RESTLESS (An Anthology of Mummy Horror) Edited by Jim Beard & John C. Bruening Flinch Books 187 pgs Once again the good folks at Flinch Books have put together another terrific anthology filled with top-notch stories. This one’s theme all about the classic Mummy monsters found in black and white
THE GUNS ABOVE By Robyn Bennis Tor Books 351 pages We love this book! The reasons for this overwhelming reaction are many and we’ll happily elaborate for your edification. Years ago, while still in high school, we discovered the works of British writer C.S. Forster and his clever navel hero,
SKELOS 2 The Magazine of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy Edited by Mark Fin, Chris Gruber, Jeffrey Shanks Skelos Press 202 pages Last year we had the pleasure of reviewing the first issue of this terrific new fantasy journal and gave it a resounding welcome. Imagine both our surprise and
What if you could live your life over again with all the knowledge of your previous life? Mike, Mike, Kirby Bartlett-Sloan, and Kevin Eldridge tackle Ken Grimwood’s classic tale that won the 1988 World Fantasy Award for best novel. Plus, filmmaker Richard Jensen faces a fate worse than endless lives
SEARCH FOR THE BEAST By Derrick Ferguson Based on the screenplay by Rick Montana Pro Se Press 169 pages This is a book we’ve been most anxious to get our hands on for multiple reasons. So here’s a question for all of you. What do you get when you adapt
BEYOND THE RUE MORGUE Edited by Paul Kane & Charles Prepolec Titan Books 332 pages This is such a marvelous idea for an anthology. Editors Kane and Prepolec open the collection with their short essay on arguably literature’s first true fictional detective; Edgar Allan Poe’s C. August Dupin. Then they
ENVY THE DEAD By Robert Randisi Down & Out Books 273 pgs Sangster was one of the best killers in the death-dealing business until one day he woke to discover he had a soul. Translate to conscience and because of that unexpected epiphany, he retired immediately. Now, one of his
BOOTLEGGER (An Isaac Bell Adventure) By Justin Scott with Clive Cussler Berkley Novel 435 pgs This is the sixth Isaac Bell thriller from writer Justin Scott. For the record, Clive Cussler created the characters and set up for the series in his book, “The Chase,” then handed it off to
THE ADVENTURES OF LAZARUS GRAY Vol 2 Die Glocke By Barry Reese Pro Se Press 169 pgs. This is the second collection of stories featuring the reborn hero, Lazarus Gray. A one time member of the all powerful secret cabal known as the Illuminati, Gray arrived in Sovereign City washing
MURDER NEVER KNOCKS By Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins Titan Books 249 pages All Mike Hammer mysteries contain a fair amount of action, gun battles and bloodshed but at the moment we’re having a really hard time thinking of another one that comes this saturated with violence. From the
THE NANON FACTOR By Wayne Carey A Leo Book 341 pgs So this fellow named Carey sends us a copy of his first book, “The Nanon Factor,” to read and review. Upon starting the novel, we realize it features animals that have had their intelligence heightened by injections nano-molecules. A
WORLD, CHASE ME DOWN By Andrew Hilleman Penguin Books 332 pgs At the turn of the century, Pat Crowe and an associate kidnapped the teenage son of one of the wealthiest meatpacking tycoons of Ohmaha, Nebraska, Edward Cudahy. The they were paid twenty-five thousands dollars in gold coins as a
