Pros: I’m addicted to Sam Witt’s “Pitchfork County” books; good to learn more about Al Cons: Al’s ‘inner voice’ never fully gelled for me Rating: 4 out of 5 Sam Witt’s Witch Hunt: A Pitchfork County Novella is another Pitchfork…
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Review: “Night-Blooded Boys,” Sam Witt
Pros: Love watching the whole family get into it! Cons: They’re remarkably hard to kill Rating: 4 out of 5 Night-Blooded Boys: A Pitchfork County Novel by Sam Witt, is filled with explosions, fist-fights, magical duels, and blood. The feel…
Short Take: “Ghost Hunters,” Sam Witt
Pros: Fun horror-slash-“justice porn” Cons: Predictable Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Sam Witt’s Ghost Hunters is a brief novella that takes place in his “Pitchfork County” setting. Dick is at the end of his rope. He bankrupted himself (and with…
Review: “Half-Made Girls,” Sam Witt
Pros: Long and worth every moment! Cons: Don’t bother if you can’t handle lots and lots of blood Rating: 5 out of 5 Sam Witt’s Half-Made Girls is a Pitchfork County novel. In Pitchfork County, the Long Man has imbued…
Review: “Silurid,” Gerry Griffiths
Pros: Mild beginning Cons: Blah ending Rating: 2 out of 5 It’s been a long day already, so I’ll quote from the Amazon text instead of rolling my own. Silurid, by Gerry Griffiths: “In this exciting horror novel, Vernon Murdock,…
Short Take: “Beneath the Cut,” Ike Hamill
Pros: Loved this tale. Plenty of mystery and strangeness Cons: Not everyone will want the murky turn into what is death? Rating: 5 out of 5 Beneath the Cut measured up to what I expect from Ike Hamill at this…
Review: “Little Heaven,” Nick Cutter
Pros: Truly dark and original Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Little Heaven: A Novel, by Nick Cutter, made me shudder with delighted horror. Horror novels range so widely in their quality, and I thought this one was pretty…
Review: “Screams in the Woods,” Michael R. Martin
Pros: Perfect for readers who want lots of expository puzzling-out Cons: Long with lots of exposition Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Michael R. Martin’s Screams in the Woods is one of a certain kind of books: there’s a dark mystery…
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Review: “The Jekyll Revelation,” Robert Masello
Pros: Very well-written; fascinating story Cons: The modern-day part fades into the background Rating: 4 out of 5 In Robert Masello’s The Jekyll Revelation, a modern-day park ranger stumbles across a strange steamer trunk during a drought that has nearly…