Drake’s Quick Picks: Top Five Non-Fiction Horror
Written by: Drake Morgan For the true horror aficionado, non-fiction is just as important as fiction stories. The non-fiction books explore the real world haunts, spooks, and Read more [...]
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Poppy Z. Brite is back (I think) in ‘Enter at Your Own Risk: Dark Muses, Spoken Silences’ (Review)
Written by: Drake Morgan I love Poppy Z. Brite. I’ve read her books, shorts stories, and blog. I buy books just because she does the introduction. Her dark fiction is Read more [...]
Graeme Cumming ‘Ravens Gathering’ Review
Written by: Drake Morgan Graeme Cunning’s novel Ravens Gathering is a haunting tale of a small town with very dark secrets. The town of Ravens Gathering is a small, farming Read more [...]
[Interview] Iain Rowan Talks Genre Confines, 52 Songs, 52 Stories and the Not-Quite Near Future
Iain Rowan’s Ice Age is trending with the horror crowd, and we here at HNR were fortunate enough to track the man down and pick his brain for a few moments. Check out the Read more [...]
Anthology ‘Exotic Gothic 5: Volume 1 and Volume 2’ Edited by Danel Olson (Review)
Written by: Drake Morgan Olson has once again produced a master collection in the fifth release in the Exotic Gothic series. Like the prior anthologies, he focuses on the Read more [...]
Gary Fry ‘Shades of Nothingness’ Review
Written by: Drake Morgan In the introduction to his collection, Gary Fry describes his work as ‘quiet horror.’ He expresses a distaste for things overly gruesome, and Read more [...]
Robert Dunbar ‘Vortex’ Review
Written by: Drake Morgan I’m a newcomer to Robert Dunbar’s writing. His novel Willy was a Christmas present, and I must admit it took a bit of a push to crack it open. Read more [...]
Barbara Parks ‘Embracing The Spirits: True Stories of My Encounters with the Other Side’ Review
Written by: Drake Morgan If you love a good ghost story like I do, this is definitely one for you. Parks delves into the real world of the things that go bump in the night. Read more [...]
Drake’s Quick Picks: Short Story Collections
Written by: Drake Morgan For me, short story collections are a fantastic way to get to know an author. You have an array of themes, narratives, and styles to explore. An Read more [...]
‘Black Wings II: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror – Edited by S.T. Joshi’ Review
Written by: Drake Morgan S.T. Joshi is the foremost H.P. Lovecraft scholar that I know of at the moment. His works have included anthologies, scholarly examinations, a Read more [...]
Iain Rob Wright ‘Sam’ Review
Written by: Drake Morgan In Sam by Iain Rob Wright, we have the classic story of a disturbed child, definite neglect, possible abuse, and a set-up for demonic possession. By Read more [...]
Iain Rowan ‘Ice Age’ Review
Written by: Drake Morgan I’ve never read Rowan before, so I was really curious when I kicked into this short story collection. There are eight stories here. They are Read more [...]
G.O. Clark ‘Scenes Along the Zombie Highway’ Review
Written by: Drake Morgan Poetry is a dying art. This is a dramatic statement, but as a fan of Byron, Keats, Wordsworth, Dickinson, and the countless other poets of the past, Read more [...]
Drake’s Quick Picks: Five Wicked Anthologies
Written by: Drake Morgan Time is precious. We never have enough. For those of you who need a fast horror fix, I’ve come up with my ‘Quick Picks’ of the Read more [...]
The Five Best (Recent) Horror Novellas
Written by: Drake Morgan This list is by no means complete. There are so many fantastic novellas out there that one loses track fast. I don’t hold hard and fast to any Read more [...]
Drake’s Thoughts on Alexandra Sokoloff’s ‘The Book of Shadows’ (Review)
Written by: Drake Morgan Alexandra Sokoloff has a way with words. Her novel The Book of Shadows opens with “It was a vision of hell.” Rather than the cliché literal Read more [...]
B.E. Scully ‘The Knife and The Wound It Deals’ Review
Written by: Drake Morgan After reading Scully’s debut novel Verland: The Transformation, I was eager to dive into her second release. The Knife and The Wound It Deals is a Read more [...]
[Interview] William Meikle Talks Big Beasties, Lovecraft and his Scottish Roots
William Meikle is one of Scotland’s standout talents. The man’s well versed in the horrific narrative, and he’s got no issues with tackling big bad beasts. The man is a Read more [...]
Anthology ‘Deep Cuts: Mayhem, Menace, & Misery’ Review
Written by: Drake Morgan The premise for this anthology is fantastic. The theme is women in horror, but as the editors stress in the forward, it is not a collection of female Read more [...]
Bruce Boston ‘Dark Roads: Selected Long Poems 1971-2012’ Review
Written by: Drake Morgan Dark Roads is a collection of poetry spanning Bruce Boston’s long and illustrious writing career. Previously published, many appeared in magazines Read more [...]
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