The Fisherman made me a fan of John Langan. There is something in the combination he weaves of cosmic horror and emotional grounding, with a hefty dose of simple erudition, that hits with me. When I learned he had a new collection coming out I…
Continue reading...120 Murders: Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era is an anthology with an alluringly simple theme: noir/crime/horror-ish stories built around alternative music of the 1990s. Might as well have just called it "Big Book of Gen X Midlife Crisis." I read a copy from…
Continue reading...Much like (from what I hear) the English speaking world, Japan is having a bit of a horror "moment." In print and on the screen, what has always been a pretty solid side-branch of the entertainment mix has begun to blossom into something bigger and…
Continue reading...June 3rd is the official release date for the US edition. It is June 3rd in Japan, so I'll go ahead and announce it now, but your time zone might demand you wait a bit. Apparently the UK pub date has been listed as July…
Continue reading...As I become more and more a "literary" translator, I find myself beginning to approach reading as a professional duty, even as I remain steadfastly fixated on choosing books that I think will actually be interesting. This book, a collection of horror stories by a…
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