Book Reviews

TASTE OF TENDERLOIN Written by Gene O’Neill Published by Apex Publications Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White – 144 pages Price: $13.95 “The ‘Loin was without a doubt the armpit of the city. Because of the full moon, he knew that every panhandler, homeless person, hooker, junkie, and crazy would be hyped up and crowding the street…” Anyone that …

Spirits and Death in Niagara By Marcy Italiano Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Niagara Falls and its surrounding area are full of history, dead and tales of ghostly encounters. Knowing the area well before reading “Spirits” I have been well aware of the history but am always interested in what new gems come up or how old stories are remembered. …

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR by Jack Ketchum Published by Leisure Books Publication Date: 2005 Format: Black /White – 370 pages Price: $7.99 “We were juveniles-not criminals but delinquents. So that under the law we were innocent by definition, not to be held accountable for our acts exactly, as though everybody under eighteen were legally insane and unable to tell right …

THE BOMB (TPB) Written by Steve Mannion Artwork by Steve Mannion Published by Asylum Press Publication Date: 2008 Format: B&W with 16 page color – 176 pages Price: $14.95 In full retro style, the creators from Asylum Press bring us a full volume TPB featuring the artwork and clever storytelling of AP frequenter Steve Mannion. Instantly your set in a …

There is no getting around it; Grognard is a difficult novel to read in the extreme. It is a challenge not to dismiss it, put it down and perhaps even throw away. There are racial slurs, homophobic rants, obscene sexual cravings, disgusts and depravities, harsh and cruel social labeling and name-calling and general nihilistic inhumanity on a wholesale scale. But there are also moments of love and compassion (no matter how queer or alien to the “civilized” eye) and the search for worth amongst the self-loathing and blame. And there is pity to be felt. It is a well written novel of understated, psychological horror that gathers its power in an accumulating storm of words and ideas that beat you down like dark driving weather, and when the physical horror – the violence - finally arrives it is sudden and shocking, voyeuristic and ultimately (you realize) inevitable.

MONSTERS WHO’S WHO: FROM A-Z ALL THE BLOOD CURDLING HORRORS YOU LOVE TO FEAR (HARDCOVER) Written by Dulan Barber Published by Crescent Books Publication Date: 1974 Format: Color / B&w- 120 pages Price: out of print – various I’m gonna take ya back with this one, way back. In fact I recently dug this out of my garage which was …

MARVEL ZOMBIE’S 3 #1 (Comics) Writer: Fred Van Lente Art: Kev Walker From: Marvel Comics Publication Date: 2008 Format: Full Color Price: $2.99  SYNOPSIS: On the heels of three consecutive hot series (“Marvel Zombies”, “Marvel Zombies 2”, and “Marvel Zombies vs Army Of Darkness”) the ravenous hordes of Marvel Zombies returns again. This time they are invading the Marvel Universe! …

THE HANDY PHILOSOPHY ANSWER BOOK (THE HANDY ANSWER BOOK SERIES) (PAPERBACK) Written by Naomi Zack PhD Published by Visible Ink Press Publication Date: 2010 Format: Black /White – 450 pages Price: $21.95 A book of philosophy the how, when and where’s. Philosophy has crossed over into every culture and every time period with full force that originates back to the …

THE BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR Written by Amy Wallace (Author), Del Howison (Author), Scott Bradley Published by Harper Paperbacks Publication Date: 2008 Format: B&W – 432 pages Price: $14.95 For those who perused the site, know that we here at horrornews.net love the “lists” with a section ourselves focused on all kinds of cool horror listings and compilations. So of …

THE HELLRAISER CHRONICLES (PAPERBACK) Written by Stephen (ed) – Clive Barker (Intro) Jones (Author) Published by Titan Books Publication Date: 1992 Format: Color – 96 pages Price: $? This happens to be one of those books I’ve known about for many years and kept putting off buying either to them being out of stock or asking too much on Ebay. …

Well, after having the pleasure of reviewing his first 2 volume releases, what more can you say about Roman Dirge’s creation that defies logic and living? I mean when your a cartoon character I suppose there are no rules and should be treated as such. Though even in the cartoon world of the non-living, the sickened, the stuffed, the deformed, …

It probably goes without saying, to those who know me, but poster art books easily rank among my favorite style art books. It is just something about the marriage of history, retrospectives and …..well horror that really are exceptional when presented in the right way. Titan Books is behind the latest one that I’m fortunate to hold on to and …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNDEAD: A FIELD GUIDE TO CREATURES THAT CANNOT REST IN PEACE Written by Bob Curran Ian Daniels (Illustrator) Published by New Page Books Publication Date: 2006 Format: Black /White – 311 pages Price: $18.99 With so many variations of creatures, monsters and living dead monstrosities throughout history, it’s always a pleasure to find books that condense and …

SHOCKING CINEMA OF THE SEVENTIES (HARDCOVER) by Xavier Mendik (Editor) Published by Noir Publishing Publication Date: 2001 Format: Black /White – 252 pages Price: $26.99 The Seventies were a cherished time for movie watchers and film makers. Alot o important pieces came out that not only drove new directions in cinema but also suggested the politics and mind set of …

SLASHER FILMS AN INTERNATIONAL FILMOGRAPHY, 1960 THROUGH 2001 (Paperback) Written by Kent Byron Armstrong Published by McFarland & Company Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black /White – 376 pages Price: $45 First let me point out that if you decide to pick this up you’ll definitely want to get it directly from the Mcfarland site as Amazon lists this title for …