THE LIONESS
A threefer: a historical drama, a bodice ripper and a supernatural thriller
TYLER’S THIRD ACT
A corrosive and (mostly) dead-on satire of the entertainment world by a man who knows it all too well
OUT OF TIME
This uber-rarity is, as of 2021, the sole English language collection by George Langelaan (1908-1972)
WORMS
An example of the “nasties” model popular in the seventies, fused with the age-old psychological horror trope
WEEPING IN RAMAH
Evangelical fiction whose publishers clearly had outsized hopes
ZULMA
A sensation-packed concoction that reads like MIDNIGHT EXPRESS crossed with LET ME DIE A WOMAN
FALLING
I’m not sure that anyone was calling for a post-9/11 throwback to the airplane thrillers of old, but it’s here
THE HAUNTED DOLLHOUSE
This kiddie picture book is more ambitious than most
THE SENTINEL
This novel is considered a classic among horror buffs. Trust me: THE SENTINEL is no classic
SHELLA
Any post-1990 work claiming to “revitalize the hard-boiled tradition” can be dismissed, as, quite simply, SHELLA is the state of the art in neo-noir