Book Reviews

James Herbert O.B.E (see, even Her Majesty likes horror) is the UK’s Stephen King. He’s a man who almost single-handedly dragged the genre screaming and kicking back into the mainstream from the dark cupboard under the publishing stairs where it had been hiding – in the UK at least. His novels have sold millions across the world and have been …

The Vampire Hunters – Book 1 by Scott M. Baker “Modern day vampire hunters wage a brutal battle against the undead in the nation’s capital. As former Boston cops, Drake Matthews and Alison Monroe thought they had experienced it all… until they found themselves tracking down a serial killer who turned out to be one of the undead. Stopping him …

“Recovering from a violent trauma, Marcus Banyon comes to perceive a different reality. Has he suffered a psychotic break as his doctors suggest? Or have his eyes been opened to forces long hidden from the rest of humanity? As he and his wife retreat to an isolated cabin, Marc’s visions lead them to an ancient mythology steeped in mystery and …

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE: THE EPIC CHRONICLES: THE DAILIES 1973-1974 (HARDCOVER) Written by Dik Browne Published by Titan Books Publication Date: 2009 Format: B&W – 320 pages (Hardcover) Price: $19.95 Long before the Sammy Hagar and the Van Halen clan, came the Viking norseman cartoon strip that caught on almost overnight by one frustrated cartoonist. That cartoonist was Dik Browne. A …

HEINOUS Written by Jonathan Moon Published by Xlibris Corporation Publication Date: 2009 Format: B&W – 134 Pages Price: $19.95 Are you tired of going to your local bookstore to find a great horror novel only to return home empty handed? Looking for a book that features excellent writing, graphic violence, and realistic characters that you actually care about? Want to …

THE HAUNTED CAVES Based on a Screenplay By: Michael Stevens Adapted By: Sammy Montana Published by Devils Due Publishing Publication Date: 2008 Format: color – 48 pages Price: $5.95 Take a trip through the real Haunted Caves… I just got my monthly comic order in and within the batch of comics that I had ordered was the graphic novel, The …

HELL: SEPARATE TRUTH FROM FICTION AND GET YOUR TOUGHEST QUESTIONS ANSWERED (PAPERBACK) by Bill Wiese Published by Charisma House Publication Date: 2008 Format:B&W – 368 pages Price: $15.99 A very striking cover with a very striking name. The book I’m speaking of is the recent release from Charisma Books titled. “Hell” by Author Bill Wiese. To bring you up to …

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 …

DUNGEON THE EARLY YEARS 2: INNOCENCE LOST (DUNGEON: THE EARLY YEARS) (PAPERBACK) Written by Lewis Trondheim Lewis Trondheim (Author), Joann Sfar (Author), Christophe Blain (Illustrator) Published by Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color – 96 Pages Price: $12.95 Dungeon – the Early years, Vol 2. Innocence Lost continues the long lasting Dungeon series cartoon epic. Well I …

THE LEGEND OF RED #1 (COMIC) Writer : Victor Carungi Artist: Antonio Brandao Colors and Gray Tones: Marc Lewis Letters: Brant Fowler Publisher: James Warren Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color – 32 pages Price: $2.50 A fast paced, well written first issue that had me hooked by the time I was on page 3. The Legend of Red begins with …

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN Written by John Ajvide Lindqvist (Author), Ebba Segerberg (Translator) Published by St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black /White – 480 pages Price: $15.95 Patience is a virtue I don’t have. For months now I have been hearing about how great this Swedish film “Let the right on in” is. Normally I don’t buy …

MALEFIC LUIS ROYO Written by Luis Royo Published by NBM Publishing, Inc. Publication Date: 2010 Format: Color – 96 pages Price: $32.99 Luis Royo is a rare talent that not “only” creates pretty pictures but creates worlds within pictures. The level of detail and commitment is evident in every work he creates. This book titled Malefic collects some of these …

LAST GAS PUMP ON THE LEFT #1 (COMIC) Published by Fenris Wulf Books Written & Artwork by Chaz Wolf Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color Price: $6.88 With a tItle like that you don’t know what’s gonna be coming at ya! Our latest read comes from the mind of Chaz Wolf, writer and illustrator in his debut issue of “Last Gas …

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 …

JAKE’S WAKE Written by John Skipp & Cody Goodfellow Published by Leisure Books Publication Date: 2008 Format: color – 317 pages Price: $7.99 Resurrection from Hell… Jake Connaway was a pastor who promised his followers everlasting life. He is considered to be a televangelist who has a cult following. Everyone follows Jake’s word. Well Jake isn’t all that he appears …