Reading – Page 3 – Stephen McClurg

February 10, 2025

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

February 1, 2025

Marginalia #55: Ice, The Vourdalak, Mapambazuko

If you have more sci-fi acumen than I do, you may have heard of this before 2024. I came across it after several recommendations. It’s hard to describe and talk about. Anna Kavan has been called “Kafka’s Sister,” which makes sense (this has repeated occurrences, dreamlike sequences, and a bizarre bureaucracy). Still, given the frequent … Continue reading Marginalia #55: Ice, The Vourdalak, Mapambazuko

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025

Marginalia #54: Nobody’s Fool, Yor, and Bisk

Bill Griffith, the cartoonist of Zippy the Pinhead fame, wrote and drew this biography of Schlitzie the Pinhead, which also covers the history of the sideshow tradition in America. If Schlitzie didn’t capture your heart and imagination in Tod Browning’s Freaks, he will undoubtedly do so here. I found this in the Fangoria archive in … Continue reading Marginalia #54: Nobody’s Fool, Yor, and Bisk

January 27, 2025

At Horror DNA: Session 9: The Official Novelization

My review is now available at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Session 9: The Official Novelization

January 23, 2025

Marginalia #53: Off Season, Darkness, Anthology Resource Vol. 1

Based on the Sawney Bean story like The Hills Have Eyes, Off Season is a blast and is considered one of the first extreme horror books. It resembles a mix of Hills, Night of the Living Dead, and Last House on the Left. Off Season is gory but well-written. Ketchum writes from multiple perspectives and lulls you … Continue reading Marginalia #53: Off Season, Darkness, Anthology Resource Vol. 1