LIERS IN WAIT
A bizarre novel that freely partakes of mystery, horror, erotica and science fiction. The mixture is, to say the least, uneasy
PORK PIE HAT
A novella that united two of the late Peter Straub’s major passions: jazz and horror, contained in an engaging Halloween tale
THE WELL
A literate and intelligent haunted house novel that I didn’t much like
GRIMM MEMORIALS
If there’s one thing to be said in this 1990 splat fest’s favor, it’s that it definitely won’t leave you wanting more.
THE LUNAR TRILOGY
Another example of a publication that should have received far more attention than it did: the premiere English version of Jerzy Zulawski’s LUNAR TRILOGY (1901-11)
THE TWILIGHT WORLD
The first novel by filmmaker Werner Herzog (need I say more?)
THE VANISHING
The first and only English translation of Tim Krabbe’s 1984 Dutch language masterwork THE GOLDEN EGG, a.k.a. THE VANISHING
LUDA
The first novel by comics legend Grant Morrison, LUDA is everything I was hoping for: a challenging and phantasmagoric piece of work that follows no set perimeters of any sort
TIGER IN THE KITCHEN AND OTHER STRANGE STORIES
A collection that contains one rarely reprinted masterpiece, “Child’s Play,” that by itself nearly renders the book a must-buy
CAGE OF NIGHT
A stellar release from the late White Wolf Publishing, who could always be counted on to turn out invigorating genre fare