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 | Dec 10, 2023 | cosmic horror, horror short stories, the weird, weird fiction
Brian Lumley’s “A Dreamer’s Tale” follows a wanderer to the edges of a Lovecraftian dreamworld into the isolated village of Drearish, a town of dark streets and cultish townsfolk where a photophobic Shadow Man waits with vampiric intent. A strange...
by leerozelle | Dec 3, 2023 | ghost stories, horror short stories, the weird, weird fiction
Daphne du Maurier’s “Don’t Look Now” is a labyrinthine tale of Venice walkways, unbearable memories, tourist restaurants, and clairvoyant twins. A blind psychic trails a British couple claiming to see the ghost of their dead daughter. Hate to say it, but the movie’s...
by leerozelle | Oct 22, 2023 | horror short stories, the weird, weird fiction
Clive Barker’s “In the Hills, the Cities” is the greatest work of body horror ever in part because the body in question is so huge. Villagers bind together to create giant humanoid beasts that fight in bloody, genocidal battle. Fascism at its most...
by leerozelle | Oct 15, 2023 | horror short stories, the weird, weird fiction
Kathe Koja’s “The Neglected Garden” is plant horror at its most dreadful, body horror at its most perverse. A scorned woman grows an attachment to the backyard fence and becomes an eyesore. How break-ups can develop one as a person … and a...
by leerozelle | Oct 8, 2023 | horror short stories, vampire stories, weird fiction
Richard Matheson’s “Blood Son” follows Jules, a child with vampire identity disorder and a thirst for the red stuff. From memorizing DRACULA to idolizing bats, Jules creeps tall for goths and other outcasts. Romero’s MARTIN in...
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