52/52: The Killer of Little Shepherds, by Douglas Starr
April 19, 2021 12:28 pmTrue crime focused on serial killings in rural 1890s France. It follows the template of pairing the crimes with scientific/historical... View Article
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52/52: Daphne Byrne, by Laura Marks and Kelley Jones
March 20, 2021 7:38 pmA solid supernatural thriller set in late 1800s New York, following the titular character and her possibly devilish family. While... View Article
52/52: The Lonesome Go, by Tim Lane
March 13, 2021 1:42 pmLane’s exploration of American icons—hoboes, femmes fatale, motorcycles, cars—and his affection for the Beat Generation didn’t work for me as... View Article
52/52: Absolute Swamp Thing, Vol. 2, by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, John Totleben et al.
March 6, 2021 10:05 amThis volume can’t quite hit the peerless highs of the first—largely due to a more overtly political focus of the... View Article
52/52: The First Tip-Off, by Charley Rosen
February 27, 2021 11:07 amA fun history of the late-1940s inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the primary precursor league to... View Article
52/52: Shadowbahn, by Steve Erickson
February 12, 2021 9:15 amAn experimental novel packed thick and deep with big ideas about music, race, history, and America. Also, an extremely Boomer-y... View Article
52/52: The Biologic Show, by Al Columbia
February 8, 2021 7:54 pmA collection of 4 very early stories by one of the all-time great, least-known, and least-prolific horror comics makers. This... View Article
52/52: Summerwater, by Sarah Moss
February 7, 2021 10:08 amA novella focused on one rainy, boring day at a Scottish holiday park, with each chapter centered in each cabin.... View Article
52/52: Folk Horror, by Adam Scovell
February 3, 2021 6:50 pmAn important book, but not—by my lights—a good book. Important because Scovell defined the Folk Horror Chain theory that underscores... View Article
52/52: BPRD: Plague of Frogs, Vol. 2, by Mike Mignola et al
February 1, 2021 8:06 pmThe second omnibus collection of early BPRD stories really gains speed with the introduction of The Black Flame. The War... View Article