Book Reviews

Sleep Paralysis By Patrick Lacey Great Old Ones Publishing 227 Pages A collection of eighteen short stories with a common thread of what lurks in your subconscious at our most vulnerable times. Worm Garden: Josh and Charlie, two paranormal investigators will stop at nothing to capture the oddities of Worm Garden, even if it comes between them. Operation Parasite: Manny’s …

The Night Marchers And Other Strange Tales By Daniel Braum Grey Matter Press 288 Pages A collection of eleven short stories with a common theme of the dark, disturbed and deviant psychological nature of the average person, vying to cope in a world gone mad. Music of The Spheres: A band’s obsession with a song has ominous consequences on those …

When I was several months shy of turning nine years of age, a television trailer for Dario Argento’s Suspiria sent me running to my bedroom in a mad dash of fright, fueling a nightmare that I have had at least twice since then. Eight years later when I became a horror film genre fan, my introduction to the World of …

The Frightfest Guide to Monster Movies (Dark Heart of Cinema) Series: Dark Heart of Cinema (Book 2) Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: FAB Press (October 15, 2017) By Michael Gingold (Author), Frank Henenlotter (Foreword) It seems about this time every year a new horror treat finds its way to my desk offering all sorts of horror genre classifications and information. This …

The Goldmine Lodge is a picturesque retreat nestled deep in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Perfect for a conference of revered religious leaders to get away from it all and discuss the beliefs and ideals they are so passionate about. Little did they know that an evil lurks in the shadows, stalking them, biding its time. A hellish storm is coming …

Body Art By Kristopher Triana Blood Bound Books 236 Pages Toby and Jessica may not be everyone’s idea of the perfect couple. Yet their chemistry is Body Art infectious and they seem inseparable. At times it seemed like nothing would come between them. Then Jessica’s insatiable appetite succumbed to the realm of XXX. A neighbouring porn producer named Rutger spots …

The Haunted Halls By Glenn Rolfe Matt Shaw Publications 242 Pages The Bruton Inn is site to the most horrific of tragedies between two feral girls rebelling against society. Now more than thirty years later the staff and guests at the ordinarily quaint yet rustic hotel are hapless prey to the supernatural forces that lurk within the shadows and four …

Emma’s Rose By Eric A. Shelman Dolphin Moon Publications 355 Pages Arthur Wells is just your ordinary everyday loving family man with a vision. Albeit a wealthy tycoon that travels every corner of the world at a whim, just a man with the American dream. With an eclectic taste for exhilarating adventure Mr. Wells finds himself with family in tow …

Countless (no pun intended of course) books have no doubt been written about the career of the late Sir Christopher Lee, the actor arguably best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula and his appearance in scores of science fiction, fantasy and horror films. I was introduced to Sir Christopher’s work when I was five and caught several scenes of …

The Art of Horror Movies: An Illustrated History Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books; Ill edition (September 1, 2017) It’s a only a few times a year that a horror genre book comes out that is so stunning, it becomes a must-own right out of the gate. Sure, we get alot if books that focus on the …

DARK FAITH Edited by Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon Published by: Apex Publications Publication Date: 2010 Format: Black / White – 360 pages Price: $19.95 Many people believe that faith and horror do not mix, but I would be among the first to argue that point. The experience of terror is an intensely spiritual one and spiritual experiences can often …

They say that time heals all wounds and in the annals of horror film history this is not an overstatement when discussing John Carpenter’s initially lambasted and subsequently highly-lauded 1982 film The Thing, based upon the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell writing as Don A. Stuart. Thanks in large part to cable television and home video, …

Track 9 By Sue Rovens 147 Pages Gary and Grace Wolf may not be the perfect couple. Possessing their fair share of differences and adversity the duo forged under unusual circumstances. Yet they seem to make it work. Married for barely two years, husband and wife take a delayed honeymoon of sorts in Bavaria, Germany. Unbeknownst to them this picture …

THE CONVEYANCE By Brian W. Matthews JournalStone Publishing 255 Pages The sleepy hollow of Emersville is not quite as serene and uneventful to the unsuspecting eye. Dr. Brad Jordan, a psychologist struggles to help determine the mental malady of a childhood patient named Doug. As the psychological layers are peeled back one mystifying circumstance is unfolded after the next. Could …

MONSTERS EXIST DEADMAN’S TOME Edited by Jesse Dedman & Theresa Braun 148 Pages MASTER VERMIN By Wallace Boothill: Baltimore is host to an infestation of deadly proportion. LEGEND TRIPPERS by Theresa Braun: A reporter vies to get a controversial story on train wrecks but learns there is more carnage than meets the eye. THE MURDER OF CROWS by S.J. Budd: …