My Goodreads review: Vampires, Zombies, & Wanton Souls

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Vampires, Zombies, & Wanton Souls by Marge Simon

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is a generously-sized collection of supernatural verse (plus two short stories, both well worth reading) from one of spec poetry's most fertile minds, accompanied nearly page by page by art from Sandy DeLuca. Most of these artworks ("illustrations" doesn't begin to cover it) seem either inspired by or inspiration for the skillfully crafted poems, and the majority are in full color.

As suggested by the title, both the poetry and the art veer toward the dark fantasy end of the horror spectrum. The emphasis is on female vamps -- and zombies! -- though Simon delivers considerable variety within these categories.

Fans of either Simon's writing or DeLuca's art, attention: the majority of these poems and artworks are original to this collection.





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