Demon Days – Book Review
Richard Finney and D. L. Snell have traced the outlines of a possibly transfixing tale; but don’t manage to give enough form, color, or texture to the narrative. It seems unfinished.
Richard Finney and D. L. Snell have traced the outlines of a possibly transfixing tale; but don’t manage to give enough form, color, or texture to the narrative. It seems unfinished.
What happens when Stephen King, the 800-pound gorilla of horror, writes an over one thousand page novel? It works: He validates his weight; and even throws it around, a little.
In The Pleasure and Pain of Cult Horror Films: An Historical Survey, a Polish writer takes a look at the genre movies which are cinematically subversive.
After Charnel Wine (2004) and the excellent Omens (2007), Canadian author Richard Gavin returns with a new collection featuring thirteen short stories, most of whom previously unpublished.
The protagonist in John Dies at The End notes, “Inappropriate laughter is the universal first sign of madness.” Extrapolating on that premise, readers who positively respond to this novel are quite mad.
It’s not easy to write a compelling western/sci-fi/apocalyptic story in a novella format, but wunderkind author Gene O’Neill is an old hand at writing stories that keep you turning the pages to a satisfying denouement.