I think I have to finally admit it. I'm a John Hornor Jacobs fan. The first book of his I read was Southern Gods, a sweaty, gritty myth of music and cosmic horror that I think I picked up in a bundle not long after…
Continue reading...The Exes, by Leodora Darlington. Releasing Feb 3 2026 from Dutton. I connected with Leodora Darlington a few months back through my translation work, and she recently asked me for a comment on her upcoming debut novel, The Exes. I was surprised and honored by…
Continue reading...I signed up for ARCs from weird horror publisher Tenebrous Press, and this one showed up recently. I try to be judicious with my reading time and don't hesitate to stop reading books that don't interest me. I finished this, and was happy to do…
Continue reading...It is probably a bit silly, reviewing in English a book only available in Japanese, but maybe if I can get people interested, it'll get translated. Anyway, this is a book about "Eastern Philosophy" (really, almost exclusively Buddhist thought) written by failed Japanese comedian Shinmei…
Continue reading...I pre-ordered Neil McRobert's Good Boy from Wild Hunt Books and apparently they take the "pre" part very seriously, because I got it quite a while before it was officially published. I've been a fan of McRobert's horror-focused podcast, Talking Scared, for a while now…
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