer. On this ill-fated evening Marty is not alone. Three ruthless killers have occupied his sanctuary. As the killers commence a hellacious …
Read More »Book Review: Saint Death – Author Devan Sagliani
Saint Death By: Devan Sagliani Laughing Crow Media 96 Pages When a group of two separate tandem friends take a trip to Mexico for some fun in the sun, unbridled partying and wild abandon they soon realize their carefree soiree has come at a price. A most ominous cult by the name of Santa Muerte or translated Saint Death possesses …
Read More »Book Review: Savage Beasts – Editors Anthony Rivera |Sharon Lawson
Savage Beasts Edited by Anthony Rivera and Sharon Lawson Grey Matter Press 288 Pages A collection of eleven musically inspired tales to orchestrate the macabre. To Soothe The Savage Beast by Edward Morris: A security guard has a ghostly encounter with a legendary musician. Going Home by Karen Runge: Inspired by the Nine Inch Nails song, Piggy, Hayden and his …
Read More »Book Review: We Are Monsters – Author Brian Kirk
We Are Monsters By: Brian Kirk Samhain Publishing 306 Pages “That’s the worst part of his disease. The voices that he hears? They lie.” “Everyone’s got some vice to help compensate for the fact they have to pretend to be someone else.” Things are not quite right within the confines of the Sugar Hill mental asylum. Since a new patient …
Read More »Film Review: Twice Dead (1988)
SYNOPSIS: The Cates family is thrilled to learn they have inherited the old mansion of the deranged, stage actor, Tyler Walker. They arrive to discover that the mansion has turned into a playground for a local street gang. But the gang is not all the Cates children have to worry about as Tyler’s ghost makes it known he is not …
Read More »Book Review: Girrrl – Author Devin Govaere
Girrrl By: Devin Govaere Samhain Publishing 91 Pages “Surrounded by fears. And all of them real.” Kelly Carter isn’t your typical ten year old girl. On the surface she may seem like your ordinary, everyday American youth. Yet some most prominent fears plague the girl’s mind. Fear of the dark, water, and monsters nearly cripple her for regular, healthy summer …
Read More »Film Review: The Encounter (2015)
SYNOPSIS: When Collin Bastrow is discovered naked, disoriented and alone in the forest he has an unbelievable tale to tell. After his group of friends had gone camping they are terrorized and stalked by extraterrestrial beings. Through Collins tale will the U.S. government be able to get to the bottom of what transpired that evening or will the truth remain …
Read More »Film Review: The Nightmare (2015)
SYNOPSIS: Eight individuals suffering from a rare disorder called sleep paralysis, where the person is rendered immobile, unable to speak, move or react when falling asleep or awakening are interviewed. Horrifying visions that share a common thread often appear to the sufferer’s in the form of shadow people. Vague, dark translucent entities that stalk the person’s worst nightmares are relentless …
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