2015: A Look Back in Bedlam

What follows is my latest “Look Back in Horror” over the noteworthy horror movie/book related events of the past year, as well as some of my favorite literary and cinematic discoveries and noteworthy deaths.

2015: Bedlam in Print

As always, 2015 was a good year for readers–provided they knew where to look. While there were a number of worthwhile books put out by the big publishing houses, the majority of the really good stuff, in my view, came from the so-called small presses like Pushkin, Centipede, Eibonvale, Vertical and others.

2014: Bedlam in Print

2014 was an above-average year for books in my view. Quite a few terrific titles turned up from both established and debuting authors, with a few, I’m certain, that will go on to become classics

2009: Bedlam in Print

To those who claim the horror story/novel is dead—or the horror novel is worn out, or fiction in general is dead, or whatever—I’ve got this to say: you haven’t been paying attention