Ellen Datlow ‘The Doll Collection’ Review
Written by: Josh Black “The Doll Collection”, the latest collection from prolific and esteemed editor Ellen Datlow, isn’t what one might expect given the title and Read more [...]
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Kevin Lucia ‘Through a Mirror, Darkly’ Review
Written by: Josh Black Preamble: I had already written a review for the final story in this collection when it was set to be released as a separate novella. Things changed Read more [...]
Anthology ‘Dead Roses: Five Dark Tales of Twisted Love’ Review
Written by: Josh Black Bad Apples, the first anthology by these five indie horror heavyweights, was an auspicious one with strong potential to become a Halloween classic, and Read more [...]
Justin Bog ‘Sandcastle and Other Stories’ Review
Written by: Josh Black While it’s far less horror-oriented than most of the fare reviewed on this site, this updated version of Justin Bog’s 2013 collection Read more [...]
Ronald Malfi ‘December Park’ Review
Written by: Josh Black It’s October of 1993 in Harting Farms, MD, when the first body is found. Following this grisly discovery is a slew of missing children, their Read more [...]
Evans Light ‘Screamscapes: Tales of Terror’ Review
Written by: Josh Black Everyone says not to judge a book by its cover, but with Screamscapes I just couldn’t help myself. I needed to peel back the cover like those Read more [...]
Jasper Bark ‘Stuck on You’ Review
Written by: Josh Black Ever wonder what it would be like to wake up stranded somewhere, your genitals fused to those of a once lively but now very much deceased Mexican drug Read more [...]
Norman Prentiss ‘Invisible Fences’ Review
Written by: Josh Black Although this novella was published by Cemetery Dance, it reads more like contemporary or literary fiction than horror, at least until the last 20 Read more [...]
Paul Kane ‘Sleeper(s)’ Review
Written by: Josh Black I’ll be the first to say I’m not a big fan of zombie novels (not the most popular opinion, I know). Looking at the cover I figured Read more [...]
Christopher Conlon ‘A Matrix of Angels’ Review
Written by: Josh Black I wasn’t sure what to expect going into A Matrix of Angels. It was nominated for a Stoker, but I’d heard it was more literary or Read more [...]
The Redeeming Qualities of Horror Film and Literature: Gratuitous Nudity, Atmospheric Chills, or All of the Above?
Written by: Josh Black In the past couple of months, I’ve been both reading a lot more books than usual and watching a lot more movies. I’ve noticed that Read more [...]
Mike Stone ‘Lemon Man’ Review
Written by: Josh Black Russell Hamilton is at a loss. He’s suffering from narcolepsy, sleep paralysis and the occasional hallucination, trying to sort it all out with Read more [...]
James Marshall ‘Ninja Versus Pirate Featuring Zombies’ Review
Written by: Josh Black First and foremost I think I have to start this review with a question: What the hell is this? As I was reading it, three possibilities came to mind. Read more [...]
The Top 9 Winter (Christmas) Horror Movies… Plus One Spring Offering!
Written by: Josh Black I was sitting outside the other day watching the city get buried by an onslaught of snow and ice, and started to recall some of the winter horror Read more [...]
Exclusive: Josh Black Talks With ‘Things Slip Through’ Author, Kevin Lucia
Q&A conducted by Josh Black. I recently read and enjoyed Kevin Lucia’s Things Slip Through (released this past November by Crystal Lake Publishing). It’s a Read more [...]
Ian Rogers ‘Every House is Haunted’ Review
Written by: Josh Black A few stories into Every House Is Haunted, Rogers’ debut collection, I thought I had it pegged. A little bit of Matheson, some Lovecraft, a dash Read more [...]
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