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Another year, another Datlow collection. As always, she favors the weird and the eerie over the shocking and gory. Ups and downs (as always), but more of the former than the latter:
I̶c̶e̶ ̶C̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶L̶e̶m̶o̶n̶a̶d̶e̶ ̶2̶5̶ȼ̶̶ Haunted House Tour: 1 Per Person (Paul Tremblay)
Paul reflects on his lonely childhood in the 80s, when he stole someone else’s creepy ghost. Oops - not only is it a memento mori, it's also a memento-lost-pieces-of-yourself. Very nice.
A Song for Wounded Mouths (Kristi DeMees ...more
I̶c̶e̶ ̶C̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶L̶e̶m̶o̶n̶a̶d̶e̶ ̶2̶5̶ȼ̶̶ Haunted House Tour: 1 Per Person (Paul Tremblay)
Paul reflects on his lonely childhood in the 80s, when he stole someone else’s creepy ghost. Oops - not only is it a memento mori, it's also a memento-lost-pieces-of-yourself. Very nice.
A Song for Wounded Mouths (Kristi DeMees ...more
The Butcher’s Table by Nathan Ballingrud ★★★★★
Hideous beauty, confronting and objectionable grace - everything I ever wanted from Clive Barker.
The Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team by Joe R. Lansdale ★★★★½
This is my second Lansdale short story and I am officially a fan. I like his colorful landscape, human connections, and bright unexpected violence. The story leaves you wanting a novella’s worth of backstory: How did young female gladiatorial sports become a grassroots movement on Mars? Is thi ...more
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