Book Reviews

The Zombook – Author Allan Graves Zombie fans, I’ve got the book for you. It’s not a big stretch to say how instantly I was impressed with this latest volume that came across my desk. The book is called “Zombook”..and yep if you guessed right it’s a book about zombies. To be more specific (in the genre that has sparked …

Resurrection Express By Stephen Romano Gallery Books Resurrection Express is a gritty, innovative thriller that will undoubtedly keep you in your seat.  Set in the heart of Texas, the story is one of action, betrayal and intrigue.  It’s a fast-paced page turner and you won’t want to put it down. The story opens with the likeable character of Elroy Coffin, …

An independent film maker named Kyle is drowning in debt and is desperate for any paying job that will help his dire financial situation. A bizarre old man soon offers him a staggering amount of money to shoot a documentary on a sinister apocalyptic cult called The Temple of the Last Days (which met a grisly end back in 1975). …

ZOMBIE MOVIES: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE (PAPERBACK) by Glenn Kay Forward by Stuart Gordon Published by Chicago Review Press; Second Edition Publication Date: 2008, 2012 Format:B&W / some color – 432 pages Price: $24.95 Glenn Kay sure loves his zombies! You would have to, to dedicate so much time to reviewing, categorizing and explaining the hugely wide gamut of titles on the …

CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED #4: THE RAVEN & OTHER POEMS (CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED GRAPHIC NOVELS) [ILLUSTRATED] (HARDCOVER) Author Edgar Allan Poe Illustrations by Gahan Wilson Published by Papercutz Retail $9.95 each I only wished my old “Classics illustrated” looked this good! if your like me , maybe you have a few favorites still lying around in mylar sheets and cardboard that you never …

TWICE SHY By: Patrick Freivald JournalStone Publishing JournalStone Publishing strikes again with hot commodity, Patrick Freivald and Twice Shy. In Ohneka Falls, Ani Romero is a teenage zombie, a carrier of the Z virus struggling to cope with a forbidden secret and survive within human civilization. Twice Shy is an expose of teen angst, cliques and struggles against alienation and …

The Coffee Table Book of Doom, sounds pretty much like the title of a B-movie you haven’t seen yet but are likely. Well, for starters, this is a book (that you may just fall in love with) and not a film. Picture this…a group of educated writers (well 2 in this case) combine all their fact-finding doomsday data (and current …

BRAIN EATERS BIBLE: SOUND ADVICE FOR THE NEWLY REANIMATED ZOMBIE [HARDCOVER] Author J.D. McGhoul, Pat Kilbane Published by St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: 2012 Format: Color | 160 pages Price: $16.99 “The Brain Eaters Bible” (Sound Advice for the Newly Reanimated Zombie), is a title that defines its contents to a T. Those who may have purchased this one in …

WAY PAST MIDNIGHT Author Samantha Combs When presented with the opportunity to review Samantha Combs’ latest horror story anthology, I admit I jumped at the chance. I thoroughly enjoyed her last anthology, “Teeth and Talons”, which I reviewed here at HorrorNews.net and so couldn’t wait to see what was new in her world. As I expected, she did not disappoint. …

SOUNDTRACK TO THE END OF THE WORLD Author: Anthony J. Rapino Judging simply by the title of the book, I had no real clue what I was getting myself into. I knew it was a zombie story but that was all. I have very few zombie books under my belt but a ton of zombie movies so I was expecting …

THE WORLD’S WEIRDEST PLACES (PAPERBACK) Author Nick Redfern Published by New Page Books Publication Date: 2012 Format: Black /White – 224 pages Price: $15.95 Author Nick Redfern has created “quite” the library of seeking out information on conspiracies, UFO’s, NASA and even “Men in Black“. His latest book serves as a virtual tour guide into some of the “weirdest places …

It must be getting close to Halloween season as the zombie goods are starting to ramp up. And speaking of ramping up, you might just dig this new offering by Marion Street Press and author J.M. Hewitt that gives you a smattering of tips and advice on how to really zombify yourself to the rest of the world. Wondering about …

When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes Cody Lundin As we move into an uncertain future, the idea of self preservation is more important than ever. I’ve alsways believed that even if one isn’t an expert of survival in the wake of catastrophe, it sure makes things easier with a manual or 2 around …

The Lurking Man So what happen to us when we die (or get close to death)? Well Cailean is about to find out in Keith Rommel’s new book the Lurking Man the second book in his Thanatology series. This book like the Cursed Man takes us deep into dark reaches of the human mind. The book starts with Cailean finding …

SYNOPSIS: In addition to struggling with his own personal issues that are plaguing him (thanks primarily to the events that took place at the end of the last film) Batman must contend with the threat of the dangerous and deadly Bane as well as Catwoman. Will Batman be able to overcome his demons and save Gotham from total annihilation or …