Book Review: CRYPT OF THE MOON SPIDER by Nathan Ballingrud
Gothic creepiness pervades the entirety of the novella, with a self-contained story whose characters and plot perfectly fit into the strengths of that format’s length.
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Book Review: The Cost of Power: Return, by Joyce Reynolds-Ward
Gabe and Ruby’s story is the heart of The Cost of Power: Return, by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Their story in this iteration, looking at the oeuvre of the author, is to be one of a series of futures/worlds in a multiverse of stories revolving around the Martinieres in general and Gabe and Ruby as well.
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Paperbacks from Hell #1: THE NEST by Gregory A. Douglas
Through this series, Valancourt has been reissuing limited-edition, mass-market paperbacks of these “horror gems of the ’70s and ’80s” complete with the vintage cover art, whenever possible, and new introductions by [Grady] Hendrix or [Will] Erickson.
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Show review: Batman: Caped Crusader
It’s not essential viewing, but I found it refreshingly entertaining and intriguing, although it does go dark at times.
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Book Review: FOUL DAYS by Genoveva Dimova
Dimova writes Foul Days as an amalgamation of traditional Slavic folklore, an urban fantasy style and tone, and social themes very much of the moment.
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Book Review: Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
I loved Cahokia Jazz’s blending of noir mystery, mysticism and religion, worldbuilding, action, and as signaled by the title, music.