Crossroads was my first experience reading Laurel Hightower’s work and, in 126 pages of gut-wrenching prose, she has marked herself firmly as a must-read author for me going forward. Chris is a mother in grieving. Her son, Trey, died violently in a tragic car accident almost two years ago and, since then, her loss has […]
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Interview With Sonora Taylor, Author of SEEING THINGS
I am thrilled to have Sonora Taylor here as part of our Women In Horror Series. Sonora Taylor is the award-winning author of Little Paranoias: Stories, Without Condition, The Crow’s Gift and Other Tales, and Wither and Other Stories. Her short stories have been published by Camden Park Press, Kandisha Press, Cemetery Gates Media, The […]
Seeing Things (Reviewed by Richard Martin)
The Sixth Sense Meets Carrie Sonora Taylor’s latest novel puts a new spin on the Coming-of-Age horror sub-genre with a mix of family drama, murder mystery and full-on horror. Abby is a thirteen-year-old girl with a seemingly normal life, with a loving family and good friends. This normality is short-lived, however, as she begins to […]
Am I Beautiful? (Reviewed by Shane Staley)
Author Jon Athan has been on my radar for a while now. As an independent author, he’s been releasing attractive new editions onto the market that focus on extreme horror fiction. When I found out I’d be reviewing his 49th novel, I paused, wondering how the quality would stack up. This author is most definitely […]
All That’s Fair (Reviewed by Richard Martin)
Indie horror writer S.H. Cooper’s latest collection of twenty-two short stories focus squarely on women. Female protagonists and antagonists who are extraordinary in their own way, whether they are the heroes of their story or, something much more sinister. The stories within include: A pair of thrill-seekers looking for illicit excitement after breaking into an […]
Interview With S.H. Cooper, Author of All That’s Fair
Our latest guest of honor in our Women In Horror Series is, the author of All That’s Fair, S.H. Cooper. S.H. Cooper is a Florida based author who got her start in 2016 by posting short horror stories to the Reddit subforum, NoSleep, under the username Pippinacious. Since then, she has published three collections, The Corpse […]
Hexis (Reviewed by Richard Martin)
I usually start off my reviews with a brief blurb of the book to give readers an idea of what the story is about. Hexis is a book that is nigh on impossible to blurb while simultaneously giving the reader an idea of what to expect, as it doesn’t have a story in the traditional […]
Interview With Charlene Elsby, Author of Hexis
Author Charlene Elsby joins us today as our featured guest in our Women In Horror Series. She is a philosophy doctor and former professor. Her work has focused on Aristotle’s metaphysics and contemporary phenomenology, especially the ontology of the literary work of art. Her first novel, Hexis, was published by CLASH Books in February, 2020. […]
The Five Turns of the Wheel (Reviewed by Richard Martin)
Midsommar Meets Pan’s Labyrinth Folk Horror appears to be having something of a renaissance, both in film and literature. Not since the sub-genres heyday of the 1970s have we been spoiled with such an abundance of new stories of rural terror. It is a favorite genre of mine. The themes of isolation and belief work […]
Interview With Stephanie Ellis, Author of The Five Turns of the Wheel
Today we are pleased to feature author Stephanie Ellis as part of our Women In Horror Series. Stephanie writes dark speculative prose and poetry and has been published in a variety of magazines and anthologies. Her latest work includes the novel, The Five Turns of the Wheel and the novella, Bottled, both published by Silver Shamrock. She has […]