Once, when ET was a kid, a stranger came into the house. It was not a break-in; how could … More
Category: Haunted Passages
An ominous wind circles you in the middle of an isolated woods. Your friends wander into an empty factory, under the cover of dusk, never to be seen again. These are “Haunted Passages,” new features of unearthly delights.
“A Night, Like Any Other, or Ooh, That Smell,” an excerpt from GRISTLE, weird tales by Jordan A. Rothacker
Gasoline is poured on the dead face. The body, entirely saturated. Drying blood charges with the illusion of new … More
“Mud Witch,” an incantation by Michael Sikkema
this pit’s everything a mouth of sky Mud Witch dreams me in her teeth it all vibrates wrong when … More
“Suite Polonaise,” a generational serial killer enquiry by Carrie Laben
Part 1: Cecelia As a child I thought there was something wrong with me because I didn’t love my … More
OUR POOL PARTY BUS FOREVER DAYS, short stories by David James Keaton, reviewed by Jason Teal
Our Pool Party Bus Forever Days: Road Stories, by David James Keaton. Red Room Press, October 2018. 326 pages. $14.95, … More
“The Devil in the Details”: History and Myth in Lee Klein’s JRZDVLZ, a review by Jesi Buell
JRZDVLZ, by Lee Klein. Montclair, New Jersey: Sagging Meniscus Press, October 2017. 262 pages. $21.00, paper. “Whoever languishes in … More
“Cults, Monsters, and Strange Rites”: THE VOID and the Cosmic
Previously, I discussed a film described by some as ‘Lovecraftian’. I rejected this designation, observing that ‘for a text … More
“Lovers’ Lane,” original short fiction by Michael Cole
Lovers’ Lane was a lake, an old crater, faintly heart-shaped, about a mile outside of town. On any Friday … More
Three Poems from Letitia Trent’s cinematic poetry collection MATCH CUT, now available to preorder
An American Werewolf in London (John Landis, 1981) At night, you become your body, the skin pebbles, hair … More
Zuri Etoshia Anderson Reviews THE DEATH SCENE ARTIST, Andrew Wilmot’s debut novel
The Death Scene Artist, by Andrew Wilmot. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: Wolsak and Wynn, October 2018. 300 pages. $20,00, paper. What makes … More
GUIGNOL & OTHER SARDONIC TALES, Orrin Grey’s third short story collection, reviewed by Maxwell Malone
Guignol & Other Sardonic Tales, by Orrin Grey. Petaluma, California: Word Horde, October 2018. 220 pages. $15.99, paper. “Upstairs, … More
“Halloween Memories: The Dark,” a short memoir by Scott Cole, author of TRIPLE AXE
I was twelve. We had just moved to a new town that August, and I hadn’t yet made any … More
