14 review
14 by Peter Clines is a novel I've been hesitant to review, not because I've heard bad things but the opposite. Being the irritating post-apocalyptic hipster that I am, I felt the need to hold off...
View ArticleThe Becoming review
Two men, one woman, all badass. The Becoming by Jessica Meigs is a novel about three very capable people in a zombie apocalypse. For those tired of dealing with individuals who are stumbling...
View ArticleBorderlands 2: Mister Torgue's Campaign of Carnage
The question is...explosions? The answer is, yes. Very much so. Mister Torgue's Campaign of Carnage is a delightful homage to gladiator movies, professional wrestling, and the Running...
View ArticleStar Trek: How Much For Just The Planet? review
A pallet cleanser for me as I get off horror for a bit to do a flashback to the funnier days of the Star Trek franchise. Well before the official Star Trek Expanded Universe was established in...
View ArticleUpdate on my writing: Six-book contract!
Hey folks,Those interested in knowing about my authorship situation should be pleased to know that I am hitting the ground running when it comes to establishing my authorial credentials. I have signed...
View ArticleCarrie (2013) review
I think of the 1976's Carrie as one of the best horror movies of all time. The book version is almost as important to scary fiction but only in the context that it helped launch Stephen King's...
View ArticleSilent Hill: Downpour review
Silent Hill is, with a caveat, the greatest horror game series of all time. The caveat is, unfortunately, it's gotten progressively worse with each installment after Silent Hill 3. Almost as bad,...
View ArticleThe Transition of Titus Crow review
The Transition of Titus Crow is the second book in the Titus Crow series by Brian Lumley. It also represents a transition from the first novel's Pulpish but grounded flair to something...
View ArticleBorderlands 2: Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt review
To put Gearbox's sense of humor into perspective, I shall summarize this campaign in a sentence: A black gay "Great White Hunter" takes you against a bunch of savage Caucasian tribal stereotypes...
View ArticleBraineater Jones review
Braineater Jones resurrects the hardboiled Detective genre with a zombie twist. There, now that I've gotten my cheesy one-liner you can put on a cover out of the way, I'll get to the actual review....
View ArticleVampire Academy (2014) review
Vampire Academy is a series which has a good deal of personal meaning to me. When I first heard of Richelle Meade, she was the author of the Georgina Kincaid series that my wife and I were big...
View ArticleTime of Death: Induction review
"A cheerful look at apocalypse by zombie." -The United Federation of Charles. That's what I'd put at the top of the book cover if I was trying to summarize this volume. It's not the events of...
View ArticleMy thoughts on Alan Wake 2 being cancelled.
This is hardly news and I almost didn't put it on my blog but I thought I'd explain why this saddened me. Alan Wake was a game I really enjoyed and I was also impressed by its intrequal, Alan...
View ArticleThe Clock of Dreams review
The third volume of the Titus Crow series by Briam Lumley changes locales again. While the first volume was set on Earth and the second was a space-time crossing adventure, this is a story set...
View ArticleTrue Detective and Lovecraftian Horror
Note: This essay will contain spoilers for the TV show True Detective. I just finished a binge of HBO's True Detective, well after everyone else in America seems to have watched it. Still, one of...
View ArticleExclusive Interview with Lindsay J. Pryor!
Hey readers,I have a special treat for you today! Thanks to her immense generosity, Lindsay J. Pryor (author of the Blackthornseries) has agreed to an interview for our website. The Blackthorn series,...
View ArticleThat Which Should Not Be review
That Which Should Not Be by Brett J. Talley is an interesting bit of Post-Lovecraftian fiction. I dislike the term pastiche even if that is the best word for the continuing stories of Cthulhu...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead Vol. 1#: Days Gone By review
I'm a big fan of The Walking Dead television series. However, as with any adaptation, there's going to be lots of changes from one medium to the next. I suspect this comic would have been as...
View ArticleThe Becoming: Ground Zero
The Becoming series is an excellent zombie-action novel series. It's lighter than softer than the desperate struggles of The Walking Dead but still has plenty of dark moments. At heart, the biggest...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead volume 2#: Miles Behind Us review
The Walking Dead vol. 1# (reviewed here) ended with the survivors on the road as winter fell in Atlanta. With their first losses from both zombie attacks and internal struggles, the survivors need...
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