Tasha Schiedel - Editing and Reviewing

A fabulous collection of nine stories with a lot of variety. All nine are unique while giving a good dose of scary. Some are more along the lines of thriller and some are horror. There are creatures, bugs that feed on people, a serial killer, and a deep dark body of water. Just to name a few... Durgin has a subtle and brazen style in his writing. Imagine being told a story that slowly builds up to a finale that not only satisfies you but also has you walking away feeling a bit spooked and disturbed. The way Durgin can walk you through the words of his stories with simplicity, but can still satisfy the horror craving you have, is a strong talent.

This is an amazing story that is part historical fiction, part thriller, and part horror. It isn’t too heavy on the horror, but there is still lots of blood and gore. I do think many of us would enjoy this story. The Relict is part one of the Skulldiggery collection. Book two, The Quarry, I read a couple months ago and loved it. Both books can be read in either order, but they do relate to each other. For these two books, there isn’t a wrong place to start, in my opinion. “Monsters in human masks walk among us.” - page 75 The story alternates between two timelines, one set in the 10th century and the other set in the present day. Both timelines alternate throughout the book and I never once got confused. I think the stories work well together. In the 10th century, Gunnar, a Norseman settler, experiences some awful events in his young adult life. He sets out to save his village after a couple of tragic events are assumed to be the work of something dark and evil. In the present day, Rus...

Somehow, the team at Crimson Pinnacle Press finds some of the best storytellers in our community. I honestly think that every anthology CPP publishes is such a fabulous time and all the stories are phenomenal. Normally, I find that anthologies have one or two lacking in suspense or horror; but CPP seems to know what I like and puts them altogether in an anthology. There are 16 stories in ‘Til Death and every single one of them is great! Here’s a breakdown of each one. Instead of a foreword in this collection, we have a dedication to M. Ennenbach. Jason and RJ share with us this wonderful human being, Mike Ennenbach. From the interactions I’ve had with the man, I can say this dedication is quite fitting. He is an honest and open person that is someone to rely on. Also, if you haven’t read Ennenbach, you should fix that as soon as possible. My Ode To Death by Andrew Lennon. Now this is how you start a collection of stories about Death! Lennon has written a poem about his brush with Death...