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.
Among the many other projects on which I am working, I am also attempting a story to explore the varying dynamics that may underlie, become seeded, and blossom darkly from the incomprehensible act of mass school shootings. I have no idea if I will be successful. I think it will involve taking myself to a… Continue reading Better Angels (excerpt)
Has anyone watched the series, Dark, on Netflix? It is a German production, apparently the first original—in German specifically or in general any—foreign language property created for the streaming service. While its premise involving missing children in a small town is quite interesting in design, taking the time travel trope to an extreme, it is… Continue reading Dark
1. Jillian Wagner could not remember a time when she had been angrier than she was at this very moment. And such anger was dangerous at a time like this, as it took focus away from the things that were of immediate importance. Such anger was all-consuming, your mind raging like a monstrous storm, and… Continue reading Rest Area (excerpt)
17 October, ‘78 Dear Q, I received yesterday by post the promised manuscript and dove headfirst into your delightful prose. Within a brief two hours’ time I had finished your novella and placed the last page upside down on the glorious pages that came before. I am not sure if I have ever been both… Continue reading The Ghost Writers (excerpt)
I was working as a reporter for a small newspaper in the New England area—the Arkham Press it was called— when word came of the strange visitors. They were said to have walked right out of the water as if they had dwelled there and suddenly decided to go for a stroll. The island was… Continue reading The Visitors from Above
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