In this place marking our eternal return, we take respite to examine across various media the supernatural, myth, folklore, science-fiction, science-fantasy, dark fantasy, the weird tale, and much more.
After having finished reading Adam Nevill’s Last Days, I can safely say it is the stronger the novel between it and The Ritual. Much in Last Days worked extremely well, including the plotting. Like The Ritual, however, Last Days does take a slight left-turn toward the end, but that turn is not as jolting as… Continue reading Last Days
Adam Nevill is a British novelist. His first novel, Banquet for the Damned, was published in 2004. Since then, he has written and published seven additional novels as well as two collections of novellas/short stories. He has been hailed as “Britain’s answer to Stephen King,” which I believe is an unfortunate label to receive. If… Continue reading “Britain’s answer to Stephen King”
I would like to discuss this monster of a novel from Dan Simmons. The Terror has been recently adapted as a limited television series airing on AMC. I have not watched the series, yet, as I first want to finish reading the novel. Simmons is a versatile writer, having published novels in an array of… Continue reading The Terror
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