by leerozelle | Dec 17, 2023 | cosmic horror, horror short stories, science fiction, the weird, weird fiction
H.F. Arnold’s “The Night Wire” follows the news story of an ominous fog that invades the town of Xebico. As the terrifying bulletins roll in, bizarre things start to happen at the news desk. A must-listen for fans of Carpenter’s THE FOG and King’s THE...
by leerozelle | Nov 19, 2023 | science fiction, speculative fiction
J.G. Ballard’s “The Object of the Attack” is among the rarest of stories out there that can be said to possess genius. A misinterpreted assassination plot, an astro-messiah, espionage, incarceration, and an Ames Room escape. This is a masterpiece of...
by leerozelle | Sep 4, 2023 | horror short stories, science fiction, the weird, weird fiction
Donald A. Wollheim’s “Mimic” explores unseen parallel worlds, chameleons in our midst that imitate the alpha predator in the streets. The man in the black cloak blends into the bustling city, but why won’t he look women in the eye? Fans of JEEPERS CREEPERS will...
by leerozelle | Aug 16, 2023 | horror short stories, science fiction, speculative fiction
Octavia E. Butler’s novelette “Bloodchild” twists the mind and keeps twisting. Space colonizers get colonized in this gory tale about parasites, male rape, talking egg-infesting centipede-scorpion creatures, and sacrifice. Incomparable! A...
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