Book Reviews

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS Author Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters Published by Quirk Classics Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black /White – 344 pages Price: $12.95 Remember the Jane Austen monster mash-up phenomenon known as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? Well, the monsters have returned to wreak havoc in yet another Jane Austen mash-up. No, it’s not a …

SERIAL KILLER CINEMA: AN ANALYTICAL FILMOGRAPHY WITH AN INTRODUCTION (Paperback) Author Robert Cettl Published by McFarland & Company Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black /White – 566 pages Price: $50 It only takes but a passing glance through this packed volume to know there is a wealth of worth to this book. With 566 pages, this 7×10″ with a 1.25″ inch …

THE BALD AVENGERS (COMIC) Writer: Eric Schock Artist: Eric Schock Release Date: April 2010 Publisher: Evil Robo Productions Publication Date: 2010 Format: Full Color – 70 pages Price: $20.00 “What price would you pay to reclaim your soul? Bob was like everybody else, until he lost something… his soul. He’s murdered or destroyed anything or anyone who stands in the …

ROBIN HOOD AND FRIAR TUCK: ZOMBIE KILLERS – A CANTERBURY TALE (PAPERBACK) Written by Paul A. Freeman Published by Coscom Entertainment Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White – 97 pages Price: $12.99 “The spell upon the guards was broken when The first of them was slaughtered like a hen Whose neck upon the chopping block gets thwacked. On either …

THE BOOK OF LEGION – SECOND COMING – ISSUE#2 (COMIC) Writen by: Ryan Mojica, F.S. Hayes, Tom Sullivan Pencils: Ryan Mojica, Anton Ruggiero, Rodolfo Buscaglia, James Helkowski Greytones: Mean James Helkowski Letters: Warren Montgomery, Anton Ruggiero Publisher: Legion Studios Publication Date: 2004 Format: Full Color – 44 pages Price: $3.95 “Volume II in the continuing Anthology of Horror. The mad …

REAL VAMPIRES, NIGHT STALKERS AND CREATURES FROM THE DARKSIDE (PAPERBACK) Written by Brad Steiger Published by Visible Ink Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black /White – 320 pages Price: $24.95 While there are several books about vampires on the market, its always good to come across one that doesn’t just focus on the cinema version vampires. Brad Steiger’s latest book …

SPIRIT MOTHER Written by Adra Steia Published by Tease Publications Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black /White – 340 pages Price: $14.99 A tragic and horrific tale of love and all things dark and morbid! One of my goals is to become a horror author. I try to meet as many people in the industry as I possibly can. Well I …

RUN FOR COVER: THE ART OF DEREK RIGGS (PAPERBACK) Author Martin Popoff (Author), Derek Riggs (Foreword) Art by Derek Riggs Published by Aardvark Publishing Publication Date: 2006 Format: Color – 179 pages Retail $50 each ($50 for unsigned and $65 for signed/numbered) “Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs” is an amazing book by one of the most recognized …

SPARROW ROCK Author Nate Kenyon Published by: Leisure Books Publication Date: 2010 Format: Black / White – 322 pages Price: $7.99 In a short period of time, Nate Kenyon has quickly become one of the most respected writers in the field of horror fiction today. What makes Kenyon’s novels stand out from the horror fiction pack is his writing style. …

SEASON OF ROT Written by Eric S. Brown Published by Permuted Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: B&W – 262 pages Price: $14.95 I have always considered myself a thorough person; when I receive a book to review I always read it twice before sitting down at my computer to write the review for it. Well, I’m on my fifth reading …

RHINEHOTH Author Brian E. Niskala Published by CreateSpace Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black /White – 178 pages Price: $9.99 Werewolves and vampires are the gruesome monsters of some of our favorite scary stories but in Brian E. Niskala’s Rhinehoth they are even more spontaneous and creepy. Rhinehoth is aptly titled for it’s the name of the prison where our main …

THE FOURTH BLACK BOOK OF HORROR Author Charles Black Published by Mortbury Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: B&W – 232 pages Price: $15.00 “People Who liked horror were f*ckwits. He’d lived with horror all his life. Real Horror. Well, tonight he’d spread it around.” -”All Hallow’s Even” In the interest of total honesty and with full respect to the fine …

THE BOOK OF LEGION – ISSUE#1 (COMIC) Author Ryan Mojica, Freebird Hayes, Reverend Thomas Thorn Pencils: Ryan Mojica, James Helkowski Colors: Michelle Kruse, Ryan Mojica Letters: Michelle Kruse Publisher: Legion Studios Publication Date: 2007 Format: Full Color – 48 pages Price: $3.95 The Book of Legion #1 is anthology book unlike any I had ever read before. Within these pages …

It Came From Del Rio, Part 1 of the Bunnyhead Chronicles Texas is a state built for stories. It is wide and flat and hard. You can stand in a pasture and see in any direction for miles and miles and you know that you are alone and anything can happen. Texas is a state that promises heat and dirt …

THE ASYLUM OF HORRORS (PERFECT PAPERBACK) Written / Artwork by Frank Forte by Frank Forte (Editor, Illustrator), Szymon Kudranski (Illustrator), Robert S. Rhine (Author), Marcin Ponomarew (Illustrator), Aaron Rintoul (Illustrator), Riste Sekuloski (Illustrator), Nenad Gucunja (Illustrator), David Paleo (Illustrator), Billy George (Illustrator), Kevin Colden (Illustrator) Published by Asylum Press Publication Date: 2008 Format: Color – 96 pages Price: $4.95 Now …