Tag Archive | novel

Interview: Derek J. Goodman

Interview: Derek J. Goodman

Recently, TheGOREScore.com had an opportunity to pick the brain of author Derek J. Goodman.  Below are the results – read on, if you dare! AUTHOR BIO: Derek J. Goodman is the author of the novel “Machina” and the story collections “Machina” and “All Hell’s A-Buying Froztees.” When he’s not writing, he’s a librarian in Wisconsin. […]

G.O.R.E. Score: Deadcore – 4 Hardcore Zombie Novellas

G.O.R.E. Score: Deadcore – 4 Hardcore Zombie Novellas

Original Release Date: September 30, 2010 Publisher: Comet Press What attracts certain people to grotesque, macabre, or torturous perverse images of people doing inexplicable deeds to his/her fellow man? Why are there so many people who get a thrill witnessing or reading about these violent acts? Is it that we as humans are an intrinsically […]

G.O.R.E. Score: Kings of the Dead

G.O.R.E. Score: Kings of the Dead

Author: Tony Faville Original Release Date: April 12, 2011 (reprinted) Publisher: Permuted Press Cole Helman never seriously expected anything like a real zombie uprising, but became fascinated with idea of one: what would happen if the dead started to rise and attack?  So had been stockpiling supplies, first aid and weapons ever since he first […]

G.O.R.E. Score: Tooth and Nail

G.O.R.E. Score: Tooth and Nail

Original Release Date: April 1, 2010 Publisher: Schmidt Haus Books War is Hell ~William Tecumseh Sherman, 1879 The phrase “war is hell”has been used throughout history in quotes, songs, and stories as a way to describe one’s feelings to being witness to the violence, death, and destruction of our fellow man. War is with us […]

G.O.R.E. Score: The Dead Infested: Second Bane

Original Release Date: February 3, 2011 Publisher: Independently by the author via Createspace Zombies have not been around the literary world as long as vampires and various other vicious creatures of the night…and day. This lack of saturation over the years has allowed authors the opportunity to get creative and change things up a bit, […]

G.O.R.E. Score: Last Hope

Original Release Date: January 1, 2010 Publisher: Apricot Alliance As a reviewer of “all things zombie,” I see a lot of the same types of stories come across my desk, with a lot of the same archetypes used for the main characters in these tales.   Reluctant hero turned badass with conveniently perfect aim.  Hot girl […]

G.O.R.E. Score: Morgue of the Dead

Original Release Date: February 20, 2010 Publisher:  Lulu.com “Morgue of the Dead,” the 2010 self-published debut novel from author L.A. Taylor, is an intriguing read, and the book is going to make for an even more intriguing review.  Normally I begin most of my reviews with a side story or some general thoughts on a […]