By Eric Cherry
Judith Berman’s novelette “The Poison Well” is a mini-epic of magic, mystery, lust, and obsession-which also sounds like what writers go through when they’re trying to craft and publish their creations. A talented professional with a keen eye for detail, Judith Berman goes on at wonderful lengths about the vision behind her story and the quest to get it out there.
By Brad Warren
The World Horror Convention comes but once a year to some lucky (or cursed, depending on how you look at it) city and the ghouls flock from the ends of the earth to attend. Brad Warren gives us the Down Under perspective of being a stranger in an even stranger (but wonderful) land.
By Bryan A. Bushemi
Occasionally, even the Reaper needs a break from the day-to-day routine of thinning the herd. Sometimes, Death does need to take a holiday, a little distraction from the endless tedium of tragedy. But when a drink won’t do, maybe an intrepid gravedigger will.
By Brett McBean
Dark happenings are afoot in this moody, atmospheric teaser, where the convergence of dangerous men, serial murder, and mysterious travelers weigh the Halloween night heavy with foreboding.
By Michael T. Huyck, Jr.
Throughout the ages, creative geniuses have always suffered for their craft. And sometimes both patrons of the arts and the artists themselves reach a point where the creative act becomes a nearly religious experience. To sacrifice a little bit of one’s self in pursuit of epiphany is absolutely required.
