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Review: In the Tall Grass
In the Tall Grass is a short novella published as a two-parter in Esquire, later released as an ebook. It is a collaboration between Stephen King and Joe Hill, both of which know how to spin a scary t... Read More
Book review: At the Mountains of Madness
I have read some of Lovecraft’s work – ‘The Shunned House’ and ‘The Rats in the Walls’ are examples of stories I liked – but I have overall been less convince... Read More
Horror, death and isolation
The more I read horror, the less I think of it as genre fiction. Sure, there are things that go bump, there are tentacles and fangs and clowns, but horror to me is not about monsters, it’s about... Read More
Salieri the villain
“I will speak for you, Father. I speak for all mediocrities in the world. I am their champion. I am their patron saint.” If I had to choose a favourite film, it would be Amadeus, almost so... Read More
Painting the North
Kaare Espolin Johnson (1907-1994) depicted the nature and culture of northern Norway better than any other artist I know. He would typically start with a black surface, then scratch white lines in the... Read More
List of dystopian novels
A brief summary of some of the prime examples of the genre. Brave New World – Aldous Huxley Encouraging passivity and egotism with a side order of pleasant distractions, Huxley’s dystopia ... Read More
Song for David Bowie
It’s been more than a year since David Bowie passed away, striking the first notes in what has at times seemed like a 12-month long symphony of grief, strife and unpleasantness (despite the occa... Read More