REVIEW: Kings of Heaven by Richard Nell
Kings of Heaven by Richard Nell is the third and final book in the Ash and Sand trilogy. The Ash and Sand books chronicle the adventures of a barbarian prophet named Ruka, a sorcerer...
REVIEW: Kings of Ash by Richard Nell
Kings of Ash by Richard Nell is the second book in the Ash and Sand trilogy that follows the adventures of a deformed barbarian named Ruka, an island prince named Kale, and a young...
REVIEW: The Skald’s Black Verse by Jordan Loyal Short
The Skald’s Black Verse by Jordan Loyal Short is a novel that is hard to describe but if I had to then I would say it is a science fiction fantasy akin to Warhammer 40K....
REVIEW: The Ragged Blade by Christopher Ruz
The Ragged Blade by Christopher Ruz is a dark fantasy about an obsessive former assassin and soldier who travels across a mystical desert with his traumatized daughter. It is a dark story dealing with...
REVIEW: Heart of a Dragon by David Niall Wilson
Heart of a Dragon is an interesting introduction to the shared universe of David Niall Wilson’s Dechance Chronicles. Several of his series take place in this universe ranging from his O.C.L.T government agency tales...
REVIEW: Vampyr
Vampyr is a game by Dontnod Entertainment, creator of the popular Life is Strange episodic adventure. A Gothic Horror action-adventure game is about as far from that story as possible, so I was intrigued...
REVIEW: Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 1 by Tim Seeley
Hack/Slash by Tim Seeley is a homage to the slasher movies of the 80s, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Goth girls. If there was ever a comic book that was made for me personally...
REVIEW: Camp Ghoul Mountain Part VI by Jonathan Raab
Camp Ghoul Mountain Part VI is something I’ve rarely encountered in my years of reviewing books: a horror comedy that works. Better still, it’s a horror comedy that focuses on slasher movies and specifically...
Another Ten Indie Grimdark Novel Recommendations
The indie fantasy market is something that has been very good to grimdark authors. It provides a global audience for those who want to tell stories that might not be right for traditional publishers....
REVIEW: Toreador by Stewart Wieck
The Vampire: The Masquerade Clan Novel series is something that I enjoyed a great deal when I was eighteen years old and it was 1999. My taste in fiction was not quite as refined...