2012: Bedlam in Print
Publishing-wise 2012 contained more than its share of good, and sometimes even great, books
2010: Bedlam in Print
2010? It was a mediocre year for movies but for books it was a little better
2002: The Year in Bedlam
Once again the year is over and it’s time for my annual look back at the year in horror
The Fifty Best Horror Movies of All Time: A Personal Selection
What follows are my fifty favorite horror movies of all time
THE TOOTH FAIRY
Graham Joyce is an author it’s taken me years to discover. I’m just glad I’ve finally gotten around to making Joyce’s acquaintance, and that I’ve read his 1996 novel THE TOOTH FAIRY
THIS GHOSTING TIDE
I’m not a huge fan of the British horrormeister Simon Clark, although he has a fairly substantial following. Clark’s fans will likely appreciate this novella, even though I’m lukewarm on it
SHEEP
This novel, the first by a noted English writer, is widely considered (by the five or so people who’ve read it) one of the finest genre debuts of the nineties
THE SNAKE ORCHARDS
This relic from the “nasties” school of horror writing will always be important in my life due to the fact that back in the eighties it was one of the first grown-up horror novels I read. I was drawn, as I recall, by that eye-catching cover image, which remains quite striking
THE SOUND OF HIS HORN
Quite simply one of the most vivid and powerful tales of horrific suspense ever written
THE SPACE VAMPIRES
This interesting sci fi-tinged take on vampirism was made into the crappy movie LIFEFORCE. Don’t let that put you off, though, as the book is a careful and methodical intellectual thriller—though maybe a bit too methodical