Review: Predatory Instinct by Michael McBride

Predatory Instinct Michael McBride Delirium Books, 2011 Back in October I was looking for some lesser known horror to read when I stumbled upon Michael McBride’s Predatory Instinct. The premise: scientists discover a heretofore unknown “proto-human ancestor” that is not-so-extinct. Said discovery is captured by a power-hungry head of a Blackwater like mercenary company but [...]

Review: American Vampire Vol. 1

American Vampire Volume 1 Scott Snyder, Stephen King (writers) Rafel Albuquerque, Dave McCaig (art/color) DC/Vertigo, 2010 Scott Snyder has become something of a household name in the comics world now that he’s taken the reins of one of DC Comics’ Trinity with the New 52 reboot of Batman. Before Batman though Snyder worked on a [...]

Review: Black Light by Patrick Melton et al.

Black Light Mulholland Books, 2011 Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan, and Stephen Romano Black Light by Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan, and Stephen Romano (hereafter the Writers) is a gritty and over-the-top tale of supernatural noir. The Writers are the same guys who brought us the Saw franchise but (if you’re like me) don’t let that influence [...]

Review: Southern Gods by John Hornor Jacobs

Southern Gods John Hornor Jacobs Night Shade Books, 2011 John Hornor Jacobs’ Southern Gods blends blues culture with Lovecraftian horror to create an entertaining brew. Bull Ingram, a giant former marine is hired by a shady record producer to track down a missing employee and find the source of a mysterious pirate radio station that [...]

Best Horror of the Year: All the rest.

-At the Riding School by Cody Goodfellow -Mr. Pigsny by Reggie Oliver -–City of the Dog by John Langan -Just Outside Our Windows, Deep Inside Our Doors by Brian Hodge -Lesser Demons by Norman Partridge ––When the Zombies Win by Karina Summer-Smith –30– by Laird Barron –Fallen Boys by Mark Morris –Was She Wicked? Was [...]

Best Horror of the Year: Fallen Boys and Was She Wicked….

-At the Riding School by Cody Goodfellow -Mr. Pigsny by Reggie Oliver -City of the Dog by John Langan -Just Outside Our Windows, Deep Inside Our Doors by Brian Hodge -Lesser Demons by Norman Partridge –When the Zombies Win by Karina Summer-Smith –30– by Laird Barron Fallen Boys by Mark Morris I won’t lie I [...]

Best Horror of the Year: When the Zombies Win and –30–

-At the Riding School by Cody Goodfellow -Mr. Pigsny by Reggie Oliver -City of the Dog by John Langan -Just Outside Our Windows, Deep Inside Our Doors by Brian Hodge -Lesser Demons by Norman Partridge When the Zombies Win by Karina Summer-Smith I’m only going to spare this story the barest of space.  It isn’t [...]

Best Horror of the Year: Lesser Demons by Norman Partridge

-At the Riding School by Cody Goodfellow -Mr. Pigsny by Reggie Oliver -City of the Dog by John Langan -Just Outside Our Windows, Deep Inside Our Doors by Brian Hodge Lesser Demons by Norman Partridge Norman Partirdge’s Lesser Demons is sort of an action/horror hybrid wherein a small-town sheriff fights a lonely battle against demon [...]

Best Horror of the Year: Just Outside Our Windows…. by Brian Hodge

-At the Riding School by Cody Goodfellow -Mr. Pigsny by Reggie Oliver -City of the Dog by John Langan Just Outside Our Windows, Deep Inside Our Doors by Brian Hodge Horror fiction has often had a fascinating relationship with children.  Maybe it’s just me but I always feel that a lot of horror features children [...]

Best Horror of the Year: City of the Dog by John Langan

-At the Riding School by Cody Goodfellow -Mr. Pigsny by Reggie Oliver City of the Dog by John Langan City of the Dog represents a marked improvement over the previous story though I still thought it wasn’t quite what I was looking for in horror.   City of the Dog opens with a young couple [...]