I've been meaning to read "Stuck to A Monster" by Ross Killey since the first time I saw its amazing cover by Christy Aldridge. Talk about eye catching! Finally got around to it over the past week, and I have to say the art fits the story's irreverent dark humor to an absolute T. "Stuck to A Monster" introduces readers to Isaac and Luke Foster, brothers who share a razor-sharp wit, a love of vintage horror cinema, and Taco Bell. As conjoined twins, they also happen to share a

Food is my love language, a way of showing my family I care about them. A homecooked meal brings everyone I love together in one place, allowing us the chance to connect, share, and enjoy each other's company. Sadly, for many Americans facing food insecurity, there's no guarantee of that kind of simple comfort. Too many wrestle with the heartbreaking dilemma of whether to pay bills or buy groceries. And while the recent federal government shutdown and subsequent stop for Supp

Jeff Clulow's new collection of short stories, "The Leper's Garden and Other Contagions," is nothing short of brilliant. I knew he was a talented writer going in, having read his gothic horror novel "Veil" earlier this year. But from the opening passages of the first story, "Rats' Alley," I realized that Clulow was, in fact, a PHENOMENAL writer, one of those rare and extraordinary talents whose work is so impressive, you can't even envy it as much as you covet it, longing for

Serarosa is a successful young artist living out her lifelong dream of owning her own art gallery. She's partnered with longtime friend Maddy, who shares the gallery space with her and operates a cafe there. Serarosa seems to have it all: a successful business, an adoring husband, artistic freedom, and a bright future ahead of her. The one thing she's missing is the truth about what happened to another old friend years earlier named Anna. Anna disappeared without a trace on t

Just in time for spooky season, Amanda Rusza brings us "Wicked Things: A Collection of Halloween Horror." The poems and prose in its pages conjure up nightmarish visions of trick-or-treating gone horrifically awry, and nostalgic moments of how much fun Halloween can be. My favorites from the bunch: "Candy Corn," which gives a whole new (and gruesome) take on this much-maligned seasonal staple; "The Rot that Binds Us," in which a grieving couple happens upon a novel way to ke

Amanda Rusza's short fiction is fast becoming a favorite guilty pleasure. Her latest offering, "She Played for the Devil," is billed as...

Nothing Is Real by Kevin J. Kennedy is more of a thought experiment than a traditional story. Anyone looking for the standard plot...

I haven't been reading much over the past month primarily because I've been focusing on revising some of my own writing. In particular,...

In Thirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims, the towering Banyan Court apartment building in London is haunted. Built by a reclusive...

In "Devil's Fork" by D.L. Winchester, female gunslinger Aggie is on her own in the world, following the brutal death of her father at the...

In "The Deeping" by Antoinette McCormick, sisters Mallory and Brynn have inherited a derelict lighthouse on a remote and uninhabited...

The concept for "Homecoming" by Micah Castle is a good one: a young man returns to the town in which he grew up to attend a friend's...

"It began in the walls." With these words, Amanda Ruzsa ushers readers into a short but atmospheric account of a house bedeviled, as...

Call me naive, but when a book has a quote from Stephen King on the cover proclaiming the author is "the poet laureate of horror," I kind...

"The World Turns Red" by Tim Waggoner is a quick read, both because of its diminutive length (83 pages) and because Waggoner's writing...

When an enigmatic stranger rides into a small, quiet town in the American Old West, trouble follows hot on his heels. Add in a crooked...

I love gothic horror, with its beleaguered heroines facing sinister and oppressive forces, brooding atmospheres and gloomy, often...

Have you ever closed your eyes and noticed strange shapes and colored globs that seem to float through the darkness? Did you ever stop to...

Recently read “On Behalf of All Wonen” by Camille Danciu . It’s a short, bloody read, with a similar premise to the movie “Promising...

I am waaaaaaaaaaaay behind on sharing this review, because I read this back in October when I was trying my best to indulge in as many...