Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of The Ghost Adventures Crew By now if you haven’t seen a half dozen or more of the “Ghost Adventures” episodes, it’s quite possible you’ve been living under a rock or haven’t paid your cable bill for the last few years. This unique exploration of all things paranormal conducted by a …
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Book Review: Roads Less Traveled – The Plan – Author C. Dulaney
Roads Less Traveled: The Plan By C. Dulaney Permuted Press Apocalyptic zombie fiction from a very promising author? Yes please. Roads Less Traveled: The Plan may be yet another genre novel told in the first person (this is really bugging me of late), but it’s one that has a superb balance of plot, character, fun and carnage. Getting underway the …
Read More »Book Review: Nowhere Hall (Spectral Press) – Author Cate Gardner
“Someone stole the world and packed it up in a briefcase.” We all know how to deal with ghosts (salt, prayers, just move out of the friggin house already), vampires are old hat (stake, decap or wait til sunrise for the sparklies) and no matter what new permutation on zombies you may come up with, we have our plans ready …
Read More »Book Review: Headpress 2.6 – Editor David Kerekes
This beautiful hard cover release is actually the first I’ve seen of the “head press” magazine article releases. It’s binding and full color printing is a “must see” that captures all the elements of what a cooly designed and written book “should” be. This edition “Headpress 2.6” is noted as being split into 2 parts, so to speak. The first …
Read More »Book Review: Gathering of the Tribe – Author Mark Goodall
It seems that the devil has been rearing his ugly head for quite sometime. Of course he has been the inspiration for countless films over decades past with many of them becoming fan favorites for years to come. The subject of Satan, the occult and ritualistic gatherings have arose in music as well. More so than most think and many …
Read More »Book Review: Sidekicks! – Editor Sarah Hans
“I’m no Hero,” she repeated. “Real Heroes die young. Their too honest, too good. I can’t help playing dirty. That’s why I’m just a sidekick.” She shrugged. “At least I get to live.” -“Worthy”, M.E. Garber When someone decides to write about a sidekick, they’re deciding to write a different kind of story. It isn’t going to be about glory …
Read More »Comic Review: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Book 1 – Helldiver
Issue: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Book 1 – Helldiver Creator: Michael Mendheim Writers: Michael Mendheim, Mike Kennedy, Sean Jaffee Artist: Simon Bisley Publisher: Heavy Metal Release Date: April 2012 Pages: 76 Price: $14.95 “The End is Here – Welcome to the Apocalypse! Raised by the Order of Solomon, Adam Cahill is one of a rare handful of highly trained …
Read More »Book Review: Witch – Author Lorne Patterson
A suspenseful tale of both ancient and modern horror, Witch is a breath of fresh air in this time of zombie trending and vampire romance. Patterson returns to the roots of the genre, generating a natural sense of foreboding that builds and builds, while at the same time maintaining a stylized tone that is both bleak and beautiful at once—comparable …
Read More »Book Review: Halloween Spirits – Editor Lisa Morton
Halloween Spirits – 11 Tales For The Darkest Night Edited by Lisa Morton TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction by Lisa Morton Someone to Carve the Pumpkins by Kealan Patrick Burke Carrion Man by Joseph Nassise The Devil Came to Mamie’s on Hallowe’en by Lisa Morton The Gunner’s Love Song by Joe McKinney The October Girls by Scott Nicholson Trick or Die …
Read More »Book Review: The Kult – Author Shaun Jeffrey
The Kult by Shaun Jeffrey People are predictable. That’s what makes them easy to kill. Out of misguided loyalty, police officer Prosper Snow is goaded into helping his friends perform a copycat killing, but when the real killer comes after him, it’s not only his life on the line, but his family’s too. Now if he goes to his colleagues …
Read More »Magazine Review: Famous Monsters Magazine – Issue 255
By the look of this cover, it appears that FM has taken a special interest in all things LoveCraft. Those tentacled beasts, those brooding stories that creep into your skin like black ink permeating directly to your soul. Yes, it’s an issue dedicated to the works of H.P. Lovecraft, so hang on for the journey. “The Re-making of Thriller” recounts …
Read More »Book Review: The Red Empire – Author Joe McKinney
The Red Empire by Joe McKinney Bad Moon Books Hell to Pay The Red Empire is the U.S. Army’s secret weapon against insurgents the world over. A gigantic colony of inch long, super-intelligent fire ants, The Red Empire is capable of fighting any enemy, no matter where they’re hiding. But when the military transport tasked with delivering this weapon washes …
Read More »Book Review: Ashton Memorial – Author Robert R. Best
Have any of you heard that there might be some kind of glut in the zombie market? It’s like a plague has been released, infecting us all and overrunning the streets. As can be the problem in any flooded market, individuals damn well better have something to make them stand out if they are going to be worth dropping our …
Read More »Book Review: Descent – Author Sandy DeLuca
Descent by Sandy DeLuca (Uninvited Books) A beautiful young painter falls in love with a dangerously seductive man who may be in league with the Devil . . . who may even be a devil. So begins her DESCENT into a world of violence and horror, a world of rituals and madness and unspeakable cruelty. Can she retain her soul …
Read More »Book Review: Predatory Instinct – Author Michael McBride
Predatory Instinct by Michael McBride (Delirium Books) The fossilized remains of a previously unclassified hominin species are discovered in the Altai Mountains, prompting teams of scientists from around the globe to converge upon this isolated region of Siberia in search of further evidence to corroborate the revolutionary theory that a third proto-human ancestor coexisted with Neanderthals and primitive Homo sapiens. …
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