Frank Errington's review of Esoterrorism, "Some good old fashioned monster...
Frank Errington is the first one to give a review of Esoterrorism. It's not a completely positive review but, overall, he seems to have liked it and gave it four out of five stars. I'll take that where...
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There are no good guys in the world of shadows...but maybe some bad men are better than others.Derek Hawthorne was born to be an agent of the Red Room. Literally. Raised in a conspiracy which has...
View ArticleBorderlands: Game of the Year Edition
I decided to do a review of the original Borderlands game because, why the hell not? While presently restricted to last generation hardware, hopefully we'll see it adapted to present-day consoles....
View ArticleBeauty in Ruins reviews Esoterrorism - 4 out of 5 stars
I was very pleased by this review of my book by the website Beauty in Ruins by Bob R. Milne. The reviewer managed to pick up on quite a few things and made a favorable comparison to a number of...
View ArticleExclusive Interview with Tim Marquitz!
Tim Marquitz is one of my favorite authors for writing such works as Demon Squad (reviewed here, here, here, and here), Dirge (reviewed here), and The Blood War Trilogy (reviewed here here). He's...
View ArticleThe Annihilation Score review
I'm a huge fan of Charles Stross'Laundry Files series. I'm also a critic of it. When it's good, like The Apocalypse Codex, it's very-very good. When it's bad, The Jennifer Morgue, it's...
View ArticleThe Lineage review
I was a big fan of the action horror novels Autobiography of a Werewolf Hunter and Heart of Scars. The adventures of Sylvester Logan James are some of the most unforgiving, relentless, and dark...
View Article"The Appeal of Grimdark" by C.T. Phipps on SF Signal
I was recently honored by SF Signal, today, one of the oldest and most successful fanzines on the internet, by having them post one of my articles. "The Appeal of Grimdark" is an article by me...
View ArticleEnduring Armageddon review
Back to something I've fallen out of the habit of for a time and that's reviewing independent horror novels and, in particular, post-apocalypse as well as zombie fiction. One of the books I've been...
View ArticleRed Death: A Post-Apocalypse Thriller review
Another independent horror novel of a decidedly post-apocalypse bent, Red Death by D.L. Robinson is an ebola-themed epidemic story. It is a short but bittersweet novel, averaging about 167 pages...
View ArticleFollow the Ashes: Book 1# of the Executioner Trilogy
As part of indie month, I've decided to continue looking into some overlooked gems from the self-published and small press pile. In this case, Follow the Ashes is the first book of the Executioner...
View ArticleStar Wars: Tarkin review
I've mostly been avoiding the new Star Wars canon due to the fact nothing has really grabbed me the same way the Legends universe did. At the end of the day, Star Wars Legends had Luke Skywalker's...
View ArticleReviva Las Vegas: Dead Man's Hand review
Next on our review of independent zombie fiction is Sean Hoade's Reviva Las Vegas, which is an awesome book with a cover I hate. Sorry Sean. I'm officially over "normal" zombie fiction which...
View ArticleThe Bookie Monster Spotlights Esoterrorism!
I'm very pleased to say The Bookie Monster, a website I've long loved, has taken the time to spotlight my latest book. It provides an excerpt of the work, information about the book, and a lovely...
View ArticleHome Ground review
Home Ground by Rakie Keig is another variant on the standard zombie outbreak story: there's a sick guy, he bites someone, people wonder what the big deal is, then all hell breaks loose when it...
View ArticleResidue review
Residue is a Young Adult novel which I was initially rather leery of. I, you see, am unnaturally prejudiced against the YA label despite the fact a lot of my favorite books being inside it. Some of...
View ArticleGrimdark Magazine issue 1# review
Grimdark is a genre which has been developing for quite some time. The inheritor of the mantle of Dark Fantasy and Low Fantasy, it just sounds better frankly. Likewise, it has the benefit of being...
View ArticleJustice League: Gods and Monsters review
Grimdark superheroes. Interesting. Of course, grimdark and superheroes is nothing new. Indeed, it has been one of the staples of the genre since Miracleman and the much-much more popular...
View ArticleGrimdark Magazine issue 2# review
I was a big fan of Grimdark Magazine 1# and thought the ezine had a lot of potential. Any magazine which contained an interview with Abercombie and fiction by Mark Lawrence deserved to be able to...
View ArticleGrimdark Magazine issue 3# review
Grimdark Magazine is an ezine I very much enjoy. I'm a big fan of grimdark storytelling and I think this magazine is contributing a lot to getting the term to become more accepted as a code for...
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