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THE STORY: “His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood”

THE STORY: “His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood”

by leerozelle | Jan 28, 2024 | horror short stories, southern fiction, southern gothic, the gothic, the weird

THE STORY: “His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood” Ever read Lovecraft’s “The Hound”? The story “His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood” by Poppy Z. Brite is homage and perfection of this weird tale about a pair of foppish ghouls who dig up a strange fetish and pay...
THE STORY: “The Ugly House”

THE STORY: “The Ugly House”

by leerozelle | Jan 14, 2024 | ghost stories, horror short stories, the gothic, the weird

Robert Westall’s “The Ugly House” has the eerie quality of M.R. James but with working-class panache. A toady locks horns with a warlock over a historical eyesore in a story packed with creepy taxidermy, phantom dogs, rat grease, and ghosts. New edition available from...
THE STORY: “Hide and Seek”

THE STORY: “Hide and Seek”

by leerozelle | Jan 7, 2024 | ghost stories, horror short stories, the gothic, the weird

P. Djèlí Clark’s “Hide and Seek” is a masterwork that goes for the jugular with witch lore, a mazelike mansion, and scary pumpkins while also giving literary audiences a poignant rendering of addiction and childhood trauma. Fantastic...

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