I Found a Lost Hallway in a Dying Mall Ben Farthing Independently published (June 18, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham In Ben Farthing’s latest effort, we meet Lisa, a Dillard’s store manager, in a huge, rapidly dying shopping mall. Her husband works in the same...

The Secret Language of Spiders K. L. Young Strange Aeons (June 25, 2024) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Writer and filmmaker K.L. Young has released a new novel, The Secret Language of Spiders, that I would describe as a Lovecraftian body horror set in a small, dying town...

The Damage Done Tony Tremblay Twisted Publishing (July 18, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Who doesn’t know a teenager who isn’t emotional? Hormones tend to do such a number that the kids can make ‘Hello” sound like World War III, right? But that tends to be as...

BY YOUR SIDE:A Paranormal Mystery Phil Giunta Raging Seas Press (July 22, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham This is a book all about unfinished business wrapped in a complex ghost story. It begins by introducing a team of ghost hunters. Oh, don’t roll your eyes and...

The Beasts of Vissaria County Douglas Ford D & T Publishing (October 6, 2021) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale The Beasts of Vissaria County is a gothic thriller filled with easter eggs for horror fans. The main character, Maggie McKenzie has returned to her father’s...

Draw You In Volume 1: Collector’s Item Jasper Bark Crystal Lake Publishing (June 7, 2024) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Some experience glitches in the matrix. Draw You In is that glitch magnified a thousand times. The main character, Linda Corrigan, comes to realize...

To Hunt Wraiths Thomas Stewart Unveiling Nightmares (July 4, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Existentialism with a healthy dose of humor and action is what you’ll get with Thomas Stewart’s To Hunt Wraiths, his first full length novel. Derek Lander is just your average...

The Black Dahlia: A Slick Noir Crime Thriller J.C. Macek III SpellBound Books (March 30, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy This is the fourth novel in the Jake Slater Private Detective series. Wow! Not only was I impressed by the fantastic dialogue exchanges and the...

Balm of Gilead Aaron Lebold Independently published (April 5, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy If presented with a magical balm that could cure you of a fatal disease, what would you do? Would you do anything to get it? This is the question that faces Ryan, ex military...

Unmarked Grave Carietta Dorsch Independently published (March 25, 2024) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy I read Unmarked Grave, Carietta Dorsch’s debut novella, in one sitting. There was a raging thunderstorm, the perfect setting for a light late night serial killer tale. It...

Gods of a Nameless Country Jeffrey Thomas JournalStone Publishing (March 1, 2024) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Jeffrey Thomas is an extremely prolific writer, perhaps best known for his Punktown setting and series, but he’s also written a great many stand-alone novels and...

The Dark Diaries Mark R. Vogel Independently published (December 8, 2023) Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy Mark R. Vogel’s The Dark Diaries is his fifth book following The Crestwood Lake series, The Ripper’s Time, and Food for Thought. The cover art is haunting and...