A void has been left in the bloodthirsty hearts of many a young adult reader now that THE HUNGER GAMES has come and gone. Who will be our rebound read?

“Don’t call it an adaptation,” begins Enrica Jang, editor of THE POE TWISTED ANTHOLOGY (Red Stylo Media), at the top of her introduction. “POE TWISTED is something different. A challenge to a new crop of writers and artists to be inspired by Poe rather than retell him.” The idea is an appealing one, and THE POE TWISTED ANTHOLOGY digs deep into his canon to come up with a collection that dances from macabre scenery to mysterious crimes to hysterical insanity.

This is a short review of a short book, and it is our hope that we pack as much concise punch here as author Andrea Janes does in her little collection of short fiction, BOROUGHS OF THE DEAD.

The idea of scooting back in time to alter some catalytic historical tragedy is a standard sci-fi plot device, a wad of gum chewed over by dozens of different writers throughout the years. Arguably, none of these scribes packed a chomp quite as mighty as that of Stephen King, who now makes his own statement on the subgenre with his latest novel 11/22/63 (Scribner). Can King’s recent winning streak carry over and freshen up a truly tired old saw like the meddling, idealistic time traveler out to hijack the past?

It’s been over seven years since the second installment of Clive Barker’s critically acclaimed children’s series ABARAT, and the wait was well worth it.

So, I think the Porcelain Doll intends to be horror, but even after reading it, I am not exactly sure.

BearManor Fiction’s DRACULA MEETS JACK THE RIPPER & OTHER REVISIONIST HISTORIES, by Michael B. Druxman (pictured), is a dreary compilation of stories featuring history’s most written about (and written about, and written about…) characters.