So, I know that I sound like a broken record, but I’m really not much of a horror fiction gal. It’s just too much for my sensitive, little imagination to take sometimes. Or worse than that, it isn’t scary or creepy at all. Basically, unless your name is Joe Hill, I am going to […]
Pale Hunter, a horror novella from C.J. Sellers is an unsuspecting gem of a story. What presents itself as a historically set piece of horror fiction is really so much more. Everything begins innocently enough in 1666 with Bernard and Clem, traders traveling New France, who come across two runaway boys. It is this […]
The Carnival 13 is a very interesting concept. 13 different authors each contribute a chapter while attempting to maintain cohesiveness to the story. The entire idea takes me back to my childhood of telling ghost stories with friends. One of us would start the story and the next person would keep it going. By the […]
The Horror by R.L. Shaffer as reviewed by Renfield Rasputin Haunted attractions across the nation bring in millions of dollars every Halloween season. If done well, many of the operators can keep their facility open all year round allowing thrill seekers the ability to scare the living crap out of themselves whenever they feel the […]
“The Girl From Blood Coven”, a short story by Brian Moreland, brings us the origin story of the Blevin’s House. As Sheriff Keagan tucks into a cold beer at his local restaurant, a young woman covered head to toe in blood appears in the doorway of the restaurant. As we follow Sheriff Keagan and the […]
“The Witching House” by Brian Moreland, is a novella set in Texas which tells the story of the Blevin’s House. In 1972, twenty five people were brutally murdered in this house and the identity of the killer or killers has yet to be revealed 40 years later. Enter Sarah Donovan, a young woman who has […]
The Page Turners is the debut novel from local product Kevin Johns. It is evident from the early chapters that considerable time has been put into the character building process. The plot generally moves at a good pace and it never tries to accomplish too much within its relatively short span. Recently I took […]
For starters, I don’t really read many horror short stories. I find that most of them follow the same general formula: build up for a little bit, then drop the quasi-twist hammer. It’s something that finds its roots in Tales From the Crypt, The Twilight Zone, and O. Henry. It doesn’t necessarily mean all horror fiction is […]
“No Reflection”, written by John Caliburn is a solid first entry into the horror genre. His first published collection, No Reflection has seven short stories and wraps up with a short poem. At the end of each story, the author has added a short explanation of his motivation behind the story. At times, the explanation […]
Wherewolves Review This is the blurb found on Amazon for the book: “KEPT ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT. GETS YOUR PULSE POUNDING.” -Author and award winning investigative journalist, Victor Malarek Using a fun, explosive style, full of new slang and fresh dialogue, WHEREWOLVES is the story of a group of high […]