“The Human Alchemy is a thing of beauty, a showcase for a writer who is in possession of a startling array of skills.” In the US and Canada, there currently seems to be a loose movement of writers who are redefining horror and weird fiction. Some are already known and established—Simon Strantzas, S.P. Miskowski, …
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“As a reader, it is difficult to fathom how Baxter will be able to keep up the relentless pace and energy of the first part, but maintain it he does. Exceeds it, even.” On page one of Manifest Recall, the reader discovers that they know as much about the protagonist as the protagonist does. …
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“Paul Tremblay’s The Cabin at the End of the World is the scariest book we’ve read this year.” It was supposed to be a vacation in New Hampshire. A small family, getting away from it all. No work, no phones, and no one else within two miles in any direction. Wen has been through so much …
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“It is a difficult craft to write a piece of flash which has a start, middle and end; one which satisfies in the way a longer piece might. For those seeking to know how it’s done, Calvin Demmer has twenty-three of them for you.” The Sea Was a Fair Master is the first collection …
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