Top 19 Books of 2019

Hi, everyone! 2019 was filled with great books written by great authors. This year I decided to narrow my favorites down to 19–this includes novels, novellas, anthologies, and collections. These books are not in any particular order. I found so many new authors to read in 2019, and I quickly became a fan of their …

{Book Review} Cricket Hunters by Jeremy Hepler

Pages: 271 Publisher: Silver Shamrock Publishing Published: September 1, 2019 I've read several of Jeremy Hepler's stories. I read his Bram Stoker Award-nominated The Boulevard Monster, which delivered on numerous fronts. Hepler had already set the bar extremely high for his sophomore effort. I can safely say Cricket Hunters goes above and beyond almost everything I've …

{Book Review} Dark Debts by Karen Hall

  Karen Hall ladies and gentlemen. I've heard great things about Karen Hall's writing for some time, now. But I never took the leap into her supernatural thriller, Dark Debts, until now. I should have read this upon release. Dark Debts was and still is a game-changer for the supernatural thriller genre. I use the …

{Book Review} Echoes From The Macabre by Daphne du Maurier

This was my first soiree with Daphne du Maurier, and let me tell you, it was a very good evening. She doesn't use cheap thrills to entertain readers. Her agile word play is most excellent on the eyes. It really does make for a quick read. Echoes From The Macabre is filled to the brim …

{Leisure Time with Glenn Rolfe} The Resurrectionist by Wrath James White

LEISURE TIME w/ GLENN ROLFE Episode Three:  THE RESURECTIONIST by Wrath James White    Welcome to Leisure Time.  I’m your host, Glenn Rolfe.  While I should be hard at work writing a new short story or finishing a novella or a new novel…instead, I’m here with you sharing my thoughts and love for my favorite line of horror books ever.  …

{Book Review} CHILLS by Mary SanGiovanni

Publisher: Lyrical Underground Published: September 27th 2016 Pages: 320 Mary SanGiovanni delivers the thrills and chills in this cosmic horror novel. It clocks in at 320 pages, but it feels more like 120. I can't think of a bad thing to say about this book. Mary does a great job introducing the character of Kathy …

{Book Review} A Season In Hell by Kenneth W. Cain

There's nothing like the smell of fresh cut grass on the diamond in Spring. Buying peanuts and crackerjacks. Cheering for the home team. You know it's your team's year to win the pennant. And there's nothing like the seventh inning stretch. A Season In Hell touches on all the things I love about America's pastime. …

{Guest Interview} Joanna Koch Chats With Gregor Xane

Today there is a treat for you, or a trick depending how you look at it! Joanna Koch, author in the first volume of In Darkness, Delight: Masters of Midnightanthology from Corpus Press has interviewed Gregor Xane, author in the second volume of In Darkness, Delight: Creatures of the Nightanthology. Madness ensures. Read on…. at …

Tabitha and Stephen King Turn Their Home Into Archive and Writers’ Retreat

  Earlier this week, the Bangor City Council approved Tabitha and Stephen King's request to rezone their Victorian castle-like mansion for use as a nonprofit. The spooky couple can now turn their home into an archive and writers' retreat. Behind the wrought iron gate with winged serpents and monstrosities stands two houses. One of the …

{Leisure Time with Glenn Rolfe} The Backwoods by Edward Lee

  LEISURE TIME with GLENN ROLFE: THE BACKWOODS by Edward Lee   Hey, hey, hey! Welcome to the second edition of Leisure Time with Glenn Rolfe. I’m your host, Glenn, and this time, we’re checking out THE BACKWOODS from splatterpunk master, EDWARD LEE. If you haven’t read Ed’s work yet, you are missing out on …

{Book Review} Palace of Ghosts by Thomas S. Flowers

Pages: 210 Published: March 5th 2019 Published: Shadow Work Publishing Palace Of Ghosts was hard for me to review. Not because it was bad or anything like that. I'm a veteran, so this one hit close to home. Even though I was never deployed to Iraq, my friends were. Some never made it home, while …

{Book Review} Shallow Waters Vol. 1: A Flash Fiction Anthology

Shallow Waters Vol. 1 is a cool anthology out of Crystal Lake Publishing. They have been producing some great stuff from some really great authors over the past couple of years. Crystal Lake Publishing started posting monthly writing prompt challenges. The flash pieces that fill this anthology were considered the best of the bunch. I …