SYNOPSIS: “A totally twisted deep-fried Texas redneck trailer park murder story.”Synopsis: When an inopportune debt presents itself to one Chris Smith he brainstorms on ideas to come up with some considerable cash, fast. Seeing as it was his mother that created this predicament he obtains the services of Joe Cooper, professional hit man for hire. Will his mother’s insurance policy …

SYNOPSIS: Detective Lucas McCarthy is plagued with a troublesome past. Relieved of active duty pending a psychological evaluation Lucas suffers from insomnia, hellacious nightmares and a gradual loosening grip on reality. After apprehending mass murderer Max Jenke in an epic showdown the dedicated officer was unable to save his final victim, a young girl beheaded before him. Seeking justice, relief …

SYNOPSIS: A group of priests have been commissioned by the Vatican to perform an exorcism on a girl seemingly possessed. The ritual unravels at the seams as the priests soon realize the village locals have been wishing upon an unholy box allegedly constructed from actual wood from Noah’s Ark. The wishes come at a hellacious cost as he who casts …

SYNOPSIS: An all-female bike gang called the cycle sluts ride into a remote desert town to discover a mine shaft confining half the residents has released all of the infected into civilization. REVIEW: Directed by: Dan Hoskins Starring: Jamie Rose, Catherine Carlen, Lycia Naff, Vicki Frederick, Kristina Loggia, Gretchen Palmer, Ed Gale, Don Calfa, Billy Bob Thornton In some circles …

SYNOPSIS: After a private detective deems Jonathan Davis’s father officially missing he decides to embark upon a journey to find the estranged. He ventures into Germany where he was last seen stationed in the Second World War. In a nearby village he asks the local patrons of a pub if he’d seen his father. One gentleman at last divulges how …

SYNOPSIS: An unlikely duo teams up to thwart the supernatural sinister intentions of an ancient witch known as Lily Grace. REVIEW: Directed by: Wes Miller Starring: Scott Seegmiller, James Palmer, Greg Travis Lily Grace tackles content for the horror aficionado that is often over looked or somewhat of a rarity. In a sea of sub cultures fixated on zombies, found …

SHIFTING FEARS By: Eric A. Shelman Dolphin Moon Publishing 298 Pages Luke is a mild mannered auto mechanic with passions in life for the simple things. He loves his family, his girlfriend Terri, his business and his borderline obsession with restoring his 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special. Working on it since childhood he pours blood, sweat and tears into his …

WARPED WORDS FOR TWISTED MINDS Short Stories compiled by JournalStone’s Christopher C Payne Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble, after all we’re all humanery stew if we don’t pledge allegiance to… ….I love the dead before they rise. No farewells no good-byes, I never even knew your now rotting face. Cadaver eyes upon me see….nothing. Ah, nothing says Halloween better than …

Journalstone’s 2011 Warped Words – 90 Minutes to Live “There’s a time to live and a time to die When it’s time to meet the maker There’s a time to live, but isn’t it strange As soon as you’re born you’re dying” Bruce Dickinson-Iron Maiden Clairvoyant 1988 A true milestone for any budding author is to pen a tale that …

NIGHTMARE BALLAD By: Benjamin Kane Ethridge JournalStone Publishing 260 Pages When part time swim instructor Luke Rhodes witnesses the inconceivable, a drowning within his pool, his life slowly becomes unravelled. Haunted by the chords and melodies of a vague recollection in song, he becomes possessed in unravelling its meaning. Cognitive snippets of recollection burst within his memory as the body …

DARKBOUND By: Michaelbrent Collings 287 Pages A group of unsuspecting passengers are trapped along a commuter train seemingly chartered toward the very depths of hell. Will the diverse mixture of individuals realize their common bond and rise against adversity posed before them or will they ultimately succumb to the evil that lurks in the shadows around them? Darkbound marks the …

The Source Book One Hidden Things By Luthaneal Adams 332 Pages “An ancient curse stretches across the centuries, corrupting the lives of all it touches, drawing the forces of good and evil into a struggle to control its terrible power. A devil, a sorcerer, a serial killer, an Oxford scholar and a wayward professor-all unknowingly bound together across time, by …

Doghead A Graphic Novel Story by: Petong S. Art by: Digitkame 277 Pages Avery is an alienated youth with few ambitions and even less friends. While trying to get closer to one of his classmates he discovers a hermit just outside of town that has a most sinister secret. While studying the old man from afar he makes the unholiest …

Texas Schlock: B-Movie Sci-Fi & Horror From the Lonestar State By Bret McCormick LECR Press 250 Pages “Who are these men and what have they done to cause their names to live forever in infamy? They created some of the most outrageous science fiction and horror flicks ever seen by drive-in theater patrons, home video renters or online streaming viewers. …

Dead Indian Wars By Clark Casey 207 Pages Damnation is a realm not quite hell, certainly not heaven and eerily reminiscent of purgatory. Each the residents arrive with a sense of being disoriented, filled with questions and uncertainty. Many of the new arrivals congregate around the local saloon called The Foggy Dew. When adversity arises one gunshot is all it …