SYNOPSIS Ash is stranded at a rural horror film festival about a giant killer cicada and can’t decide what’s worse, the movie or her idiot boyfriend, until she realizes she’s starring in the bloody sequel when people start dying and the locals won’t let them leave. REVIEW For the fourth time, the Killer VHS Series, […]
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REVIEW: Teleportasm (Killer VHS Series #3) by Joshua Millican
SYNOPSIS Four friends unearth a unique VHS tape that, when viewed, causes short-distance teleportation with euphoric after-effects, inadvertently launching a perilous trend. As copies of the original tape are made, the results become less predictable and ultimately gruesome due to analog generational decay. Despite the danger, some will risk everything for just one more trip. […]
REVIEW: Stay on the Line by Clay McLeod Chapman|Illustrations by: Trevor Henderson
SYNOPSIS REACH OUT After a small coastal town is devastated by a hurricane, the survivors gravitate toward a long out-of-service payphone in hopes of talking out their grief and saying goodbye to loved ones, only for it to begin ringing on its own. AND TOUCH SOMEONE As more townspeople answer the call, friends and family […]
TBRCon2024 Highlight: Small & Midsize Book Publishers with Peter Chiykowski, Bryce O’Connor, Caroline Lambe & More
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/publisher/editor Peter Chiykowski and panelists Bryce O’Connor, Caroline Lambe, Mae Murray, Selena Middleton, Fabienne Schwizer, Brook Aspden and Alan Lastufka for a TBRCon2024 panel on “Small & Midsize Book Publishers.”
Review: When The Devil by Emma E. Murray
Synopsis: In When the Devil, Libby finds salvation in a new sapphic partner, homebrewed poison, and facing a God she no longer believes in. Review: Thank you to Shortwave Publishing for shooting over an ARC copy in return for an honest review. “When The Devil” is released on the 7th May 2024. In this sapphic, Southern […]
REVIEW: Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series #2) by Brian McAuley
SYNOPSIS Oh what fun it is to DIE! When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote cottage for Christmas, he’s less than thrilled about the forced bonding exercise. But after learning that their holiday getaway was the site of a horrific crime, this family on the rocks will have to […]