This very short collection contains three thrilling and suspenseful stories that bring to mind a series of questions: What does it take to push a woman into insanity? Or was she always there? Who can you trust- your friends? Your coworkers? How good a judge of character are you? Are all risks worth taking? The [...]
A collection of 12 original short stories written in styles inspired by the Pulp genre, this anthology, edited by Chris Gabrysch, takes the reader into Hell, an abandoned mine, space, and the life of a superhero, amongst other places. Let me first say that I love short story collections. I love the fact that I [...]
The White Horse Inn. Located in the remote Appalachian Mountains, it’s a perfectly spooky setting for a paranormal conference. With a haunted history and an utterly dreary atmosphere, the ghost hunters are in their element. Using their high-tech equipment, they are eager to capture the entities’ visages and communications, even willingly offering up their own [...]
Jason Dark, Ghosthunter is fearless and resourceful. Together with Siu Lin, a petite martial arts expert whose parents were killed by demon, Dark works to find and destroy evil. Set in Victorian London, this series by Guido Henkel is written in “dime novel” style, heralding a return to a clever concept. At around 54 pages on my [...]
A mysterious island that shouldn’t exist suddenly appears on radar, a cruise ship hits an underwater mine, a group of survivors struggle to remain alive on a deserted island…. SCRNCH… err, wait, what was that? As the survivors come face to face with bizarre bugs that can’t possibly be as big as they appear, they’ll [...]
Something strange is happening in the small town of Holburn, but most people aren’t aware of the force that tunnels beneath the land. An episode of bullying decades ago unleashes a force that cannot be stopped; one that hungers for the living. Damien’s brother, Alan, is intrinsically tied to all that is happening. Will Damien [...]
After a mysterious creature pops out from the trees, Andrew Braddock, a self-claimed “tree counter,” crashes his jeep in the midst of the Appalachian mountains. The day started out with a routine research assignment, but is quickly turning bizarre as he fends for his life in a creek. He is quickly pulled to safety by [...]
When Henry gets a disturbing video from a friend in the Peace Corps, he formulates a plan to save a dozen or so of his closest friends from an alien invasion. Gathering the friends turns out to be the first of his problems. After convincing them of the danger, he must plan for how to [...]
Frank Poe has compiled an intriguing collection of stories, poems, and artwork. The tales are short, very readable, and certainly twisted- some with better twists than others. Some made me cringe, some surprised me in a fun way, some made me think, and some just left me thinking “eh…” The book starts off with a [...]
When horror strikes, black roses are left behind… Mizu and Kaji, twins who couldn’t be more different, take a school trip to Greenfire Forest, home of the mysterious and evil spirit of Won. With their closest friends along for the trip, the twins discover some strange happenings as the beginning of something very evil [...]
