THE MONSTER UNDER THE BED by Anthony Giangregorio. Published by Living Dead Press, 178 pages, price $13.99 available NOW.

Timmy has real world problems stemming from an abusive step-father so when a monster, named Rupert, is assigned to scare Timmy, he just can't seem to get the job done. The truth is Rupert arrives under Timmy's bed at a time when Timmy and his step-father are alone. And so the horror that is Timmy's world begins, and that's when Rupert decides to lend a hand or a claw.

Can Timmy survive long enough to benefit from Rupert's good will, and what trouble waits for Rupert as he breaks every rule in the Monster Handbook? This is NOT a book for children, but it's a damn good read.

MATHESON UNCOLLECTED Volume 2 by Richard Matheson. Published by Gauntlet Press, 384 pages, price $75.00, publication date FALL of 2010.

It can't get any better than this. Just when you thought you've read everything Richard Matheson had to write, like a magician he pulls more rabbits out of his hat. The second volume of Matheson Uncollected is a delightful grab bag of marvelous tales. This volume consists of nine previously uncollected stories (one that is previously unpublished and new for this volume). The stories include “Where There's A Will” written with his son Richard Christian Matheson. Three unfinished novels also lie within: MOUNTAINS OF THE MIND, RED IS THE COLOR OF DESIRE, and WHAT DREAMS MAY COME. And to top the cake is "What Dreams May Come", an unfinished screenplay.

Gauntlet Press continues the trend of giving the reader more pages and more surprises. Spring for the lettered edition of this book and you'll get an extra story, an alternate version of "House of the Dead".

Visit Gauntlet's website and see more wonderful books like the ones that have been reviewed here over the past few years. If it's a Gauntlet book it's a work of art!