HALLOWEEN SUGGESTED READING LIST VII (2019)

Halloween is rushing towards us anew, which means you must be seeking more stories to set the proper mood for the season. Well, you’ve knocked on the right door to receive just such a treat! Below are ten stories that are either set during Halloween or hold its atmosphere at its core. Dig in and […]

13 QUESTIONS WITH BOB FREEMAN

Whether he be writing novels and short stories, crafting book covers with his dynamic artwork, engineering new role playing game systems or investigating a haunting, Bob Freeman stays busy. He’s authored numerous horror novels including Cairnwood Manor: Shadows Over Somerset, Keepers of the Dead and the forthcoming Descendant from Seventh Star Press as well as […]

MORE FREE HORROR AUDIO TALES

With Halloween just around the corner, I feel it’s time to start setting the atmosphere with some free audio readings of chilling, supernatural tales presented by a few of my favorite podcasts. “The Phantom Coach” by Amelia B. Edwards via Tale To Terrify – Discover what happens when a soldier hitches a ride on an […]

HELL’S EMPIRE: TALES OF THE INCURSION REVIEW

Edited by John Linwood Grant, Hell’s Empire: Tales of the Incursion features stories detailing an incursion of forces from Hell into the British Empire during the Victorian era. John intersperses brief interludes between each story updating events of the war that are taking place near each upcoming story. This allows the book to function as a […]

SIX HORROR TALES OF ARTHUR MACHEN

Born in Wales in 1863, Arthur Machen went on to become an acclaimed writer. His stories have proven highly influential down the decades, especially to prominent horror and weird tale writers such as H.P. Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell and Stephen King. What follows is a look into an assortment of his works I recently read. STORIES: […]

DARK CARNIVAL BY JOANNA PARYPINSKI REVIEW

Joanna Parypinski’s new novel Dark Carnival follows Dax Howard. Dax is a college student studying astrophysics who returns to his hometown of Conjunction, Nebraska due to the sudden death of his father. When Dax’s mother vanished fourteen years earlier, it drove his father into an exhaustive search for her and eventually to his becoming an […]

SIX MACABRE TALES BY MAURICE LEVEL

Born in 1875, Maurice Level was a French writer who had numerous stories published in newspapers or made into plays. He specialized in short, macabre thrillers (conte cruel-style specifically). Level died in 1926. None of these stories we’re looking at today contain any supernatural elements but rely more on grim, dramatic twists and human cruelties. […]