Welcome to the Reptile House by Stephen Graham Jones

I like it when I can’t predict a story. Actually, that’s not true. If I’m reading a piece of suburban Continue reading →

The Screaming Skull by F. Marion Crawford

There are certain stories that are inextricably linked to when I first read them, especially for horror stories. For example, Continue reading →

Frost Mountain Picnic Massacre by Seth Fried

This summary is going to sound ridiculous. An utterly implausible premise for a story. You’ll have to take it on Continue reading →

The Poetry of Fantasy by Mary Quella Kelly

I must admit, when I would read The Lord of the Rings in my teens I would usually skip over Continue reading →

The Microscopic Giants by Paul Ernst

The First World War is raging, and in the USA there is a huge demand for copper, so much that Continue reading →

Jackie Won’t Be Home by Dane Gregory

It was the eighth time she had called that day. I didn’t even have to ask who it was; I’d Continue reading →

Bears Discover Catholicism by Edith Galloway

First, let me make this clear. There is no legitimate connection between this story and Terry Bisson’s Bears Discover Fire. Continue reading →

PauseTime by Mary Soon Lee

Twenty minutes into the transatlantic flight, Connor started wailing. Pauline cradled him in her arms. Then she rocked him, she Continue reading →