Rating: 5 out of 5 Tanya Huff’s Blood Shot: Stories from the Blood ‘Verse (Blood Series) is an anthology of short stories from her “Blood ‘Verse.” It involves characters from both the main vampire novels and a spin-off series centered…
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Review: “Beneath Us,” Serena T. Nobert
Rating: 3 out of 5 Serena T. Nobert’s Beneath Us is a collection of four paranormal/horror tales. In the first story, 14-year-old John makes the mistake of stealing a small ceramic skull as a result of peer pressure from his…
Review: “Ramskull,” William Meikle
Rating: 5 out of 5 William Meikle’s Ramskull is an intense cosmic horror tale. In 1494, Alexander Seton, on order from the King, visits the site where an abbey will be built so he can find out why the crew…
Review: “Hungry Rain,” Brian Fatah Steele
Rating: 3 out of 5 Brian Fatah Steele’s horror novella Hungry Rain takes place at Woodlands Resort and Camping. A heavy rain falls, leaving behind a strange odor that primarily contaminates the lakes. Later that night, horrific creatures come stalking…
Review: “Seeing Things,” Sonora Taylor
Rating: 5 out of 5 Sonora Taylor’s Seeing Things is every bit as good as her Without Condition [review], and I loved that book. She has a knack for taking well-used story elements like serial killers or seeing ghosts and…
Short Take: “Fungoid,” William Meikle
Pros: A fungal apocalypse with a touch of cosmic horror! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 William Meikle’s (novella? Short novel? Not sure which) Fungoid introduces us to a fungal apocalypse. Jim Noble is on hand when the first…
Review: “Whispers in the Dark,” Laurel Hightower
Rating: 5 out of 5 Laurel Hightower’s Whispers in the Dark is divinely horrifying! Sergeant Rose McFarland is a S.W.A.T. sniper and mother of two young children. She has a lover she’s been friends with for years, and an ex-husband…
Review: “Shapeshifter,” J.F. Gonzalez
Rating: 2 out of 5 J.F. Gonzalez’s Shapeshifter was a mixed bag for me. Mark Wiseman is a werewolf. One day in his teens he was being beaten by a bully and he just snapped. Since then, he has to…