[REVIEW] Batman: Damned – by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo

I’m not a comic fanatic, so my observations will be simple by comparison. That being said, I’m a fan of Batman and the idea of making darker comics and movies using that character and his world. The DC Black Label is here for such things. Batman: Damned is a mature rated horror arc told over the course…

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[REVIEW] Dark Winds Over Wellington – by Tabatha Wood

DARK WINDS OVER WELLINGTON By Tabatha Wood *This review first appeared on Dead Head Reviews* The subtitle to this collection is Chilling Tales of the Weird & the Strange; I find this quite appropriate, because – despite its elements of horror – these stories mostly tell of odd things, not necessarily terrors. There’s not a…

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[REVIEW] After Sundown – Edited by Mark Morris

AFTER SUNDOWN Edited by Mark Morris Published by Flame Tree Press I want to preface this review by saying I love Flame Tree and the way they do things. I have a large stack of their books on my shelf, and I don’t see my love for those red spines fading any time soon. This…

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[REVIEW] The Malan Witch – by Catherine Cavendish

THE MALAN WITCH By Catherine Cavendish Published by Silver Shamrock Publishing I’ve been seeing the Cavendish name here and there for the last two years now (thanks to my interest in Flame Tree Press), but this is my first time reading anything more from her than a short story. The Malan Witch is a novella…

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[REVIEW] The Only Good Indians – by Stephen Graham Jones

THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS By Stephen Graham Jones Published by Gallery / Saga Press Here’s a novel I’ve heard about countlessly over the last three to six months. Having missed out on the craze surrounding the other recent Jones book, Mongrels – a title I have since picked up, but not yet read – I…

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[FREE E-BOOK] Peck – A Short Story

Click here to download “Peck” in .mobi format. (Use with Kindle readers) Click here to download “Peck” in .epub format. “Peck” is a short story that introduces the Pecker, a new serial killer that dons a mask he uses in the tortures of his victim. The story first premiered on Merchant’s website in July, prior…

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