

Zombies in the Midlands
“The Risen” by Adam J. Smith I've never been a big fan of the Zombie Apocalypse theme. There have been clever stories, a few interesting...


A Legend Amongst Legends
“The Days of Chivalry; Or, The Legend of Croquemitaine” written by Ernst L'Epine, 1863 translated by Tom Hood, 1866 illustrated by...
New Start on an Old Series
“Lost Light” by Michael Connelly, 2003 I had never read any of the Harry Bosch murder mysteries before, so I came to the series late. I...


Prepare to Squirm
“Absinthe” by Tony-Paul de Vissage, 2016 The Absinthe of the title is not the famous liquor, but a character. And here the Green Fairy...


Boys Will be Girls
“Variation on the Theme of Man” by Toni V. Sweeney, 2014 This is a work of science-fiction, set hundreds of years in the future, in which...


Guest Blog: A Peace-Loving Man
How Are Conscientious Objectors Treated in the Future? Allan McAllister is a paxist in a world at war, what we today would term a...
Steampunk Heroes
“ESPER FILES—A Steampunk Superhero Series” by Egan Brass The book starts with a prolog, set in something resembling Victorian times, in...


Full Moon Monsters
Gilson Creek, Maine is a town with a history of lycanthropy. A werewolf has killed before and now he’s back for more mayhem. An early,...


Vampires in the Shadows
“A SUBTLE AGENCY” BOOK 1: THE METAFRAME WAR by Graeme Rodaughan Like Brian Lumley’s “Necroscope” series, “Metaframe” is a spy thriller...


Ain't Love Grand?
Love is not always a good thing. Sometimes it is a horrific thing. There's the new mom who loves her baby so much that she squeezes it...