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Synopsis-Almost a year after the events of the first book the world is in shambles. Lexy and her group of fellow survivors continue to fight to stay alive as several factions begin to pop up all around them. The thing is though, some of these factions are made up of people worse than the zombies and the mutated creatures threatening …

All Art is Junk – by R.A. Harris Once upon a time, in the future, there lived a young girl named Lana who painted beautiful pictures with her paintbrush hair. Lana’s mother saw great potential in her, and so arranged a bodyguard to watch over her at all times and keep her safe. One day, Lana’s father, Mansell Rivers, a …

Written by Bernard Haisch Published by New Page Books Publication Date: 2010 Format: Black /White Hardcover – 222 pages Price: $19.99 If anything is evident in modern culture, it’s that the discussions of God, science, Darwin and the meaning of life have risen to the forefront. This aspect has found it’s way into authors, films, and heavy radio discussion that …

WATCHER OF THE DARK By: Joseph Nassise Tor Books 301 Pages Jeremiah Hunt is consumed within the most precarious of dilemmas. While hiding out in a seedy Los Angeles motel he’s taken against his will by a band of misfit thugs. Taken to Carlos Fuentes he’s presented with a sinister ultimatum. Hunt can either work with his team in finding …

THE ROAD TO NOWHERE By: Lee Argus Permuted Press Publishing 113 Pages A man awakens within the confines of a desolate, abandoned hospital only to realize he has amnesia. Struggling to stay alive he flees the institution while desperately trying to unravel the mystery of his past while thwarting the clutches of the walking dead infesting civilization. Will he unveil …

THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF ZOMBIE COMICS (PAPERBACK) by David Kendall Published by Running Press Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black / White – 480 pages Price: $17.95 Wow… what can you say about zombie comics that hasn’t been said already? Well this edition in fact is a bit different of a format. Black and white through-out and bound into a fat …

THE DEVIL OF ECHO LAKE By Douglas Wynne JournalStone Publishing A heavy metal/gothic rock star named Billy Moon begins to soon realize his fame and fortune has come at a rather unholy cost. Signing to record his third album in the famed, secluded Echo Lake Studios, a converted church with a macabre past, Moon begins to come apart at the …

She is perched high above the ground on a tree branch near the top of a weeping willow, swaying in the chilling riverside breeze. She watches the watcher through shimmering leaves, a set of hidden eyes participating in a feast of perversity. -“For the Sake of Pleasing” I had high hopes for Irredeemable. Sizemore has proven himself a man of …

I’ve seen a few oddly illustrated books come across my desk this year, but with that said, they have also been some of the most entertaining. A recent book by the name of “The Great Showdowns” arrived under the authorship of Scott Campbell. Heck it even has an opener foreword by Neil Patrick Harris. Hardbound, small (7×7 size) with 144 …

Poisonous, the latest novella by Tommy B. Smith is a rarity of its format.  Where I’d always believed novellas should have an economy of storytelling, and a propulsive quality to the writing, making the story readable in one or two sittings – think of the collection Different Seasons, by Stephen King, and how easily digestible it is – Mr. Smith …

I love Halloween.  Both the movie and the holiday.  When I was a child, Christmas was the most magical time of the year, but from the late 1970’s on the month of October has been my favorite time of the year.  The indescribable feeling of the crisp autumn air, the falling leaves, the cloudy skies, the overcast horizon and scent …

GIRLS AND CORPSES (MAGAZINE) – PRINT ISSUE 8 (VOL 2 – Summer) Author Robert Steven Rhine Published Author G&C Magazine Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color – 78 pages Price: $8.95 So what’s hotter than a towering inferno?, how bout 2 fire babes hot and sweaty! Now before you can say turn and flip, check out that back cover, and we …

Nothing Is Impossible: The Real-Life Adventures of a Street Magician Ever since I caught wind of this remarkable talent, I was determined to seek out as much info about him and his approach to magic as possible. Certainly we have been amazed by magicians of the past, whether it started with David Copperfield, or the stunning street magic of David …

The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes – Author Gina Misiroglu The fascination with heroes and villains is stronger than ever with the birth of proper cinema-realized super heroes. Super heroes are nothing new as they have been with us since childhood. They were in fact a major part of my upbringing and learning about …

Since his creation, the Batman has undergone a variety of radical reassessments. From the camp parody version of the sixties, to the dark vigilante of the seventies, to the big-budgeted merchandising exercises of the nineties, finally to arrive in this new century with a film adaptation that seems to please both Batman fans and mainstream audiences alike. But the character …