Best New Horror #31

PS PUBLISHING 2021

Edited by Stephen Jones

My previous reviews of the publisher HERE and the editor HERE

Stories by Scott Bradfield, Maura McHugh, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Jonathan Carroll, Alison Littlewood, Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Bacon, Don Webb, Ron Weighell, Angela Slatter, Richard Gavin, Michael Chislett, Mark Samuels, Richard Christian Matheson, Dale Bailey, Simon Strantzas, Kristi DeMeester, Steve Rasnic Tem, Reggie Oliver, Tanith Lee, Glen Hirshberg, D.P. Watt, Michael Marshall Smith.

As I had the honour of my stories being included in this series (1, 2 & 6), I felt I wanted to review this last one, as a heartfelt note of gratitude to all concerned, and to express my congratulations to Stephen Jones in particular…

When I read this mighty book, my thoughts will appear in the comment stream below…

Infra Noir 2020

ZAGAVA MMXXI

My previous reviews of this publisher: https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/zagava/

Stories by D.P. Watt, Mark Valentine, Jonathan Wood, Karim Ghahwagi, Mark Samuels, Rebecca Lloyd, Timothy J. Jarvis, Reggie Oliver, R.B. Russell, Rosalie Parker.

When I read this book, my thoughts will appear in the comment stream below…

Witch-Cult Abbey – Mark Samuels

ZAGAVA MMXX

My previous reviews of Mark Samuels here: https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/mark-samuels/ and of this publisher here: https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/zagava/

When I read this book, Covfefe permitting, my thoughts will appear in the comment stream below…

“Wash Your Hands”

Quoted from the Evenson story in UNCERTAINTIES IV below –

“You washed your hands?” she asked.
“Yes,” he said. “Of course.”

Best New Horror #29

PS PUBLISHING 2019

Edited by Stephen Jones

My previous reviews of PS Publishing: https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/tag/ps-publishing/

Stories by Helen Marshall, Conrad Williams, Gemma Files, Alison Littlewood, John Linwood Grant, Richard Gavin, Simon Strantzas, Alison Moore, William F. Nolan, Angela Slatter, Danny Rhodes, Tim Lebbon, Ramsey Campbell, Michael Bailey, Mark Samuels, Felice Picano, Nicholas Royle, Reggie Oliver, Steve Rasnic Tem, Garth Nix, Thana Niveau.

Having had stories in three of the earlier issues in this series, I seem to have recently resisted purchasing Best New Horror books because the cover styles do not suit my tastes. And when there is a natural maximum capacity for my reading and reviewing, this has weighed in the balance, I guess. But I have now decided to take the plunge again…

When I read this book, my thoughts will appear in the comment stream below…

Vastarien: A Literary Journal Vol. 2 Issue1

Grimscribe Press 2019

Jon Padgett, Editor-in-Chief

My previous reviews of Vastarien: https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/tag/vastarien/

Work by Forrest Aguirre, Matthew M. Bartlett, F.J. Bergmann, S.E. Casey, Gemma Files, Fiona Maeve Geist, Sepehr Goshayeshi, Rhys Hughes, Gwendolyn Kiste, Carl Lavoie, Lia Swope Mitchell, Harry 0. Morris, C.M. Muller, K.A. Opperman, David Peak, Jayaprakash Satyamurthy, Michael Sawecki, Farah Rose Smith, Natalia Theodoridou, Toni Tošić.

Prophecies and Dooms – Mark Samuels

ULYMAS Press 2018

My previous reviews of Mark Samuels HERE.

See comments below…

The Prozess Manifestations – Mark Samuels

ZAGAVA MMXVII

My previous reviews of this author HERE and this publisher HERE.

When I real-time review this book later in 2018, my comments will appear in the thought stream below…

Terror Tales of Cornwall

Telos Publishing 2017

Edited by Paul Finch

Stories by Mark Morris, Ray Cluley, Reggie Oliver, John Whitborn, Paul Edwards, Jacqueline Simpson, Paul Finch, Mark Valentine, Kate Farrell, D.P. Watt, Stephen Jordan, Adrian Cole, Mark Samuels, Sarah Singleton, Ian Hunter, Thana Niveau.

When I review this book, my thoughts will appear in the comment stream below…

A Pilgrim Stranger – Mark Samuels

ULYMAS PRESS 2017

My previous reviews of Mark Samuels’ works HERE.

When I real-time review this novel, my comments will appear in the thought stream below….