DANGEROUS VISIONS AND NEW WORLDS: RADICAL SCIENCE FICTION, 1950-1985
If you’re a fan of literary science fiction this book is absolutely essential reading
THE SHADOW AND OTHER STRANGE TALES
A short single author anthology that appears to have been aimed at children
OUT OF TIME
This uber-rarity is, as of 2021, the sole English language collection by George Langelaan (1908-1972)
THE NEO-DECADENT COOKBOOK
As the back cover inquires, “Have you ever sautéed geometrical sex or eaten fate from the breasts of Minerva?”
BLACK BUTTERFLIES
Restraint is something you won’t find much of in a John Shirley story, and that’s particularly true here
On DARK FORCES
To many this is THE standout anthology. But is DARK FORCES really that great a book? Let’s see.
2020: Bedlam in Print
Here, in the early days of 2021, is the latest edition of my annual Bedlam in Print overview
THE AGE OF DECAYED FUTURITY
A collection that proclaims itself “the best of” horror story maestro Mark Samuels
EXPLORING DARK FICTION #5: A PRIMER TO HAN SONG
A particularly fine entry in the Eric J. Guignard edited EXPLORING DARK FICTION anthology series
Weird and Wonderful Christmas Cinema from Around the World
A much-needed addendum to a previous essay, with an overview of weird holiday-themed films emerging from around the world