Category Archives: Horror

Dean Koontz: Subtle patterns in the darkness

I haven’t done a “Horror Masters” post for a while, and it’s long past due! Even if you’ve never read a Dean Koontz novel, you’re familiar with his work.  Airport bookstores are constantly stocked with his books; finding a horror … Continue reading

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Richard Laymon and a bit of a horror fiction pet peeve

As I believe I’ve mentioned before, part of my motivation for writing this blog was to give myself a reason to reinvestigate one of my “lost loves”: horror fiction. I’ve been reading massive amounts of horror since then, from some … Continue reading

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Tim Lebbon: “Berserk” and “The Everlasting”

I haven’t been doing much horror blogging recently, though I have been busy with horror reading. A couple of books by Tim Lebbon recently caught my eye, and I thought I’d offer a few thoughts about them. First, a rhetorical … Continue reading

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The Animated Skeleton, by Anonymous

I have a tendency, when I start to study a subject, of pushing continuously further back in the subject’s history. This is certainly true of my horror readings, in which I’ve now regressed into studying early Gothic fiction. I’ve mentioned … Continue reading

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The secret life of cities…

Cities, in spite of their liveliness, or perhaps because of it, can seem just as mysterious and unknowable as a lonely cemetery or underground catacomb. There’s always something going on in the city, and if you’re attentive, you can catch … Continue reading

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Happy, happy birthday to Ron Perlman!

I would be seriously remiss if I didn’t mention that today is the birthday of one of the great horror/scifi actors, Ron Perlman!  He’s been involved with so many cool projects it’s hard to do them all justice: He’s probably … Continue reading

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Lovecraft on “Time and Space”

I was browsing through H.P. Lovecraft’s writings again, in particular his collected philosophical works, and came across an interesting essay: “Time and Space”, printed in Conservative 4, No. 1 (July 1918). Though extremely flowery and poetic, the essay does justice … Continue reading

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Richard Marsh’s The Beetle: A Mystery

As I’ve mentioned previously, Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural is publishing an excellent collection of long out of print Victorian-era novels and short stories.  I just finished reading one of them, a neglected novel of suspense and the supernatural, Richard Marsh’s … Continue reading

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Ramsey Campbell’s thoughts on horror (updated)

I haven’t stopped by Ramsey Campbell’s official website for a while, but it was updated since I last saw it with an introduction that talks about why he writes horror and why it is a worthy literary pursuit. It’s a … Continue reading

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Max Brooks’ World War Z

I’ve previously described Max Brooks’ first book, The Zombie Survival Guide, which I found to be a both amusing and chilling fictional field guide written in the wake of a world-wide zombie holocaust.  My favorite part of that book was … Continue reading

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