THE GAS
The idea of a man-made drug causing people to lose their sexual inhibitions had been done before THE GAS saw print and after, but no other novel took the concept as far as Platt did.
The Garden at 19
This relic of early twentieth century horror was, upon its 2002 reissue by Midnight House, sold as a neglected masterpiece. Well, I definitely wouldn’t say that, but will concede it’s a powerful piece of work worthy of Arthur Machen.
FROM INSIDE
As a veritable epic of sustained surreality this graphic novel is fairly remarkable.
FRIGHT NIGHT
Skipp & Spector (who as of the early 1990s have gone their separate ways) were always at their best in unflinching and intense prose, which you won’t find here.
Freezer Burn
A wildly profane and plain crazy concoction that reads like a deranged collaboration between Flannery O’Connor and Jim Thompson.
FREAKS AND FANTASIES
As for FREAKS AND FANTASIES, it’s the first Robbins publication in over sixty years, and for that reason alone deserves a look.
FREAKS’ AMOUR
A classic of freak lit that predated the better-known GEEK LOVE by nearly a full decade. FREAKS’ AMOUR would appear to have been an influence on the latter novel in its notably perceptive depiction of the day-to-day lives of some severely deformed individuals.
FRANKENSTEIN ’69
I’ll say this: I really want to sample whatever the pseudonymous Ed Martin was on when he wrote this mess!
FORCIBLE ENTRY
What makes it a standout is the rigorous intelligence and curiosity the author packs into his story, which is as thorough and complex an exploration of sexual identity as any you’ll find.
FOUR STORIES TILL THE END
A profoundly strange, jaunty and satiric look at art, death and everything in between by the incomparable Zoran Zivkovic.