Books

RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #102 Published by MARRS MEDIA INC. Publication Date: 2010 Format: Color – 70 pages Price: $9.95 If that possessed demon on the cover doesn’t get you motivated for REC2 I don’t know what will? The cover calls out the “unholy face of new Spanish Horror” and I for one am digging this fresh direction. REC 1 thrilled …

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 …

SPAWN: THE OFFICIAL MOVIE MAGAZINE Editor: Anthony Timpone Published by Starlog Group Publication Date: 1997 Format: Color – 67 pages Price: $5.99 – out of print Sometimes when digging thru old books and magazine you come across a few gems. One for me (at least at the time) was the announcement of a “Spawn” movie and an official movie magazine …

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 …

THE GOLDEN LABYRINTH: THE UNIQUE FILMS OF GUILLERMO DEL TORO (PAPERBACK) by Steve Earles Published by Noir Publishing Publication Date: 2009 Format: color – 192 pages Price: $29.96 If you’ve been paying attention in the past few years you of course have heard the name Guillermo Del Toro becoming a main stay in the film industry. Much like Peter Jackson, …

THE ESTUARY Written by Derek Gunn Published by Permuted Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: B&W – 280 pages Price: $14.95 Dublin, Irelands’ Derek Gunn is best known for his Vampire Apocalypse novels of which the third will be released in October. I myself am more a fan of stumbling biting zombies rather than vampires, so I was very excited to …

THE APOCALYPSE SHIFT Author Derek J. Goodman Published by Library of Horror Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: B&W- 272 pages Price: $15.95 It is exceedingly difficult to blend horror and humor together in a way that appeases fans of both. The genres themselves are starkly different, catering to two completely separate tastes that often don’t mix well together at all. …