Books: Horror
Currently listing articles 344-301:
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Book Review: The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas— One of the most innovative and unusual vampire novels, this cult classic has been revived in an attractive new edition.
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Book Review: Shimmer by Dallas Reed— A mysterious box unleashes a maelstrom of terror on a town already besieged by a blizzard.
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Book Review: Poe, edited by Ellen Datlow (stories inspired by Edgar Allan Poe)— Works of mystery and imagination that not only do justice to the author they celebrate, but are fine stories in their own right.
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Book Review: Soulless by Christopher Golden— Christopher Golden has penned a down-and-dirty zombie novel that offers thrills and a definite creep factor.
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Book Review: Gray Apocalypse by James Murdoch— Only three days are left before Earth is theirs!
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Graphic Fiction Review: The Soddyssey and Other Tales of Supernatural Law by Batton Lash— A reissued collection of comic stories blends monsters and legal dramedy to humorous and satiric effect.
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Book Review: Shock Festival by Stephen Romano — “101 of the strangest, sleaziest, most outrageous movies you’ve never seen.”
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Graphic Novel Review: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror: Dead Man's Jest— An unimpressive collection of a dozen Simpsons Halloween tales
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Graphic Fiction Review: Graphic Classics: Ambrose Bierce - edited by Tom Pomplun— A new edition of comic adaptations of the great American cynic's writings proves as entertainingly bleak as any alt comic.
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Book Review: Zombie Movies - The Ultimate Guide by Glenn Kay— A phenomenal resource of all things zombie, on the big screen and small.
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Book Review: The Man in the Picture by Susan Hill— A ghostly tale of an eerie painting, atmospheric and entertaining.
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Book Review: Duma Key by Stephen King— Edgar Freemantal has been destroyed. As he works to rebuild his life, he realizes nothing is as it seems.
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Book Review: Isolation by Travis Thrasher— So good, so scary, Isolation's demonic premise runs too close to reality.
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Interview with Horror Writer Joel M. Andre— "I watch the night sky and get inspiration from it. Your mind drifts off among the stars, and you end up with some great ideas."
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Book Review: The Dead Parade by James Roy Daley— The Dead Parade isn't exactly a fresh concept, but Daley has crafted an amusing first story here.
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Book Review: King of Nod - Some Things Never Die by Scott Fad— A haunting tale by award winning Scott Fad that's impossible to put down or ever forget.
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Graphic Novel Review: Creature Tech by Doug TenNapel— Creature Tech has humor, monsters, bargains with demons, space eels and theological debates. It seems to be too good to be true. Sadly, it is.
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Theater Review (NYC): Oh, Whistle...: Two Ghost Stories by M R James— Immerse yourself in the macabre mind of M R James, the master of the English ghost story.
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Interview with Bill Sherman, Pop Culture Critic and Comics Review Editor at Blogcritics Magazine— “...the blog might focus on a comics title, a new music release, something from TV and/or movies...reflect[ing] the flibbertigibbet nature of my own mental processes.”
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Interview with Karen Wiesner, Author of Woodcutter's Grim Series— "I do love a good scare... and that’s what I write - stories that will make you scared of your own shadow."
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Interview with Kim McDougall, Author of Angel Venom— "I would never write a story that I wouldn't want my daughter to read some day."
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Interview with Inanna Arthen, Author of Mortal Touch— "New England is often associated with a pleasant, genteel facade that hides a lurking dark side, and that is a classic pattern in horror fiction."
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Comic Book Review: City of Dust #1 by Steve Niles & Zid— The newest Radical Comics mini-series is a dark and grisly dystopian sci-fi horror tale.
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Interview with Karen L. Syed, Owner of Echelon Press— "The only thing compelling is the unknown."
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Interview with Brian L. Porter, Author of A Study in Red: The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper— "I've been a student of the Ripper murders since I was about 18 years old," says Porter.
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Theater Review (NYC): The Pumpkin Pie Show— Clay McLeod Chapman's story-monologues dig for the gory innards of the human soul.
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Interview with Del Howison, Owner of Dark Delicacies Bookstore— “Whenever there is a war or a 'real' horror the populace can't control, horror becomes popular because you can always close a book…”
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Interview with C. Sanchez-Garcia, Author of The Color of the Moon— "We think of ourselves as good people, but maybe we’ve never been pushed to the limit," says Garcia.
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Interview with Lee Masterson, Co-Founder of Horror Factor— "We're always on the look out for more ways we can help out horror writers," states Masterson.
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Interview with Teresa Ford, Founder and Editor of Ethereal Tales— "We as humans are fascinated with being scared," says Ford.
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Interview with Marta Acosta, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Casa Dracula Series— "I’ve always been a fan of paranormal stories that have a strong humorous component as well as a quasi-scientific explanation for oddities," says Acosta.
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Interview with Mark LaFlamme, Author of The Pink Room and Vegetation— "It seems to me that the horror writer understands him or herself more intimately than he should."
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Book Review: November Mourns by Tom Piccirilli— While investigating his sister's murder in Appalachia, Shad Jenkins embarks on a nightmare journey.
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Interview with J.R. Turner, Author of DDF: Dead Friends Forever— "The most famous series are those that have more heart than shock," says Turner.
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Book Review: Someone Comes To Town, Someone Leaves Town By Cory Doctorow— Doctorow has written a moving, sometimes funny, and sometimes frightening story.
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Interview with Nathan Rosen, Editor of MicroHorror— "I believe that a great horror story is made of the same three elements that make a great joke: the setup, the escalation and the payoff."
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Interview with Gail Smith, Author of Code 30 and Journal— "I think a horror writer disassociates himself from the true, vile nature of the beast."
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An Interview with Simon Gosden, Owner of Fantastic Literature Limited— "There is always a market for quality horror," says Gosden.
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Interview with Gordon Clemmons, Editor of ShadeWorks— "I think the literary value of any horror work is entirely dependent on the author and not the genre."
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Graphic Novel Review: Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez— The first six issues of Hill & Rodriguez' entertaining horror fantasy are collected in a new hardcover edition.
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Interview with Flash Fiction Writer Michael Kechula— "You can’t win the lottery if you don’t buy a ticket, and you can’t get published if you don’t submit."
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Book Review: A Dangerous Climate by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro— This enjoyable addition to Yarbro’s popular Saint-Germain series has a few surprises.
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Graphic Novel Review: Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
— This graphic novel delivers shivers by the bucketful and never lets up on the throttle.
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Graphic Novel Review: Mr. Monster: His Books of Forbidden Knowledge, Volume One by Michael T. Gilbert et al— Michael T. Gilbert breaths life into an unlikely mixture of horror, humor and superheroes and gives us the wonderful Mister Monster.
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