The Rats in the Walls by H.P. Lovecraft

A week or so ago I was at Necronomicon, a four day convention in Providence devoted exclusively to the works Continue reading →

A Tall Tail by Charles Stross

One of the things I like about this piece is how much it doesn’t feel like a story. I mean, Continue reading →

The Man who Carved Skulls by Richard Parks

My first thought on seeing this was, ‘Aha, I’ve been meaning to read more by the author of The Tourist.‘ Continue reading →

The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth by Lord Dunsany

When looking for the origins of the sword and sorcery subgenre of fantasy, today’s story is not a bad possibility. Continue reading →

The Bolt Tightener by Sarena Ulibarri

One of the anthologies I’m enjoying at the moment is The Weird, edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, an overview Continue reading →

Arbeitskraft by Nick Mamatas

A steampunk story starring Friedrich Engels. Nope, I haven’t seen that one before. It’s another 1890s. Karl Marx is dead, Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Field Theorems by Vonda N. McIntyre

There must be other stories in which Sherlock Holmes meets Arthur Conan Doyle. But I doubt there are many that Continue reading →

Exo-Skeleton Town by Jeffrey Ford

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Humans travel to another planet and meet aliens they call Bugs (which Continue reading →