Warning: Some of the content in this essay may be a trigger, especially for survivors of abuse. So. This past week has seen several accounts of abuse or predatory behavior come to light in social media. In some of the cases, the accused agreed they had done wrong and made an attempt to apologize. Some…
Author: S. D. Vassallo
Trailer Parks and English Moors
It’s Women in Horror Month 2020 and now, more than ever, so many talented women writers are contributing to the genre that it’s hard to choose books to read for the event. I’m going to add to that list two new offerings that will be hitting bookstores later this month: The Garden of Bewitchment by…
The Best Horror Fiction of the Year
So today, I came across an article by Bill Sheehan, in which he selects what he considers to be the best horror fiction of 2019. I can’t quibble about the books he did put on his list, as the buzz I’ve heard about them is nothing short of positive. I do, however, have a bone…
Midnight in the Graveyard, ed. by Kenneth W. Cain
Around three months ago, I saw a notice of the upcoming anthology, Midnight in the Graveyard, from Silver Shamrock Press. The book featured a highly talented group of contemporary horror authors, including Kealan Patrick Burke, Elizabeth Massie, Chad Lutzke, Catherine Cavendish, and many others. I marked it on my calendar and began counting the days…
Prey
Dustin pulled over and hit the brakes. His car, a rusted out but still functional ’78 Olds Cutlass Supreme, screeched to a halt. He wasted no time getting out of his safety belt. The girl turned her head to look at him as she darted across the lawn of an old house with faded green…
Interview With Elizabeth Massie
Elizabeth Massie is a two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning and Scribe Award-winning author of novels, short fiction, media-tie ins, and nonfiction. Her novels and collections include Sineater, Hell Gate, Desper Hollow, Wire Mesh Mothers, Homeplace, Afraid, Naked on the Edge, Dark Shadows: Dreams of the Dark (co-authored with Mark Rainey), Versailles, The Tudors: King Takes Queen,…
Desper Hollow, by Elizabeth Massie
Desper Hollow was my introduction to Elizabeth Massie’s stories. Oh, I’d come across her name every now and then over the years, knew that she was a fiction author and had written several books, but that was about the limit of my knowledge. Then I had the chance to get my hands on a copy…
Second Lives, by P.D. Cacek
I recently stepped into the world of book reviewing for the first time, and have enjoyed many good books. It played out that Flame Tree Press was the publisher whose books I read the most of. The Dark Game, Black Wings, and The Haunting of Henderson Close were all great stories, and I’m thankful Flame…
Martial Arts Mayhem in Old Chinatown
The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. Boroson Review by S.D. Vassallo I really enjoyed this novel! It’s a fun mix of martial arts action, Chinese folklore and mythology, fantasy, and a little bit of horror thrown in for good measure. M.H. Boroson grabs the reader’s attention and keeps it throughout the book. The action…
The Dark Game by Jonathan Janz
I’ve been looking forward to reading one of Jonathan Janz’s novels for a while now. The buzz I’ve seen on social media about him and his work has been nothing but positive. When Flame Tree Press offered me an advance reading copy of his upcoming novel, The Dark Game, I jumped at the chance to…
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