The Waiting Hunter Shea Silver Shamrock (September 12, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Yonkers, NY resident Hunter Shea loves horror. He is not only a prolific author in the genre, but also hosts a horror podcast and refers to himself as a full-fledged horror-meister. One...

The Stowaway James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth St. Martin’s Press (September 21, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Authors James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth, who usually gift us with horrific novels that offer up various giant monsters and/or ancient creatures that...

Crimson King J. B. Rockwell Bizarro Pulp Press (October 29, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Crimson King starts with a simple premise that will seem very familiar: a ten-year-old boy named Casey is sent to spend the summer on his grandparents’ farm. Casey’s not a farm...

Horseman Christina Henry Berkley (September 28, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen There are few literary works that can lay claim to helping create the modern tradition we know as Halloween like Washington Irving’s classic story, THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. It is this work...

Storm Shadows Kenneth W. Cain JournalStone Publishing (November 12, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Nita is a teenager who has just moved to a new town with her parents. In addition to dealing with all the trials and tribulations of moving to a new school, trying to...

This Thing Between Us Gus Moreno MCD X FSG Originals (October 12, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen I admit to not being familiar with the work of author Gus Moreno, and was eager to read his highly acclaimed full-length debut novel entitled THIS THING BETWEEN US. My...

MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW Stephen Graham Jones Saga Press (August 31, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen In recent years, Native American author Stephen Graham Jones has really made a name for himself with a string of horror novels that offer incredibly unique characters and...

Blue Hell Greg F. Gifune & Sandy deLuca JournalStone (March 5, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen Greg Gifune is a horror writer I have seen much praise for, but whom I never had the pleasure of reading. That was rectified with my opportunity to read and review his...

In Control Kyle Wright Bizarro Pulp Press (September 24, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Katherine is most definitely NOT in control of herself in Kyle Wright’s new short novel In Control. She is a young woman in a big city, going to college, trapped in a dead-end...

Nothing but Blackened Teeth Cassandra Khaw Nightfire (October 19, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen This short novel, NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH, from author Cassandra Khaw packs in some horrifying images and ideas that are all deeply steeped in Japanese folklore. Like...

Demonic Vacations: Go Home Already (Demonic Anthology Collection Book 5) JM Paquette, Editor 4 Horsemen Publications (October 15, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Everyone has a vacation nightmare story. Vacations are never what you hope they will be. Your...

The Run Fantastic Luke Kondor Bizarro Pulp Press (August 27, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Looking for a surreal comedy about death and the afterlife? Look no further than Luke Kondor’s The Run Fantastic. This is a quick, fun read, that amuses—and yes, makes you...

Of One Pure Will Farah Rose Smith Trepidatio Publishing (September 10, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Farah Rose Smith’s weird fiction collection Of One Pure Will has just been re-released by Trepidatio, and I’m happy that it will now reach many more readers. On the...

Terror Tales of the Scottish Lowlands Paul Finch (ed.) Telos Publishing (2021) Reviewed by Mario Guslandi If I’m not mistaken, this is volume 13 in the successful series edited by Paul Finch, collecting horror stories set in different areas of the United Kingdom. The...

Malignant Michaelbrent Collings Written Insomnia Press (October 25, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Michaelbrent Colings is a reliably fun crafter of horror thrillers; some rely on supernatural elements and others are content to showcase man’s inhumanity to man without...