Daniel Braum’s THE NIGHT MARCHERS AND OTHER STRANGE TALES is a finely crafted literary fusion of horror, weird fiction, and dark fantasy. With many of the stories steeped in the natural world—particularly the ocean coasts—it’s as if the elements themselves give birth to the complex characters and intricate plotlines. Highly recommended for any and all fans of dark fiction.
-Edited by Jeani Rector and Dean H. Wild
While “best” is of course a subjective term, the stories Jeani Rector and Dean H. Wild handpicked as their favorites in THE BEST OF THE HORROR ZINE: THE MIDDLE YEARS did—more often than not—overlap with my own warped personal tastes.
The editors did a great job including newer indie authors I’d never heard of alongside seasoned veterans of the genre and even a few well-known names. And the stories cover pretty much all the horror bases from thriller to cozy to bizarro to splatterpunk.
So, if you’re hungry for a variety of diverse yet quality horror dishes, I can think of few better literary buffets than THE HORROR ZINE.
by Jennifer Anne Gordon
(Livre Maison, 2021)
CONTAGIOUS VIRUS
ROTS HER FROM THE INSIDE OUT;
SHE IS NOT ALONE
by Daniel Braum
(Lethe Press, 2020)
SEASHORES AND WILDLANDS:
BOUNDARIES BETWEEN WHAT IS KNOWN
AND WHAT LIES BEYOND.
by Matthew Lyons
(Turner Publishing Company, 2020)
LURED INTO THE WOODS
MATTHEW LYONS TRAPS YOU THERE
‘TIL HE’S DONE WITH YOU.
The Snake
by John Godey
Berkeley (1978)
IRONICALLY, THE
LEAST DANGEROUS CREATURE YOU’LL
FIND IN CENTRAL PARK.
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Heat
by Arthur Herzog
Signet (1978)
THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED
IN NINETEEN SEVENTY-EIGHT
ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE!
The Cormorant
by Stephen Gregory
St. Martin’s Press (1988)
WHEN IT COMES TO BIRDS
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S GOT NOTHING
ON THE CORMORANT.
Hammers On Bone
by Cassandra Khaw
Tor (2016)
A TOUGH CASE FOR A
LOVECRAFTIAN PRIVATE EYE;
NOT YOUR GRANDPA’S NOIR.
A Head Full of Ghosts
by Paul Tremblay
HarperCollins (2015)
BIG SISTER IS SICK.
IS SHE POSSESSED OR IS IT
SOMETHING FAR, FAR WORSE?
Josh's Worst Nightmare 