THE ELEMENTALS BY MICHAEL MCDOWELL REVIEW

I love a good haunted house tale. I’d venture to say they are my favorite sub-genre of fiction. So, when my online pal, David T. Wilbanks recommended THE ELEMENTALS to me, I didn’t hesitate in ordering a copy. Originally published by Avon Books in 1981, it has recently been republished by Valancourt Books ( http://www.valancourtbooks.com ). […]

A STUDY IN GREY BY JOHN LINWOOD GRANT REVIEW

THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION: A STUDY IN GREY is a novella by John Linwood Grant that follows Captain Redvers Blake, a British officer assigned to a section of Military Intelligence that is referred to as The Special Branch. The Special Branch deals with cases that are odd or have a supernatural bent to them, sort […]

IN THE DWELLINGS OF THE WILDERNESS (1904) REVIEW

DEAD LETTER PRESS has a knack for unearthing lost treasures of the horror genre from long forgotten tombs, adorning them with vibrant new cover art by the great Allen Koszowski, and making them available for whole new generations to enjoy. IN THE DWELLINGS OF THE WILDERNESS, a short novel by C. Bryson Taylor originally published […]

THIRTEEN DAYS BY SUNSET BEACH BY RAMSEY CAMPBELL REVIEW

Among the gifts I received from my wonderful wife this Christmas was Ramsey Campbell’s new novel, THIRTEEN DAYS BY SUNSET BEACH from P.S. Publishing. After all the holiday craziness finally slowed down, I managed to find the time to give it a read. The story unfolds from the point of view of Ray, the aging […]

13 QUESTIONS WITH RAMSEY CAMPBELL

I first discovered Ramsey Campbell in 1989 when I selected his novel ANCIENT IMAGES from the horror section of our local Borders Book Shop. I was instantly hooked, and it set me off in search of more. MIDNIGHT SUN, INCARNATE, NAZARETH HILL, THE DARKEST PART OF THE WOODS, and THE GRIN OF THE DARK were […]

APARTMENT 16 BY ADAM NEVILL

After several recommendations, I decided to give British author Adam Nevill a try. I settled on APARTMENT 16 because I couldn’t resist the lure of an evil force inhabiting a vacant apartment inside an aging London complex. The story centers around Apryl, a young woman from America who’s traveled to London to handle the affairs […]

UNEARTHED TREASURES 5: HALF-PRICE BOOK FINDS

My last trip to Half-Price Books produced this decent haul: 1. HELLBLAZER: ORIGINAL SINS Graphic Novel: I enjoyed the short-lived TV series, so I wanted to give the comic a try. 2. HELL BOARD by Dana Reed: I bought this one based on the cool cover art. I’ve never read anything by Dana Reed before, […]

CONJURE HOUSE BY GARY FRY

CONJURE HOUSE (DarkFuse in 2013), a novel by Gray Fry, centers around scientist Anthony Mallinson who returns to his hometown of Deepvale following the savage murder of his parents. He brings his wife and young son with him to the neighborhood where his younger brother Simon disappeared many years before after entering the abandoned lakeside […]

DEAD LAKE BY MURPHY EDWARDS REVIEW

Dead Lake is the first book in a series by Murphy Edwards centered around Vivid Valley Lake, a quiet, vacation community where families spend their days relaxing on the water, and criminals plunder its delicate eco-system for their own goals. It’s also a place of secrets, secrets dark enough to trigger an ancient curse to […]

Unearthed Treasures: Goodwill Finds II

I always love finding horror books that I might enjoy at Goodwill. It always feels like discovering a hidden treasure. I picked up these three on a recent trip. NIGHT THUNDER by Ruby Jean Jensen DYING INSIDE by Robert Silverberg (never heard of him before but the description on the back sounded interesting). STINGER by […]