Feeling a bit too optimistic as of late? Thinking that nothing can get you down? Try David Oppegaard’s THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS on for size! It’ll get you back to earth like the rest of us. It’s...

I haven't read a novel quite like ROOTS OF EVIL since, oh, 1790 or so. No, the language isn't difficult, and the sentence structure is modern, but the novel is so close to being a...

I’ve read good Douglas Clegg and bad Douglas Clegg; ISIS, however, is great. This tiny novel is a gem of supernatural horror, with the author channeling the classic style of ghost-storytellers of...

I offered sincere applause when reviewing Johan Theorin's ECHOES FROM THE DEAD not too long ago, but now that applause must turn into a standing ovation with cries of Encore!...

I’ve never been to the popular PostSecret.com site, a phenomenon Frank Warren started as a project inviting people to send confessions — secrets they’ve never told anyone — to his...

Alyce Kerr is a faith healer. Well, actually, it’s the demon she’s sold her soul to who’s doing the healing — she’s just the vessel. She’s rich and famous from her miraculous acts, but the downside is it hurts like hell, so she plots to rid herself...

Way back in 1967 Stan Lee, editor/writer for Marvel Comics and co-creator of several of its most popular super-heroes (Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, et al.) came up with the idea to include his own short column in the letters section....

SUICIDE KINGS is the third “mosaic” novel in George R. R. Martin’s WILD CARDS story arc involving The Committee, that group of super-powered mutant Aces deeply involved in U.S. and international politics. Like the two preceding novels, INSIDE STRAIGHT...

Here’s the story: In THE BRADY BUNCH: SUPER GROOVY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!, Mike Pingel has assembled an unauthorized guide to arguably the greatest family sitcom ever to grace the TV airwaves. There are probably BRADY books out there that are more...

One of the cool things about BOOKGASM is the number of authors who visit the site every once in a while to read the reviews and leave comments. For this column, I’ll feature three such authors. Trust me, the column could have been longer, but I really...