Book Review: BURNED MAN AT NIGHT

by Andrew Byers | Apr 4, 2026 | Horror World Library, Horror World News, JournalStone, Publisher News, Reviews

Burned Man at Night John S. McFarland JournalStone Publishing (October 24, 2025) Reviewed by Andrew Byers John S. McFarland’s Burned Man at Night is a masterful collection of “pensive horrors” (as the cover suggests) that cements McFarland’s reputation as...

Book Review: DEAD GIRL, DRIVING AND OTHER DEVASTATIONS

by Nora B. Peevy | Mar 31, 2024 | Horror World Library, Horror World News, JournalStone, Publisher News, Reviews

Dead Girl, Driving and Other Devastations Carina Bissett Trepidatio Publishing (March 8, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy If the cover artwork by Mario Nevado doesn’t draw you in, the first story in Carina Bissett’s collection, Dead Girl, Driving and Other Devastations...

Book Review: DARK IS BETTER

by Andrew Byers | Feb 22, 2023 | Horror World Library, Horror World News, JournalStone, Publisher News, Reviews

Dark Is Better Gemma Files Trepidatio Publishing (February 3, 2023) Reviewed by Andrew Byers If you’ve been reading any weird fiction or cosmic horror collections in the last decade or two, you’ve seen the name Gemma Files appear prominently on the tables of contents...

OPEN CALL: Azathoth: Ordo ab Chao

by Scarlett R. Algee | May 26, 2022 | Book News, Horror World Library, Horror World News, JournalStone, Publisher News, Special Events

OPEN CALL Anthology Title: Azathoth: Ordo ab Chao Edited by Aaron J. French Based on The Gods of HP Lovecraft Publisher: JournalStone Publishing Anthology Theme This project will be the first in a series of anthologies focusing on each of the Lovecraftian gods...

Book Review: THE DEER KINGS

by Andrew Byers | Sep 26, 2021 | Book News, Horror World Library, Horror World News, JournalStone, Publisher News, Reviews

The Deer Kings Wendy N. Wagner JournalStone Publishing (August 27, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Reading books like The Deer Kings always makes me wish I grew up in a small town: one of those places where everyone knows everyone, and families have long histories...

Book Review: EYES IN THE DUST

by Ray Palen | Aug 18, 2021 | Book News, Horror World Library, Horror World News, JournalStone, Publisher News, Reviews

Eyes in the Dust and Other Stories David Peak Trepidatio Publishing (April 2, 2021) Reviewed by Ray Palen It’s always nice to be introduced to new voices in horror and with the short-story collection EYES IN THE DUST by Chicago writer David Peak, we get two. The first...