“The Speed of Dark” is a horror anthology of short stories written by an assortment of authors, and published by Chase Enterprises Publishing. Editor Clayton Clifford Bye states in his Introduction that “horror” means many things to different people. It can mean an intense feeling...

As a young child afraid of the dark, Lazlo will not go down into his basement. But he cannot help avoiding the dark in his own home. The dark not only lives in the basement. Lazlo finds the dark in his own room, in the...

Shadows Live in the Darkness by Mr Mark A. Anderson is a horror story for teenagers. The characters -- Charles, Myron, Joe, Karl, Kathleen and Ann Marie -- are just normal teenagers who find themselves in the midst of some disturbing happenings at night with...

The Dark by Jason Brant is one of those horror books that you don't want to put down until you know there's a 'happy' ending - and at the same time you fear there will be no happy ending and you might want to sleep...

Stumbling Through The Dark: A Husband and Wife's Final Year of Life Together is written by Thelma Zirkelbach. This book gives a front row view of a husband and wife's final moments together; a story of a married couple's journey down the road of terminal...

Growing up in America means there are a few things we all undoubtedly know, the first of which is that America is the greatest country on earth. Then, we are the richest with the greatest military might the world has ever seen. The things we...

After Darkness Falls: Volume 1 by Matt Drabble is yet another fine collection of bizarre and spine-tingling short horror stories. This is at least the third short story collection of Matt’s that I have read, and his talent and genius for composing good, solid horror...

In Untraditional Love In The Dark by Victoria Warren Jackson, Samantha is a successful college graduate with a busy and prospering boutique that she owns, but her personal life has many faults. Sam has been through many unsuccessful relationships in her 30 years of life....

A Wicked Kind of Dark by Jonathan K. Benton opens on an ancient battlefield, with two enemies facing off. Their prize is control of the portals that link two worlds and its people in a close bond. In one world, the war is open and...

Above the Darkness by Sarah Morrisette is a fascinating read. I am not usually attracted to books with fantastical content, but this book has an endearing character by the name of Elizabeth. Elizabeth Murphy is a child, but a child with adult discrimination. While her...

Shadow of Darkness Volume 1 by Moisaque Blanc and Roy Gonzales is a superhero story with an adult touch. Mexico in the 1930s has a new government and is ruled by federales who are corrupt. Following his refusal to hand over his gold, an old...

After Darkness Falls: Volume 2 by Matt Drabble is more proof – as if proof is needed – that Matt is a master of the short horror story. The ten tales in this collection offer a glimpse at the broad scope of Drabble’s imagination, as...

Lyn Fairchild Hawks' book How Wendy Redbird Dancing Survived the Dark Ages of Nought is the story of a teenage girl (almost 16) who loves Michael Jackson and has nothing else that is stable in her life - everything changes all the time because her...

Michael J. Bowler's Running Through A Dark Place - Children of the Knight II (The Knight Cycle) (Volume 2) is the continuation of the first volume which left the reader shocked, but also filled with hope. The first book had a rather bitter-sweet ending. Volume...

The Deepest Dark by Joan Hall Hovey is a novel of suspense and terror. Abby Miller is an author. Since she lost her husband and daughter in a car accident, she has withdrawn into herself, depressed to the level where she considers taking her own...

The war in Europe during WWII is well known for Nazi SS soldiers, Hitler, American soldiers, different battles, and of course the Holocaust. Most people don't think of individual lives, thoughts, or relationships during such a chaotic time. The tendency to hate one’s enemy or...

This Way Darkness is a trio of macabre stories written by Latashia Figueroa. While the stories can all be categorized as horror, each one stands alone as a complete tale. Wrapped in Small Flesh and Bone is a cautionary story about a couple who resort...

Maritime investigator Brick Morgan is called to assist the Chief Director of Security with the investigation of a rape aboard the luxurious cruise ship, the Matisse. Brick - the Chief Security Officer - thinking this would be an easy case with a relaxing trip to...

A Light in the Darkness by Kevin Hatt is the first book in a series of black comedy crime stories. Haszard wants to know why his friend died. Always managing to get himself involved where he shouldn’t be, he resists when his friends...

Lady Justice on the Dark Side by Robert Thornhill is a somewhat bittersweet chapter in the life of Walt Williams, Thornhill’s senior citizen founder of the City Retiree Action Patrol, or C.R.A.P. After five action-filled years as a Kansas City police officer, Walt decides it’s...