ROVERS
An action-oriented vampire odyssey that’s equal parts Bram Stoker and Sam Peckinpah
LOCKE AND KEY: WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT
The opening scenes of LOCKE AND KEY are somewhat chaotic and confusing, but the narrative gradually sharpens itself into a streamlined tale of terror with the forward drive of a good novel.
HORNS
HORNS, it turns out, is far better overall than its predecessor A HEART-SHAPED BOX, fulfilling many things the previous book promised but didn’t deliver.
GUNPOWDER
This novella proves that Joe Hill, of 20th CENTURY GHOSTS and HEART-SHAPED BOX fame, is at his best writing short pieces about children. The science fictionish GUNPOWDER, spanning a brisk 81 pages and focusing on a band of “gifted” kids, fulfills both requirements, so it’s no surprise that it’s a deeply affecting work.
2013: Bedlam in Print
Here we have the latest (admittedly quite belayed) installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s horror-minded publications
2010: Bedlam in Print
2010? It was a mediocre year for movies but for books it was a little better
2009: Bedlam in Print
To those who claim the horror story/novel is dead—or the horror novel is worn out, or fiction in general is dead, or whatever—I’ve got this to say: you haven’t been paying attention
2008: Bedlam in Print
Here it is: my third annual look back at the year’s literary output
2007: Bedlam in Print
2007 is over. A good year? For horror literature I’d say yes, it was
2006: Bedlam in Print
Welcome to the first installment of my year-end overview of the year in horror fiction