Aug 5, 2015 | Horror, On Books, Past Notes
Bird Box by Josh Malerman, is a powerful, elegantly written story that absolutely enthralled me. The genius of this book is the fact that it focuses with sharp laser light on one singular story of survival, perseverance and terror. I loved the singular focus, because...
Nov 24, 2014 | Horror, Past Notes
After the labor of Sinful Folk, I wanted a break from medieval tales, and so I went in a totally new direction, writing in a new world — the world of George Bush’s War on Terror and Iraq invasion. Almost two years ago, I started working on a new novel set...
Nov 12, 2014 | Horror, On Writing, Past Notes
New story from Nick Hallum today — “The Monument” — a strange little interlude excerpted from the forthcoming novel “Wilderness of Mirrors.” After 9-11, the NSA sends Peter Fisher to the Iraqi desert with a Stryker brigade to...
Oct 31, 2014 | Horror, On Books, Past Notes
THE DEATH OF THE NECROMANCERÂ is an almost pitch-perfect fantasy novel by Martha Wells. This is the first novel I’ve read by Martha Wells, but I’m sure I’ll read many more of her books. There are several reasons why: First, it is rare to find a...
