By PJ Graham Seeing the book The Lady from the Black Lagoon promoted last year, I immediately knew I wanted to read it. I’ve adored creepy stories since childhood, and the Universal horror monsters were always favorites. While the book is much different than I expected, I would still recommend it for horror lovers –... Continue Reading →
Review: Hole in the World ‘weird’ prequel that delivers action, gore
Note: A Hole in the World by Brian Keene was provided as part of the Early Reviewers program on LibraryThing. One airport shuttle bus driver and 18 passengers head out into a snowstorm and are swept up by a vortex that crash lands them in a jungle complete with dinosaurs and deadly plants. That’s the... Continue Reading →
Legends of Aerwynd: Gegrick Hammermane (Part 3)
By JD Dempster Note: This is the third of three parts of the Gegrik Hammermane story. Visit these links to read the first and second parts. Gegrik gazed over the battlefield. His followers were busy collecting weapons and retrieving arrows from the dead. Shelera Stormspeaker was at his side, using a sharp blade and channeled... Continue Reading →
Legends of Aerwynd: Gegrik Hammermane (Part 2)
By JD Dempster Note: This is the second of three parts of the Gegrik Hammermane story. Visit this link to read the first part. For the last year and a half, Bremos had talked with kin leaders of all the Herds. Many had started to see his point that the Storm Herds could not continue... Continue Reading →
Legends of Aerwynd: Gegrik Hammermane (Part 1)
By JD Dempster INTRODUCTION Legends of Aerwynd is a short introduction into the world of Aerwynd through narrative fiction. We hope you enjoy the tales of our heroic characters as we world build, play test, and develop the Aerwynd Campaign Setting. Updates to the stories may occur as things become more fleshed out. Look at... Continue Reading →
8 Books and Movies to Start Your Howl-oween
Note: This is the first in several posts where Spellhawks Crew members recommend frightening reads or views for a specific horror subgenre. So grab some candied apples, sit back, and discover (or remember) some awesome Halloween entertainment! If magically (or painfully) transforming into a different creature wasn’t cool enough, werewolves also have the magic of... Continue Reading →
The Initiation – Lovecraftian web fiction by Eliza Stockton
The Initiation: A Lovecraftian Short Story by Eliza Stockton The air hung thick like the fumes of a ritual censor. My mind ran wild in the darkness of my hoodwinked body. For in the distance I could hear booted feet approaching where I now sat. Somewhere far away, a nightingale called for her mate. As... Continue Reading →
The Call – New Web Fiction by Dustyn McCormick
The Call by Dustyn McCormick The old sea captain was sitting by himself when I entered the bar. If it hadn’t been for the picture my father gave me, I wouldn’t have pegged this old man for the hard charging, fierce fighting captain my father told stories about. His salt and pepper hair was neatly... Continue Reading →
Guardians Vol. 2 delivers fun ride and richer characters
Rating: 4.25 (of 5) talons By Cody Michael Leal As Stan Lee would say, “Welcome, true believers.” The time has come and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is out and man, oh man, is it a fun movie. It has everything we have come to expect from Marvel, with everything laughs and action –... Continue Reading →
The Dream: Web Fiction by Dustyn McCormick
The Dream By Dustyn McCormick The sky was the color of sharp edges and rained equations. The staccato sound of a military drumbeat assaulted his nasal passages. The air tasted purple, blue as it was sucked into his lungs, orange, and green as it was exhaled. He ran furiously through the hills, arms pumping madly,... Continue Reading →
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