The hardback is big and heavy enough to use as a reasonable melee weapon, and it’s a wonderful keepsake of a bold – but ultimately flawed – experiment David Court Dicing with Death – 2000AD’s Diceman By David Court Not to be confused with the 1971 novel from Luke Rhinehart, … Dicing with Death – 2000AD’s DicemanRead more
Anthony Ferguson is Resting in Pieces
Anthony Ferguson is an author and editor living in Perth, Australia. He has published over seventy short stories and non-fiction articles in Australia, Britain and the United States. He wrote the novel Protégé, the non-fiction books, The Sex Doll: A History, and Murder Down Under, edited the short-story collection Devil Dolls and … Anthony Ferguson is Resting in PiecesRead more
Grief Rituals by Sam Richard
Grief Rituals by Sam Richard A Horror Book Review by Mark Walker From Wonderland Award-Winning author Sam Richard comes twelve more uncomfortable tales of sorrow, ruination, and transformation. A young widow joins a spousal loss support group with bizarre methods of healing. An aging punk is stalked by something ancient and … Grief Rituals by Sam RichardRead more
Writing Horror and the Paranormal by Eugen Bacon
Writing Horror and the Paranormal You think horror, you think Bram Stoker, Alfred Hitchcock, Ridley Scott, M. Night Shyamalan, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Eleanor Lewis, H. P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Mark Danielewski, Mary Shelley, Robert Louis Stevenson, Anne Rice, Poppy Brite … Guy de Maupassant who wrote across many … Writing Horror and the Paranormal by Eugen BaconRead more
KILLER CREATURES DOWN UNDER: HORROR STORIES WITH BITE ‘BEHIND THE SCENES’ – PART FOUR
KILLER CREATURES DOWN UNDER: HORROR STORIES WITH BITE ‘BEHIND THE SCENES’ – PART FOUR Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories with Bite ‘Behind the Scenes’ – Part Four KILLER CREATURES DOWN UNDER: HORROR STORIES WITH BITE, conceived and edited by award-winning author and anthology editor Deborah Sheldon, will be released … KILLER CREATURES DOWN UNDER: HORROR STORIES WITH BITE ‘BEHIND THE SCENES’ – PART FOURRead more
The Psychotronic Book Club: Adventures in getting older teens to read (horror)
The Psychotronic Book Club: Adventures in getting older teens to read (horror) I have been a school librarian for nearly thirty years, working in three very different schools and over that period have run many successful (with a few misfires along the way) book clubs. By far the most rewarding … The Psychotronic Book Club: Adventures in getting older teens to read (horror)Read more
Exploitation Movies of the 2000s
Exploitation Movies of the 2000s: 5 Lurid Flicks That Prove the Grindhouse is Alive & Well What is an exploitation Movie? This is a question cinema virgins often ask and it’s a difficult one to answer without prompting a debate over whether exploitation is a pejorative term or a badge … Exploitation Movies of the 2000sRead more
DURHAM RED AND THE RETURN OF THE PROBLEMATIC VAMPIRE
The mutant vampire bounty hunter known as Durham Red is one of the most popular characters in British comics. An unsung figure in vampire fiction and one whose appeal remains truly troublesome “Of all the strange and terrible beings who wore the badge of the Search / Destroy Agency, there … DURHAM RED AND THE RETURN OF THE PROBLEMATIC VAMPIRERead more
Hannibal: A Critical Awakening
his mythological aspect, relies upon mystery and a vacuum of motivation in order to sustain weight and relevance: Not only should Hannibal not be motivated in terms of his cannibalism and more general tendencies towards violence, George Daniel lea Hannibal: A Critical Awakening, A My Life In Horror by George Daniel Lea … Hannibal: A Critical AwakeningRead more
Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric Larocca
For an author that’s become something of a name in horror lit recently, it’s worth remembering that Larocca is still just beginning their professional career, and a debut novel is going to have awkward parts as the author hones their craft Justin Allec Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric Larocca … Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaroccaRead more
Wounds To Wishes (Dark Tides book 1)
the closing chapter is absolutely brutal, leaving me with a sense of bleak, inescapable fatalism and dread. Kit Power Wounds To Wishes is the first title in a new series from Crystal Lake. Called Dark Tides, these titles encompass works that sit on the boundaries of the horror, thriller and suspense genres. … Wounds To Wishes (Dark Tides book 1)Read more
Southern Gothic, poetic prose: Horror maestro Michael Wehunt
“I’m fascinated by death, but even more so by those who are left behind after it, that feeling of sorrow that is so large, it seems that it will never end and maybe shouldn’t end. Inconsolability can come to be an identity of sorts, and that’s partly where the collection … Southern Gothic, poetic prose: Horror maestro Michael WehuntRead more
Review – The Inconsolables by Michael Wehunt
The Inconsolables by Michael Wehunt A Horror Book Review by Michael Botur Seven years since Atlanta author Michael Wehunt set a high standard for lyrical prose with the acclaimed Greener Pastures, the Southern Gothic short story specialist is back with a collection of ten tales. The reason for the title? … Review – The Inconsolables by Michael WehuntRead more
The Black Demon – Movie Review
The Black Demon (2023) Stranded on a crumbling rig in Baja, a family faces off against a vengeful megalodon shark. Written by Carlos Cisco and Boise Esquerra Directed by Adrian Grunberg A Horror Movie Review by: Mark Walker When I first saw the press information and trailer for The Black … The Black Demon – Movie ReviewRead more
YA and MG Horror Roundup
YA and Middle-Grade Horror Roundup, June 2023 The YA and MG Horror roundup reviews took a slight break thanks to the website hack, but they will bounce back in style with nine new books in this latest feature. Six of the books are YA and the other three roughly Middle … YA and MG Horror RoundupRead more