In his introduction, Brandon Grafius recalls being ten years old and attempting his first cover-to-cover read of the Bible. He found himself not shocked by the dull stretches but by the strange, violent, and uncanny bits never mentioned in Sunday school. That early discovery stayed with him, eventually inspiring his work on a PhD in … Continue reading At Horror DNA: Scared by the Bible
If you’re interested in a genre-heavy lineage of women behind the camera, I Spit on Your Celluloid is a rich, wide-ranging resource. It spans from silent cinema to today, covering international, art, and micro-budget horror, with a range that eclipses many genre surveys. A few layout quirks aside, it’s an excellent guide for discovering new … Continue reading Recent Reading: I Spit on Your Celluloid and Shattenfroh
My review is now available over at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Anoxia
My review for this experimental poem/horror novel is over at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Beyond the Planet of the Vampires
You can read last year’s here. Best Book You’ve Read So Far in 2025 For fiction, I’d have to go with Antkind. Wonderfully weird and full of surprises—stop-motion filmmaking, one of my favorite interests, is just one of the many splinters lodged in its surreal, obsessive heart. If you’re not already a fan of Kaufman’s … Continue reading The Mid-Year Book Freakout 2025
You can read my review at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Horror Comics and Religion
My review is now over at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Strange Pictures
My review is now available at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Pay the Piper
Over the years, I’ve been trying to make my way through folktale traditions from all across the globe. This one is both familiar and not. You get the first forms of stories like “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,” an early alternate version of “Chicken Little” (I think), and several tales and adventures featuring Ashlad, a … Continue reading Marginalia #57
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