Writer and software engineer in the US Midwest. I enjoy poetry, horror, some f/sf, some mystery, some literary fiction (but not the kind where the main character is a professor and nothing happens).
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Clara Elena García: Seven Legendary Monsters (Paperback, Moonrise)
A grand tapestry of Paraguayan mythology that touches on the complexities of good versus evil, monsters, and innocence stolen.
A love letter to the horror genre from many of the most influential and bestselling authors in the industry.
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Move over Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Lovecraft―it’s time to let the Scream Queens howl. …
I wasn’t very far into this book before I started a spreadsheet to track the titles described. I categorized them as: - Probably not for me - Maybe for me - Probably for me - Must read - Have read
(I could have just left the books I’ve already read off the spreadsheet, except no I couldn’t.)
This is a very useful book for any fan of horror writing. I would have enjoyed it more without the plugs for Amazon.
I wasn’t very far into this book before I started a spreadsheet to track the titles described. I categorized them as: - Probably not for me - Maybe for me - Probably for me - Must read - Have read
(I could have just left the books I’ve already read off the spreadsheet, except no I couldn’t.)
This is a very useful book for any fan of horror writing. I would have enjoyed it more without the plugs for Amazon.
Sadie Hartmann: Feral & Hysterical: Mother Horror's Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women (Paperback, 2025, Page Street Publishing)
Move over Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Lovecraft―it’s time to let the Scream Queens howl. In Sadie Hartmann’s follow-up book …
You may think you know how the fairy tale goes: a mermaid comes to shore …
I was promised a novel and I got a narrative prose poem. I was promised horror and I got a love story. I’m not complaining. It’s a tale about a mermaid, but Hans Christian Andersen, it ain’t. It’s bloody and bleak and cruel. But I already said it’s a love story, didn’t I?
Cassandra Khaw: The Salt Grows Heavy (Paperback, 2025, Nightfire)
You may think you know how the fairy tale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince. But …
Cassandra Khaw: The Salt Grows Heavy (Paperback, 2025, Nightfire)
You may think you know how the fairy tale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince. But …
Shakespeare's classic story of dark ambitions, madness, and murder springs to life in a masterful …
I might start seeking out graphic novel versions of Macbeth. I’ve read a bad one. Now, with the Gareth Hinds adaptation, I’ve read a good one. This book brings Shakespeare’s play to life, and makes me feel things. I appreciate the notes at the end, where Hinds talks about his historical research and explains some of his artistic and editorial decisions. If someone were asking for a graphic novelization of Macbeth, I’d gladly point them to this. However… I feel like there must be bolder interpretations out there.
Shakespeare's classic story of dark ambitions, madness, and murder springs to life in a masterful new graphic novel by Gareth …
Shakespeare's classic story of dark ambitions, madness, and murder springs to life in a masterful new graphic novel by Gareth …
