The Zombie Feed, Vol. 1
I love me a good zombie tale. Dawn of the Dead is my favorite movie of all time, Romero is a god to me, and my first book is about those meandering, rotting corpses. So when I was sent The … Continue...
View ArticleThe Crow’s Caw Reviews The Wicked…Plus an Essay and a Contest
The almighty Jassen Bailey has given The Wicked a great review over at The Crow’s Caw. “This is one of the coolest paperback I’ve ever laid eyes on. This is the total package.” You can read the review...
View ArticleAnnouncing Beautiful Sorrows…
Shock Totem Publications is proud to announce the upcoming release of Beautiful Sorrows, a collection of 27 short stories by Mercedes M. Yardley. There is a place where sorrows pile up like snow and...
View ArticleDie, You Badass Bubbles, Die!
Earlier this year, Jan Kozlowski delivered her debut novella, Die, You Bastard! Die, via Ravenous Shadows, an imprint where every book is handpicked by John Skipp. This fact alone should be enough for...
View ArticleWhat Happened Here?
Sometimes in one’s life, you run across an author whose vision you see clearly, as if your minds are somehow connected across the vast expanse of the universe. The author’s voice resonates in your...
View ArticleYou Shall Never Know When the Veil Drops
The thirteen tales collected in You Shall Never Know Security, by J.R. Hamantaschen, are strange. Dark and strange. I’d even go so far as to use the term “bizarro” for some of them. Not all, but a few....
View ArticleIn Search Of and Others
One of the great things about reviewing is the opportunity to read new authors. You can tell if you’ve just discovered someone special to keep an eye on. Will Ludwigsen is someone to watch. This...
View ArticleThe Smell of Cherries
The Smell of Cherries, by Jeffrey Goddin, is a short collection of horror tales. The ideas within are great, but they all seem to suffer from the same malady: They could have used some extra fleshing...
View ArticleShades of Lovecraft
Shades of Lovecraft collects eight tales that are competent and thoughtful tributes to one of the genres founding fathers, heavy on influence and tentacles. We begin with “Dead City.” After a flood, a...
View ArticleBeautiful Sorrows—Free!
“Beautiful Sorrows… delicate prose with devastating impact. Mercedes Yardley is a female Joe Hill, and I fear her ‘Broken’ will haunt me to my grave.” —F. Paul Wilson In recognition of Women in Horror...
View ArticleGateways to Abomination
You’re listening to 89.7, WXXT, the Black Heart of the Pioneer Valley. Next up, Matthew M. Bartlett’s Gateways To Abomination… Although this book is billed as “collected short fiction,” it reads more...
View ArticleBy Bizarre Hands
If you’re looking for tales of unflinching tension, grisly violence, and/or deeply disturbing horror, all told in a mesmerizing voice, then you need to pick up a copy of Joe R. Lansdale’s first short...
View ArticleGreener Pastures—Available for Pre-Order!
We are very excited to announce that Greener Pastures, the debut collection from Michael Wehunt, is available for pre-order. The print edition can be pre-ordered through our webstore. The Kindle...
View ArticleGreener Pastures—Available Now!
Greener Pastures, the debut collection from Michael Wehunt, is officially out today! Click above to see the full wraparound cover created by Michael Bukowski. In his striking debut collection, Greener...
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