by Dave Simms | Apr 15, 2013 | Reviews
Mark Morris has come a long way since TOADY back in 1989. Back then, it was hailed by the Science Fiction Chronicle as the “horror debut of the year.” In a year that was still flooded with the horror boom, that’s saying quite a bit. Sarah...
by Dave Simms | Apr 15, 2013 | Reviews
Okay, so this really isn’t horror. Does it matter? Laugh your ass off and then decide what you want to call this quintet of perfectly crafted stories mostly about, well, jerks. John McIlveen has been rising through the ranks steadily through the past few years,...
by Dave Simms | Apr 15, 2013 | Reviews
Sex and horror go together like well, sex and anything good. The Hot Blood series of past brought to light the tawdry relationship, displaying that sweat and blood mixed just right in the eyes of horror fans everywhere. Along comes L.L.Soares, author of the Stoker...
by Dave Simms | Apr 15, 2013 | Reviews
Rob Zombie has written a novel. Fine, it’s little more than the novelization of his upcoming film of the same name, THE LORDS OF SALEM, but there’s a caveat: it’s co-written by B.K.(Brian)Evenson. That fact alone should give it some literary...
by Dave Simms | Mar 31, 2013 | Reviews
Rarely will any reader put down an anthology edited by Ellen Datlow without a satisfied smile, revelation, or insight into the theme she has compiled for the horror/fantasy world to ponder. Rarely will she include a story which doesn’t illuminate the title, the...