From Steve’s social media page: Today, for the low, low, low price of 99 cents I offer you eighteen eerie tales of fantasy, horror, science fiction and all around strangeness that will take you to the edge of the map and then nudge you just a little bit further. “If Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson and […]
A FREE Short Story: ‘Till Death Do We Meet
Here’s a story I wrote some time ago for a contest Dark Recesses Press magazine was running at the time. The theme was deje’ vu and involved stories that we’ve all heard before, often from classic monster tales and the like, but told in our own voices. I decided to take my crack at a […]
Free flash fiction: Roots
As an extension of my previous post to offer a few (maybe four?) free stories of mine to help provide at least a few moments of distraction, here’s one called Roots. I wrote this one after being inspired by one of John Urbanicik’s inkstain stories from his book InkStained: On Creativity, Writing, and Art which […]
Bob Ford offers his kindle edition of Samson and Denial for FREE!
Samson Gallows is an average guy. He loves his wife, loses more than he wins, and lives his days in the gray zone between right and wrong. After a junkie walks into his pawn shop with a mummified head, Samson is thrown into a downward spiral through the streets of Philadelphia, getting more blood on […]
Free drabble story
With everything that’s going on in the world, it can be tough as hell to focus on much else other than what’s directly in front of us, and what may be looking over head and around us with no foreseeable end in sight. In an effort to offer something of a distraction, even for just […]
Reviewing Grind Your Bones To Dust by Nicholas Day
Grind Your Bones To Dust By Nicholas Day Excession Press Dissected into four distinct, yet connected parts, Day’s debut novel flows at a relentless pace. Part one depicts a man named Louis Loving fleeing across the Oregon desert, desperate to escape a haunted past and the grisly experience of having just watched his friends ripped […]
Enjoy a free e-book, Midnight Rituals
From the virtual pages of Brian Keen’s: MIDNIGHT RITUALS is an anthology featuring (Brian Keene), Mary SanGiovanni, Robert Swartwood, John Boden, Kelli Owen, Stephen Kozeniewski, Wesley Southard, and Robert Ford. It was originally published as an extremely limited edition print chapbook. We are now offering it as a free e-book to help distract everyone from […]
Reviewing BOAR, staring Nathan Jones, Bill Moseley
BOAR Written by Chris Sun, Kirsty Dallas (story editor) Directed by Chris Sun Staring Nathan Jones, Bill Moseley, Steve Bisely (2017) 96 minutes Creature features, monster movies – They are a guilty pleasure of mine. Imagine my delight seeing BOAR on the new release shelf. It being a Shudder streaming exclusive, I snatched it up. […]
Reviewing TENNESSEE GOTHIC Plus Bonus Interview with Jeff Wedding, Katie Groshong, Jackie Kelly
TENNESSEE GOTHIC September 2019 Written and directed by Jeff Wedding Produced by Katie Groshong The movie barely begins when we’re dragged into a squirm-inducing rape-scene-turned-revenge bludgeoning. Then, our battered victim Sylvia (Jackie Kelly) is rescued by widowed farmer Paw (Victor Hollingsworth). With more heart than brains, Paw takes the unconscious girl back to his farm […]
Reviewing TRESPASSERS, staring Angela Trimbur, Zach Avery, Fairuza Balk
TRESSPASSERS Directed BY Orson Oblowitz Written by Corey Deshon 88 minutes Reviewed by JP Andrika Home invasion films got a resurgence with 2007’s FUNNY GAMES and, of course, THE STRANGERS. Admittedly, they are a favorite subgenre of mine. Is there anything more horrifying than a stranger invading your home where you should feel safe? TRESPASSERS […]
Reviewing THE GRUDGE (2020)
THE GRUDGE (2020) Written/Directed by Nicholas Pesce 96 minutes Reviewed by JP Andrika In 2002, Asian horror imports being remade into American films was all the rage. In 2004 THE GRUDGE was born. In 2006, both films scared up profits and in 2009 a third straight to video entry was released to mixed reviews. A […]
Reviewing GHOST APP, a short horror film
GHOST APP Jusino Productions We dive straight into the creepy action as our star character, Sher Shearey, has a snack and movie session interrupted by a random text asking if she believes in ghosts. When Sher confides that yes, she does in fact believe in ghosts, she’s sent a link to an app claiming to […]
Reviewing GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD, staring Jake Busey
GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD Written/Directed by Charlie Comparetto Staring Jake Busey, Roy Johnson Cellar Door Films *Review first appeared on Hell Notes* The film opens with a group of kids running through a dark graveyard playing a childhood game until unexpected tragedy strikes one of them dead. With the film’s creepy tone firmly set, we […]
Reviewing SLAUGHTERHOUSE SLUMBER PARTY – A Horror-Comedy
SLAUGHTERHOUSE SLUMBER PARTY Written/Directed by Dustin Mills 2019 *Review first appeared at Hell Notes* The raunchy fun starts with a scantily clad woman puking in the crapper before psyching herself up to get back to the party. Hey, isn’t that how slumber parties are supposed to end, not start? Our pukey party goer goes on to share […]
Reviewing MURDER BALLAD, a short horror film from Sergio Guerra
MURDER BALLAD Guerra Films Written, produced and directed by Sergio Guerra 2019 *Review first appeared in Hell Notes* Not a moment is wasted in this ten-minute thrill ride from hell. The film opens while an obviously distraught woman named Lucinda (Hannah Reese) is searching through drawers as if her life depended on it, because it […]
Reviewing THE SNOWGLOBE – a short horror film
THE SNOWGLOBE Written, Directed & Produced by Jake Hammond *Review first appeared on Hell Notes* We’ve all been there before, right? Chilling out in a car with our bestie when, from across the gas station lot, we spot creepy Santa staring back at us. Such was the case with Anna (Isadora Leiva) and her best […]
Reviewing FRIED BARRY – a short horror film
FRIED BARRY Enigma Ace Films Directed by Ryan Kruger Running Time: 3min45sec *Review first appeared on Hell Notes* Don’t let the fleeting time span of 3 minutes and 45 seconds fool you. Fried Barry presents a virtual isolation chamber of nightmarish proportions and makes a home under your skin faster than you can read this […]
Reviewing DEATH OF A CHEERLEADER
DEATH OF A CHEERLEADER Directed by Paul Shapiro Written by Caitlin D. Fryers and Randall Sullivan 87 minutes 2019 Reviewed by JP Andrika Bridget (Aubrey Peebles) is an in coming high school Freshman. This year she is convinced to join a myriad of School clubs, but what she really desires is to be a Cheerleader. […]
Reviewing InkStained: On Creativity, Writing, and Art, by John Urbancik
INKSTAINED: ON CREATIVITY, WRITING, AND ART John Urbancik Dark Fluidity *This review first appeared in Rue Morgue Magazine #191, Nov/Dec XMas issue 2019* Capturing the heart of John Urbancik’s podcasts across 2017 and 2018, InkStained proves essential reading for any writer looking to hone their craft. Hell, it might even appease readers who ask, for […]
Reviewing LUNA, A Short Film
LUNA XRATS Productions Written, Directed & Edited by Ross Williams Running Time: 10m16sec *This review first appeared at Hell Notes Nov 6 2019* Seconds into the film, we’re rendered helpless as a couple huddles on the couch, sobbing while a young boy sits absent-mindedly on the chair beside them. It’s as if we’ve stumbled into […]
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