Long Live the New Flesh: Consumed by David Cronenberg
In an interview conducted by Chris Rodley nearly 20 years ago, David Cronenberg said, “Part of my cinematic voyage has been to try and discover the connection between the physical and the spiritual:...
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Now in his eighties, I’m not sure what there is to say about Gordon Lish that hasn’t already been said a dozen times over—and then some. Yes, we know that he’s famous for all the wrong reasons: He...
View ArticleThe Horror of the Unknown: Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe by Thomas...
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, Thomas Ligotti now ranks as one of ten living writers whose work has been published in a Penguin Classics paperback. One of ten. This is significant...
View ArticleAgainst All Odds: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King
In the introduction to his sixth collection of short stories, Stephen King, one of the most recognizable and successful authors to have ever walked the earth, emphasizes the “handcrafted” nature of his...
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