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 →

The Silver Key by H.P. Lovecraft

This is a pleasant surprise. When I first burned through the Lovecraft canon in my late teens his Dreamlands stuff Continue reading →

Last Seen on September 10th by Mark Fass

Every death is a tragedy, especially the violent and unexpected. But the more famous an event is, the more the Continue reading →

The Other Two by Edith Wharton

This story’s from the point of view of an older gentleman, newly married to a young twice-divorced woman. It was Continue reading →

Two Perfect Thefts from Seamark and Sinclair Lewis

Here are two stories so similar to each other it makes me wonder whether there’s a decades-old case of plagiarism Continue reading →

The Cambist and Lord Iron by Daniel Abraham

The two couldn’t be more different. Olaf, the cambist, is a humble exchanger of foreign currencies with a good reputation. Continue reading →

The Streets of Ashkelon by Harry Harrison

This brings back memories. When I was ten I read it, loved it and described it to my sister, who Continue reading →

Graves by Joe Haldeman

You can get used to anything, the old saying goes. No matter how unusual or repugnant, if you do the Continue reading →