March 30, 2021
Kyle Holl
A Disgusting Supermarket of Death is the new short story collection by James C. Harberson III, who previously brought us the witty and gory graphic novel Stay Alive. This time around Harberson is serving up appropriately bite-sized servings of extreme horror meant to shock and entertain even the most jaded of horror readers-- luckily, this [...]
March 16, 2021
Kyle Holl
The Poet is the first title in New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Renee Jones' new Samantha Jazz series. Jazz is an Austin PD homicide detective pulled into a cat and mouse game with a budding serial killer titularly known as the poet. As Samantha gets closer to the case and the killer himself she [...]
March 9, 2021
Kyle Holl
Nocterra, the new series by comic veterans Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel kicked off this week with a brilliant first issue. We're introduced to our lead, Val Riggs (also referred to by her callsign "sundog") as a child on the eve of a massive global catastrophe-- something has blotted out the sun, plunging the [...]
March 2, 2021
Sean Quinn
After a harrowing stay at Bethlem Asylum, Clara is thrust back into the life of a sophisticated English woman of the 1870s. She moves to Durham with her husband Henry, a poor but up-and-coming professor of mathematics. Constantly plagued with visions of torturous therapies practiced in Bethlem, Clara struggles to regain the position in society [...]
February 23, 2021
Sean Quinn
The Curse of Braddock Mansion begins as Natalie and her history professor husband, Evan, are quickly uprooted from their lives after Evan accepts a position to teach at a University in Atlanta. Exhausted from the seemingly fruitless search for an apartment, Natalie sparks fate when she sees a vacancy sign hanging on the gate of [...]
February 16, 2021
Kyle Holl
When I first read the pitch for Edward M. Erdelac's Conquer, I was understandably skeptical: the book is a collection of shorts centered on occult detective John Conquer written through the lens of Blaxploitation cinema. It would be very easy for the author to slip too far into racist stereotypes and, frankly, I think a [...]
February 16, 2021
Sean Woodard
It’s rare when I find a fantasy that impresses me and in which I can fully invest. Ricky and Toby Franklin have produced such a volume with their debut graphic novel, Mask of the Sentinels. Full of adventure, horror, social commentary, and well-developed characters, the narrative sweeps you up and carries you along for the [...]
THIRTEEN STOREYS Is a Horror Anthology for a New Age
A DISGUSTING SUPERMARKET OF DEATH Lives Up to Its Title
THE POET Reads Quick But Could Have More Bite
NOCTERRA #1 is a Dazzling Start to a Timely and Original Apocalypse
THE SAVAGE INSTINCT Feels Like a Vice Grip
THE CURSE OF BRADDOCK MANSION Is Compelling and Entertaining
CONQUER Is a Refreshing and Exhilarating New Spin on the Occult Detective
MASK OF THE SENTINELS Sweeps You up and Carries You Along for the Ride
THIRTEEN STOREYS Is a Horror Anthology for a New Age
A DISGUSTING SUPERMARKET OF DEATH Lives Up to Its Title
THE POET Reads Quick But Could Have More Bite
NOCTERRA #1 is a Dazzling Start to a Timely and Original Apocalypse
THE SAVAGE INSTINCT Feels Like a Vice Grip
THE CURSE OF BRADDOCK MANSION Is Compelling and Entertaining
CONQUER Is a Refreshing and Exhilarating New Spin on the Occult Detective
MASK OF THE SENTINELS Sweeps You up and Carries You Along for the Ride
THIRTEEN STOREYS Is a Horror Anthology for a New Age
A DISGUSTING SUPERMARKET OF DEATH Lives Up to Its Title
THE POET Reads Quick But Could Have More Bite
NOCTERRA #1 is a Dazzling Start to a Timely and Original Apocalypse
THE SAVAGE INSTINCT Feels Like a Vice Grip
THE CURSE OF BRADDOCK MANSION Is Compelling and Entertaining
CONQUER Is a Refreshing and Exhilarating New Spin on the Occult Detective
MASK OF THE SENTINELS Sweeps You up and Carries You Along for the Ride