SNM Horror Magazine delivers again in this fifth installment of its anthology series, Bonded by Blood V: Doomsday Descends. There are some intriguing stories in this book, and for the money, twenty-five entries give it a nice heft with plenty of diversity. Like other SNM titles, the table of contents is[...]
Algorithm of Nightmares is a fine short story collection from Jeff Parsons, an author whose short fiction has appeared in genre magazine SNM Horror Mag. Praise to Steven and Samantha Marshal for recruiting Parsons to their team of authors and for publishing this book. Swirling fantastical and horrific elements into compact, swift-moving prose, the overall[...]
Suspentia By Brett Matthew Grahaham Suspentia is a collection of dark tales; and as the name suggests – an interweaving of suspense and dementia. The book is divided into 3 sections: “Part I: He Who Bleeds Last” containing 5 short stories, and in clever arrangement, the last one titled “Bleeder”; “Part II: Illusions” where another five[...]
. . . . . from the official press release . . . . . . . . . . O.G.RE Games has recently announced the Kickstarter campaign for its first release: CineManiac, a unique, darkly humorous, card game played while watching your favorite horror movies. “Plot” cards are used in reaction to events happening on[...]
Ladies and Other Vicious Creatures by Donna Lynch $10.00; 51 pgs; May, 2010 Raw Dog Screaming Press Every writer encounters their muse at one point or another in their career, and more often than not, it’s a muse that he or she didn’t know existed. The muse is said to be the[...]
INDIE COMICS HORROR #2 (Aazurn Publishing, Spring 2013 = sold only through pre-orders in PREVIEWS April 2013 catalog for books releasing in June) Various writers and artists. Black and white, 64 pages. $6.49 The brother/sister title to INDIE COMICS MAGAZINE expands to 64 pages with the second issue of INDIE COMICS HORROR, again promising[...]
CROSSED:BADLANDS #25 (Avatar Press – March 13, 2013 release) Garth Ennis: Story. Raulo Caceres: Art. Digikore Studios: Color. James Reed: Letters. (Intended for Adult Readers) Reviewer’s notes: CROSSED: BADLANDS marks my first return to the world of the Crossed since the initial nine-issue story arc a few years back. It didn’t seem possible to[...]
Ashes: A Collection of Dark Poetry by Donna Burgess ASIN: B0084IE128 $.99; 199pgs; May, 2012 E-Volve Books Poetry is a window into a soulless nightmare stuck on repeat. It haunts the mind, waltzing through memories like a phantom cloaked in pain, and it preys on what we fear the most. It twists our realities,[...]
BALTIMORE: THE PLAY (Dark Horse Comics, November 2012 $3.50) Story by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. Art by Ben Stenbeck. Colors by Dave Stewart. Letters by clem Robins. A plague is wiping out half the population of Verona, Italy in 1917. Into town rides the vampire hunter Lord Baltimore in search of the ancient Haigus.[...]
from the official press release . . . . . . . . . . The Ghastly Award Judges are proud to announce the Winners of the 2012 Ghastly Awards. Nominees were chosen from entries nominated by their professional peers: Comic Book Artists, Writers, and Publishers. Winners were chosen by the Ghastly Awards[...]
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William F. Nolan's new book about the works of Ray Bradbury. Edited by Joshi, and with an Intro from Jason V Brock and an afterword by Greg Bear.
A suspected bank robber is behind bars, and his unwitting accomplice left perplexed, after a robbery that police solved in record time. That's thanks to a pretty big clue — the getaway car was a registered Jackson County vehicle. NBC5's Laura …See all stories on this topic » Click Here to Read Google Alerts –[...]
I’m looking for a scan of a work by Everett McNeil, Lovecraft’s friend in New York and Kalem Club member: … Continue reading » Click Here to Read TENTACLII :: H.P. Lovecraft blog by David Haden
Today, the hearing – held in a room inside Ashworth Hospital on Merseyside and relayed by video to Manchester Civil Justice Centre – was given details of Brady's daily life inside the secure hospital and features of his bizarre behaviour. The tribunal …See all stories on this topic » Click Here to Read Google Alerts[...]
The 2012 Bram Stoker Award® winners: Top row (left to right): Mort Castle, L.L. Soares, Jerad Walters, Rocky Wood, Jonathan Maberry. Lower row/middle: Sam Weller, James Chambers, Lucy Snyder, Marge Simon, Robert McCammon, Caitlin R. Kiernan (seated), Charles Day, Lisa Morton (Photo by Stacy Scranton) (Not pictured: Gene O’Neill, Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, Joyce[...]
Composed by Edward Elgar between 1898 and ’99, Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra (“Engima”), Op. 36, has long been my favorite piece of classical music. In addition to being beautiful music there is enough mystery packed into the Variations to keep every conspiracy theorist in the house busy for years. The work is[...]
Naturally occurring human genes cannot be patented, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously today, paving the way for cheaper gene testing for patients. The decision centered on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, mutated versions of which can dramatically increase an individual’s risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Myriad Genetics, a Utah company, was the first to[...]
Here we are, another week, and another episode. Stanley gets some bad news as heads back with Livingstone towards the coast. In part 3 of the Innsmouth story our hero learns some uncomfortable history about the town. Download the show. . http://archive.org/download/CthulhuPodcastEpisode151/CEP151.mp3 Click Here to Read Cthulhu by
By Kenneth Miller The border guards, wary of advancing rebels, fired their guns in the air as three motorized skiffs approached along the Sangha River in the late March night. But the boats’ occupants were unarmed foreigners, fleeing a bloody insurrection that had gripped the Central African Republic (CAR). Among the refugees was elephant researcher[...]
A funded Phd in the UK, which might appeal to some readers here, looking at early and contemporary fan-cultures around … Continue reading » Click Here to Read TENTACLII :: H.P. Lovecraft blog by David Haden
Smiling comes in two distinct forms: genuine and polite. The genuine kind are those that result from a friend showing you a hilarious new grumpy cat meme. These smiles are spontaneous and indicative of pleasure. Polite smiles, on the other hand, are the ones reserved for the awkward encounters with your coworker at the coffee[...]
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