March
24
March
24
Gratia Placenti edited by Jason B. Sizemore
Gratia Placenti is the 2007 follow-up to Apex Publications’ first Stoker-nominated featured writer anthology, Aegri Somnia. Subtitled “For the sake of pleasing” the stories all incorporate the themes of pleasure and punishment…
Full review at DarkScribe Magazine.
March
24
History is Dead edited by Kim Paffenroth
Skillfully edited by the Stoker-winning Paffenroth, this anthology of the undead starts out strong with the hair-raising “This Reluctant Prometheus” by David Dunwood. Not content to merely tell the clever story of a caveman-era zombie horde, “Prometheus” opens with a shambling undead mammoth and the prehistoric meal that sours Cro-Magnon man into perversions of nature…
Full review at DarkScribe Magazine.
March
24
Gleefully Macabre Tales by Jeff Strand
While many writers strive to establish themselves by spreading their stories as far and wide as possible in the early phases of their careers, there comes a time when writers with some respectable notches on their literary belts wisely create a collection for those readers coming late to the game or those who’ve just missed a few stories along the way.
Full review at DarkScribe Magazine.
March
24
Vacation by Jeremy C. Shipp
There’s no question why Jeremy Shipp’s Vacation has generated so much buzz this past year. It’s a transforming tale, one not even the prose itself can escape…
Full review available at DarkScribe Magazine.