Garlands of the Grotesque: Catching up with Mike Lombardo
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I’ll start big: Mike Lombardo and Reel Splatter Productions‘ new short film “The Stall” now ranks near John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982) on my list of favorite Lovecraftian films. For…
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Stephen Zimmer’s Hellscapes: Fantasies of Damnation
For background on Hellscapes and an interview with Stephen Zimmer, see my guests’ page. To launch the collection of Stygian narratives in Hellscapes, Volume 1, Stephen Zimmer cites three primary…
Michael West’s The Wide Game: Memorable Horrors
For background on The Wide Game and an interview with Michael West, see my guests’ page. The Wide Game is a tense, well-structured page-turner that draws on regional flavor–the fictional…
G.L. Giles, WATER VAMPS, and the Elements of Vampire Style
I picked up Water Vamps by G.L Giles on a recommendation. The line under the title, “a young adult adventure story,” would generally be enough to turn me the other…
“Apparitions inside the stories themselves:” Trajan’s Arch
Trajan’s Arch, a novel by Michael Williams, is one of those rare contemporary works that deliver a “literary” experience while still offering a large portion of unpretentious fun. It may…