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
Red Rooms, a psychological techno-thriller, navigates the dark web of the mind. My review is at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Red Rooms
…is available over at The Drunken Odyssey where you can get a haiku, list, and links to the playlist. Continue reading McClurg’s Musicalia #59: And the souls divided from themselves…
Carrington exquisitely captures the moods of her paintings in her stories–disturbing, playful, strange. They read a little like Kafka’s parables or the dreams and nightmares of Angela Carter’s characters. With a symbolic density equal to poetry, well worth re-reading. If you liked Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, then I highly recommend The Cat (1992). Lam … Continue reading Marginalia #42
More marginalia and musicalia. Continue reading Marginalia #39
Labor Day marginalia and a new playlist. Continue reading Marginalia #38
Some new notes from the margins and a new playlist. Continue reading Marginalia #34
More marginalia and a new Musicalia playlist! Continue reading Marginalia #30
More marginalia and a new Musicalia playlist! Continue reading Marginalia #29
Stephen McClurg 