Enter, Night

Small town horror used to be a stable of the genre, particularly in the 1970s and early 80s, and although it’s making something of a comeback these days, particularly through small press publications, I’ve usually experienced it through one lens: the...

Shock Totem Issue 4

Shock Totem Issue 4 is packed with great fiction, insightful editorials, and thoughtful reviews, as with its predecessors, but this one in particular is a strong offering with entries from Wechston Ochse (pronounced “oaks”) and Lee Thompson, two of my favourite dark...

Through Shattered Glass

First published ten years ago by Gauntlet Press, Through Shattered Glass is a collection of short stories from horror writer David B. Silva comprised of his works that have appeared across such publications as Cemetery Dance and The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror....

Shock Totem Volume 3

This issue starts off with an editorial from editor-in-chief K. Allen Wood, on the changes in the publishing industry and a move to embracing digital formats. He’s of the mind that ebooks will be a large part of the future of this industry, but that the physical codex...