Undivine Interventions: Reviews of Horror Novels, Past and Present.

As promised, I am giving away three copies of J.Z. Foster's great debut novel, Witch Hunter: Into The Outside! But first, my apologies for slacking a bit on the review/blog front. I've been experiencing some professional turmoil, maybe switching jobs, maybe staying at my current one...needless to say, my reading has taken a bit of a backseat. Not to worry, though, as I should have a review up before the week is through! I also have an another interview coming up very soon, with one of my favorite authors...so lots to look forward to here at Undivine Interventions. But BLAH BLAH... You wanna know if you won a book, I know. And so, after writing down all entries to the contest, throwing them in a cup and random selection by my wife and stepdaughter... THE WINNERS ARE! Sue McIntosh Trudi Reynolds Callie Elizabeth I will be messaging you guys on Facebook to get your mailing information and get your signed copy of Witch Hunter out this weekend! Congratulations guys! And ...

I continue on my St. Martin's Press kick with this good little piece of pot-boiling fun, with the promise to myself and the readership here that my next read/review will be another publisher... That being said, Aftershock had me won over before I even cracked the front page. With a cover like that, how could it not? Of note, author Robert W. Walker, has another book published by St. Martin's from around the same time, Disembodied, which will be swiftly moved to the near-top of my endless to-be-read pile...for both the fact that it has equally fantastic cover art and that this was a fun old time. I will give you a pre-cursor, however. If you're not a B-Movie fan, you're probably not going to dig this. If you are, however, you'll find yourself in comfortable bliss. Strong notes of the questionably great films of the 80s, churned out by the likes of Charlie Band's Empire Films (Creepozoids), Roger Corman's Concorde/New World output (The Terror Within, Muta...

J.Z. Foster...A new name in the genre who has tentatively taken 2018s horror fiction scene by the horns. To celebrate his arrival, we are going to be reviewing his latest book, chatting with him a bit  AND GIVING AWAY THREE SIGNED COPIES OF HIS DEBUT!   Check out him out at jzfoster.com , or on his  facebook page . Read more below... A REVIEW OF THE WICKED ONES: CHILDREN OF THE LOST. This guy, J.Z. Foster, is everywhere, seemingly overnight, and rightfully so. He's working incredibly hard...already releasing his debut in January, WITCH HUNTER: INTO THE OUTSIDE (my review of which can be read here. ) Just one month later, we've got his follow-up, THE WICKED ONES: CHILDREN OF THE LOST. And he's got another book on the way this year, slated for March! Simmer down! For someone dropping so many titles back-to-back, one may suspect a lapse in quality...that his debut may have been a fun, enjoyable little fluke and that the rest may be sub-par, given t...

Whenever I forget why I blog about books written and published 20-40 years ago, I stop feeling like it or whatever...a book like The Dwelling gets thrown my way by the universe. I'll admit I have been on a St. Martin's Press kick lately. They're often less discussed and revered than other similar horror lines of the day, those like Leisure or Zebra, who cranked them out ad nauseum. Apparently far less prolific than their counterparts, The books often had great cover art, especially those designed by Ken Barr. The print is generally a lot smaller than average, but this makes for lower page count...and either way, the stories held within are of at the very least, moderately enjoyable. Leisure and Zebra can't say the same, at least in my opinion. For whatever reason, St Martin's books tend to get discussed a lot less, so I will take it upon myself to shed some light on this very solid line of books from the boom. This came on my radar, much like many of the oldies I...