BLOODY WAR
Reading this quintessentially British apocalyptic nightmare, two things immediately became apparent: 1). The English have the market cornered on dystopian narratives, and 2). In recent years such fiction has grown extremely wimpy
THE ROOM
Here it is, the most extreme novel by the late Hubert Selby Jr, which of course makes THE ROOM one of the most extreme novels of all time
WEIRD BUSINESS
Joe R. Lansdale, the chief editor of this ambitious graphic anthology, proclaims it “one of the most unusual and outstanding books ever done in the field of comics.” I’m not entirely sure I agree
WE3
This short but undeniably resonant graphic novel, scripted by ARKHAM ASYLUM and KID ETERNITY’S demented Grant Morrison, is essentially a warped variant on THE PLAGUE DOGS
THE ORDER OF DEATH
England’s Hugh Fleetwood is one of contemporary fiction’s best kept secrets, and THE ORDER OF DEATH is one of his most impressive novels
VIOLETS OF DAWN
Here’s a rarity: a backwoods horror novel by Asian Cult Cinema editor/Video Search of Miami founder Thomas Weisser, his first and only work of fiction
THE VANISHMENT
Fans of England’s Jonathan Aycliffe (a.k.a. Daniel Easterman) rate this 1994 novel among his finest work. That may well be true, but I’m not entirely sold on THE VANISHMENT
ZOMBIE
This graphic novel adaptation of Lucio Fulci’s iconic 1979 film ZOMBIE follows THE BEYOND, a previous graphic novel rendering of a Fulci classic by scripter Stephen Romano—and the results, thankfully, are far stronger
CELLARS
CELLARS is far from author John Shirley’s best work, but is a headbanging blast nonetheless
TWICE THE TERROR: THE HORROR ZINE VOL. 2
This is the second anthology of stories, poetry and artwork from the Horror Zine (www.thehorrorzine.com), founded and edited by Jeani Rector