The refugee crisis (currently at 1.3 million displaced civilians and rising) created by Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine isn’t the first refugee crisis in recent years. It’s not even the first refugee crisis we’ve watched in the era of social media, as some have suggested. The Western television, print…

A 2019 Trump Administration lie about “instant-killer” cannabis that will “wipe us all out” on an apocalyptic level has been tattooed to the American collective subconscious — fueling another dangerous moral panic. — It’ll be years before we can competently discuss the historical importance of Donald Trump’s first (and hopefully last) term as POTUS. Personally, I hope he’s remembered not only for his fascist ideology but also for our collective glimpse into just how fucking weird and stupid that bizarre little casino man truly is.

After a series of unfortunate events that convinced me I had angered a deity, I lost my reporting job and entered a long and dark period of unemployment followed by a longer and darker period of customer service. This is what I learned. — This is a story I’ve been meaning to tell, but haven’t yet found the way. An author I admire asked me to collaborate on a memoir, but I still don’t know where my story ends or how it would all come together. …

WARNING: I suffered a Myocardial Rupture while reading “The All-Consuming World” by Cassandra Khaw, and you probably will too. — Available now! Click here to order The All-Consuming World from Amazon. I don’t want you to read Cassandra Khaw’s new novel The All-Consuming World. Really, I don’t. You see, I’m confident this novel will be a science fiction cult classic. Hopefully, 50 years from now, I’ll be sitting in the…

Rise up my fellow satan-worshipping cuties! It’s time for Halloween, and we’ve got just the thing for you.

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy Release Date: Out Now! Rating: 3.5/5 SPONSORED: Click Here to Purchase The Blacktongue Thief on Amazon.com The first in a series, The Blacktongue Thief stars snarky-but-sentimental thief named Kinch Na Shannack. He has a black tongue, some decent fiddle chops, and a whole lot of debt to…

If there’s one thing to praise about Riley Sager’s fifth novel, Survive the Night, it’s that it moves like a rocket ship.

A ruthless serial killer resurfaces decades after he was executed, magical cats save the day, and a mad scientist turns a guy into a living, farting pipe organ. In the June 2021 edition, we’ll look at new and upcoming novels by some of the horror genre’s favorite contemporary authors. —