Book Reviews

ROD ESPINOSA’S THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW – ISSUE#1 (COMIC) Writer: Washington Irving Artist: Rod Espinosa Editors: Doug Dlin, Wes Hartman Publisher: Antarctic Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: Full Color – 28 pages Price: $3.99 “Gather ’round, all! Antarctic’s master storyteller, Rod Espinosa (Courageous Princess, Neotopia, Dracula, Tell-Tale Heart), will put a pleasant chill in your veins this Halloween as …

THE DEAD WALK (PAPERBACK) by Andy Black, Steve Earles Published by Noir Publishing Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black /White with color photos – 288 pages Price: $28.95 Before even reading a single word I’m sure any horror fan would be impressed with this book. with 288 pages, color photos on almost every page and printed on great stock nicely bound …

Boom Town By: Glenn Rolfe Samhain Publishing 70 Pages The sleepy town of Eckert, Wisconsin is home to one of the most profound, mysterious UFO sightings in recent history. In 1979 the residents knew not what to make of the unworldly visitation paralyzed in awe as a blue beam blasted from the center of a saucer like craft into Hollars …

Dorothy is back for another fantastic adventure. Well more like…….. several years later after returning from Oz. Creators Ryan Fuller and Sanjana Baijnath have created quite an artistic variation of the Oz theme taking on a very dark and haunting direction. But then again, this is the kind of direction Horronews.net fans love to see! When Dorothy arrives home, she …

Anatomy of Evil By: Brian Pinkerton Samhain Publishing 207 Pages When a group of life-long friends embark upon an exotic vacation getaway for a little recreational fishing they soon find out their tropical paradise has much more sinister, unholy connotations than they could have ever imagined. Anatomy of Evil will mark the inaugural reading journey I’ve undertaken with author Brian …

Doppelganger By: Sean Munger Samhain Publishing 208 Pages Anine Atherton seems to have acquired what every fair maiden in the late 1800’s has dreamed of. After marrying a successful, handsome gentleman suitor, her groom emigrates with her from her native land Sweden to New York. Settling in a breath taking home newly procured specifically for the newlyweds, all seems like …

Stillwater By Maynard Sims Samhain Publishing 177 Pages While coping with a recent divorce and an accident that has confined her to a wheel chair a young romance author Elizabeth Alvarini seeks refuge in a rental cabin known as Stillwater to work on her latest novel. An ominous presence may not be so accommodating. After Elizabeth begins to meet and …

The Cult of the Black Jaguar By: JG Faherty Samhain Publishing 47 Pages In midst of an expedition in the Mayan jungle a team of explorers lead by Ethan Foster and Dr. Heathcliff Pascal search for Ah Puch and soon learn in the direct translation, Lost City or City of The Dead holds consequences that are far more than what …

Castle By The Sea By: JG Faherty (From What Waits in The Shadows) Samhain Publishing 93 Pages Jason and Erika are enjoying a wonderful date at the carnival. Taking in the midway, rides and games they finally give in to a little romance and charter a swan ride into the tunnel of love. Their cozy rendezvous soon turns awry as …

The Pendle Curse By: Catherine Cavendish Samhain Publishing 202 Pages While Laura Phillips is grieving over her late husband Rich her world is coming completely undone. She questions if the things she hears and sees are truly there, an episode of the supernatural or her exhausted imagination. At the encouragement of her dearest friend she takes a trip as form …

Picking up where Pathogen ended, Mutations continues the story of Lexy and her group of survivors as they try to stay alive after the zombie outbreak. This time though they not only have to worry about all the zombies trying to eat them but also the evil government agency trying to hunt them down and the mutated creatures that were …

Dead Hunger VIII: Peace, Love and Zombies The Nelson Moore Chronicle By Eric A. Shelman 417 Pages Dolphin Moon Publishing An exploration into the zombie apocalypse from character staple Nelson Moore’s point of view beginning in 2011 prior to when he’d met Flex, Gem, Charlie, Hemp among others. This latest edition also goes into elaborate detail on how the civilization …

The Nightmare Girl By: Jonathan Janz Samhain Publishing 247 Pages After a Good Samaritan intervenes in a public episode of child abuse he soon realizes he’s bitten off more than he can chew. The perpetrators have a relentless intent on seeking revenge in the most unholiest of fashions. The Nightmare Girl marks the inaugural reading endeavor I’ve undertaken for author …

A scientist named Lexy and a group of survivors struggle to stay alive during a zombie outbreak. What caused the outbreak and why doesn’t the government seem to want a cure? Will Lexy and her cohorts discover the answers to these questions before it’s too late? I read Timothy Frasier’s book Dark Frequencies a few months ago and absolutely loved …

Skullcrack City – by Jeremy Robert Johnson Lazy Fascist Press, 2015 344 pages Let me start off by making something abundantly clear – I am a huge fan of Jeremy Robert Johnson’s writing. My first encounter with this three-named serial killer of words was within the pages of The Bizarro Starter Kit (Orange), where I read his novella Extinction Journals …