SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: A DOWRY OF BLOOD by S.T. Gibson
As Dracula is the most famous (or infamous) vampire of all time, there are copious amounts of lore about the undead Count of Transylvania…
Month: October 2022
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: KECKSIES AND OTHER TWILIGHT TALES by Marjorie Bowen
The house was built beside a river. In the evening the sun would lie reflected in the dark water, a stain of red in…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: LUCKY GIRL: or HOW I BECAME A HORROR WRITER: A KRAMPUS STORY by M. Rickert
There are all kinds of ghosts. We talk most about the ones that appear in the dark, less about those who never leave at…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: THE BOOK OF THE MOST PRECIOUS SUBSTANCE by Sara Gran
I reached for him and traced a circle on the back of his neck, where a nice fat drop of sweat dripped, and I…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: THE SUPERNATURAL ENHANCEMENTS by Edgar Cantero
Yes, I blame the believers for my skepticism. Because they’re not up to it; they’re no challenge; they’re so easily proved fools, I hate…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: LUTE by Jennifer Thorne
There’s something to be said about the kind of horror set in a place that feels very recognizable, while also being timeless, but you…
Widowland by C J Carey
Widowland is an alternative history, which begins in Britain in 1953 in a coronation year, but NOT the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: The Fourth Corona Book of Horror Stories.
Corona Books returns to the bookshelves after a two year forced hiatus. Yes, Corona has been a horror for us all. This publisher has…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: THE FINAL GIRLS SUPPORT GROUP by Grady Hendrix
The final girl is a trope in horror films (particularly slasher films). It refers to the last girl(s) or woman alive to confront the…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: LEECH by Hiron Ennes
Some writers, some books, try to do mash up many elements, genre trappings that are sometimes mixed, some that are not commonly paired together.…
Rayguns and Rocketships by Rian Hughes
For many readers today, Science Fiction is of the now – or possibly the future! – using science fictional tropes to examine current themes…
New York Comic Con 2022: Wrap Up!
New York Comic Con 2022 is in the books, it was the first time I attended since 2019, like many people. Although it was…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: THE WOMEN OF WEIRD TALES by Various Authors
“When the bell rings, Elena mia, I shall free your soul from its earthly shell, on which the hold is already so frail, and…
New York Comic Con 2022 Panel Recap: Spooks, Shivers, and Shrieks: Horror
This panel was moderated by Princess Weekes (The MarySue) and featured the following authors: Rachel Harrison (Such Sharp Teeth) [https://www.rachel-harrison.com/], Eric LaRocca (Things…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: LITTLE EVE by Catriona Ward
Catriona Ward’s Little Eve is her most recently published novel in the United States, but was published in the UK in 2018 where it…
New York Comic Con 2022 Panel Recap: Authors on the Best Advice They Ever Got
This panel featured Peter V. Brett (The Demon Cycle the latest installment is The Desert Prince), Terry Brooks (Shannara series), Wesley Chu (The Art…
Beyond the Burn Line by Paul McAuley
Paul’s latest is another book (there’s been a few lately) that begins and makes the reader think they’re reading one type of novel before…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: THE PATH OF THORNS by Angela Slatter
I feel like a ghost, like a thing made of mist, shreds of me taken away each time there is a fresh breeze, stripping…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: IT RIDES A PALE HORSE by Andy Marino
Art… creating something from nothing, creating something from disparate materials can enliven a person’s passion or it can drive a person down a dark…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2022: Family Business by Jonathan Sims
I last reviewed Jonathan’s Thirteen Storeys for the Halloween read back in 2020 (LINK), so it seems somewhat appropriate that I read his latest…
