Alive: A Review

Alive: A Review

Disclaimer: This is a review of a book which I received as a free ARC. Two things happen when you filter something like The Hunger Games through the mind of horror/sci-fi author Scott Sigler? The first thing is that you get the Alive. The second is that you, as a...
Members Only Jackets – yeah, I went there.

Members Only Jackets – yeah, I went there.

From Peggy at the Forum (which you should probably visit once in a while) OK folks. Let’s start making decisions. We’d like to go with Jacket Number Two in Black/Grey. Yes, officially it’s listed as a ladies’ jacket but if everyone can find a...
Dark Screams, Vol 2

Dark Screams, Vol 2

Once again, let me preface the review by stating that the copy I read was an ARC I received for free for the purpose of reviewing it. While I enjoyed Dark Screams: Volume Two, I found it a little disjointed. The stories did not mesh with each other as the stories in...
Monthly Submission/Progress Prompt

Monthly Submission/Progress Prompt

One of the themes of the recent Global Domination Retreat was setting goals and working towards achieving them.  Towards that end I have created a thread on the ProBoards (Pedantic Pedler > January Goal Discussion) where we can publicly share our goals.  Hopefully...
Dark Screams, a new collection of horror.

Dark Screams, a new collection of horror.

Dark Screams: Volume One A Review Edited by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar There are benefits to being, as my current bio states, “a lifetime reader and writer of dark speculative fiction.”  One of these is occasionally being able to capitalize on the horror...
Last Minute Costuming Tips

Last Minute Costuming Tips

Last Minute Costume Checklist With only a few hours to go before Halloween (and a little over a day and a half before you have to start getting ready for this year’s Monster Mash for Literacy Bash), now is a good time to make sure that you set for whatever your plans...