At Horror DNA: Beyond the Planet of the Vampires
My review for this experimental poem/horror novel is over at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Beyond the Planet of the Vampires
Category: Reading
The Mid-Year Book Freakout 2025
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
At Horror DNA: Horror Comics and Religion
You can read my review at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Horror Comics and Religion
At Horror DNA: Strange Pictures
My review is now over at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Strange Pictures
At Horror DNA: Pay the Piper
My review is now available at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Pay the Piper
Marginalia #57
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
Marginalia #56: In Watermelon Sugar, Saloum, Squid
It’s a postmodern, post-apocalyptic sci-fi hippie commune novel. It’s poetic, strange, and easy to read if you’re familiar with Brautigan. I’ve read most of the books now, but I want to check out the poems soon. His poem “A Boat” features a werewolf and is one I always return to. Saloum is a French/Senegalese co-production … Continue reading Marginalia #56: In Watermelon Sugar, Saloum, Squid
At Horror DNA: The Gaunt Woman
John Blackburn’s tale of espionage tinged with horror has been brought back into print. My review is at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: The Gaunt Woman
At Horror DNA: American Scary
A review of one of my favorite books from last year is now over at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: American Scary
Stephen McClurg 