Reviews

R. L. Vogeler’s “Reminiscence of an American Dream”

Part horror and part criminal thriller, R. L. Vogeler’s “Reminiscence of an American Dream” looks at the powerful, real emotions that can be felt after losing a loved one. Written for fans of horrors, especially works by Thomas Harris and Bret Easton Ellis, this novel follows one man who loses the American dream he worked so hard to achieve.

New Sci-Fi Thriller 'SABER Ladder' by Cory Richardson

In the 2090’s, it’s a much different world. The United States is controlled by a foreign power. The largest businesses in each state are “work farms.” There are no prisons. Crimes are paid in the most unusual ways. Mind manipulating “4M” devices have been extensively used for decades for “rehabilitation” and replacing drug therapy. The 4M machines have now advanced to the point of a bold new usage – Supernatural Exposures.

A Perfect Armenian, a family's survival of the Armenian Genocide

April 24 marked the anniversary of the largest genocide you have never heard of: the Armenian genocide. Michigan author Keri Topouzian 's book, A Perfect Armenian, captures the suspense and fear of that time through the story of a good man born into a life of violence, illegal business, and tough decisions.

Living Apart Together: 80's Classic Scottish film Restored

Long lost for years and in danger of disappearing forever, Charles Gormley's debut feature, Living Apart Together (1982) has undergone a detailed digital restoration thanks to funding support from Creative Scotland, Channel 4/Film4 and Park Circus.

Review: An Easy Score by Gary Yambor

The story of 'An Easy Score' explores the fallout from a car theft which impacts the lives of some of the shady denizens in the south side of Chicago.

"The Offering" Paints Bloody Picture of Gang Violence, Revenge and Vampires in Contemporary Washington, D.C.

Horror fans and history buffs alike will find much to love in Mark Bradley 's new vampire novel "The Offering." A blood-soaked tale of righteous vengeance, the novel spans the centuries between ancient Maya civilization in El Salvador and contemporary Washington, D.C. The historically accurate elements of the novel, along with the modern environments, are what set "The Offering" apart from other vampire fiction.

T.R. Heinan's Debut Novel Explores Lalaurie Legend

In "L'immortalite: Madame Lalaurie and the Voodoo Queen" author T. R. Heinan shows the lengths people will go to in the quest for immortality. The historical fiction/horror novel combines horror, history and humor to tell the story of New Orleans' "most haunted" house.

Edgar Swamp's debut novel, The Gyre Mission: Journey to the *sshole of the World

Slated to be an instant classic, author Edgar Swamp's debut novel The Gyre Mission: Journey to the *sshole of the World, has possibly launched the contemporary "disasterpiece" genre. In Swamp's own words, he's "probing humanity's questionable morality and moribund environmental priorities."

Shakedown, New Byliner Fiction by James Ellroy

James Ellroy the bestselling author of the noir classics L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia, and The Cold Six Thousand, and self-proclaimed Luddite, is turning to technology for the first time with the publication of Shakedown, a novella released today by the digital publisher Byliner. In it, Ellroy is as frenetically depraved as ever, minting an antihero who is a cad for the ages.

A Journalist’s Tale of the Nicaraguan Revolution

Author Patricia Sitkin's love affair with Nicaragua, the land and its people, began with an Oxfam America tour of the country and of neighboring Honduras a few months after the overthrow of the Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza. Each year in the 1980's, Sitkin returned for a few weeks as a freelance reporter. Decades later, Sitkin, in Indio, masterfully orchestrates a harrowing and heartrending tale set in Sandinista Nicaragua.