Category: Reviews

Book Review: An Ideal Retreat by Michael Griffin

An Ideal Retreat -Michael Griffin - cover

“Griffin’s command of language is clear: his prose is exquisite, his descriptions divine.”   An accomplished and renowned author of Weird Horror, it is clear to see that Michael Griffin is going places. With short stories in Black Static, Apex and Strange Aeons to his name, as well as stories in the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated …

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Book Review: The Madness of Dr. Caligari, edited by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.

The Madness of Dr. Caligari - cover

“A collection of some of the best writers in horror expressing their own takes on the story of the somnambules, hypnosis, and the darkness within our own minds.” ‘A Twisted World of Madness’ by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. is an introduction to the insanity in store for the reader, or is it more of a …

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Book Review: Yeti. Tiger. Dragon. by Daniel Braum

Tiger. Yeti. Dragon. by Daniel Braum - cover

“This is the kind of well-crafted character-driven storytelling that is serving, and will continue to serve, Daniel Braum well as he continues to make a name for himself in the genre.” Daniel Braum’s short stories run the full spectrum of speculative fiction, from horror to science-fiction to fantasy and blends of two or more of …

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Book Review: Muscadines by S.P. Miskowski

Muscadines - SP Miskowski

“Its Southern Gothic aesthetic is filled with allusion, and with suggestion, allowing for a measure of interpretation. And yet where it defines its darker aspects, it does so with both restraint and power.” Muscadines are a type of grape, native to the south-eastern and south-central regions of America, and are also often used in the …

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