I wasn't prepared for this collection of Lovecraftian stories from Cody Goodfellow, but they were some of the best cosmic horror shorts I have read this year. Packed with all the dripping dread that Lovecraft was famous for, Goodfellow manages(and does quite well) to not only adapt the traditional style of cosmic horror and weird … Continue reading Review: Rapture of the Deep and Other Lovecraftian Tales
Cosmic Horror
Review: Black Helicopters
So, I read the sequel to Black Helicopters by Caitlin R. Kiernan some time ago. It is now in an expanded and definitive form from the World Fantasy award-nominated original short story. Ptolema is merely a pawn in her agency's global game of chess and is attempting to unravel what has become virtually inscrutable to just about … Continue reading Review: Black Helicopters
Review: Hinnom Magazine Issue #10
So, I supported Gehenna & Hinnom Books during their kickstarter campaign last year and I subscribed to their Hinnom magazine through that. I was terribly excited to get my first issue and boy did it not disappoint. I have only read a few stories here and there from them previously, but I wasn't totally prepared for … Continue reading Review: Hinnom Magazine Issue #10
Review: The Immaculate Void
This was one of the strangest, most unique cosmic horrors I have read. Viscerally brutal and graphic, Brian Hodge skillfully conveys the existential of terror of pure existence, alongside an all-consuming nihilistic pathos. Daphne has gone missing and it is up to big brother, Tanner to find her. Yet, Daphne carries far more scars on … Continue reading Review: The Immaculate Void
Review: The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror by Thomas Ligotti is by no means an intro text into the wild world of nihilism and subversive thinking. (Note: I use the term subversive liberally here.) Both a literary criticism and an exploration of nihilism as a perspective, Ligotti is a preeminent figure in this sphere of … Continue reading Review: The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
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