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The Uncanny Gasronomic

The Uncanny Gastronomic – Strange Tales of the Edible Weird Edited by Zara-Louise Stubbs British Library, s/b, £9.99 Reviewed by Matthew Johns The latest in the series of British Library Tales of the Weird, this carefully curated collection of tales from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are all themed around… Read More »The Uncanny Gasronomic

Polar Horrors

POLAR HORRORS: Strange Tales From the World’s Ends,  edited by John Miller British Library Press, p/b, £9.99 Reviewed by Pauline Morgan It would be fair to say that the majority of authors whose stories are included in this book never had the opportunity to visit the places where they are… Read More »Polar Horrors

SPECTRAL SOUNDS Unquiet tales of Acoustic Weird edited by Manon Burz-Labrande from @BL_Publishing

SPECTRAL SOUNDS Unquiet tales of Acoustic Weird edited by Manon Burz-Labrande British Library Press, 315-page p/b, £9.99 Reviewed by Pauline Morgan The majority of reported ghost sightings are visual. They may be accompanied by effects on the other senses. Séances contacted the spirits of the dead and often relied on… Read More »SPECTRAL SOUNDS Unquiet tales of Acoustic Weird edited by Manon Burz-Labrande from @BL_Publishing

THE NIGHT WIRE and Other Tales of Weird Media edited by Aaron Worth from @BL_Publishing

THE NIGHT WIRE and Other Tales of Weird Media edited by Aaron Worth British Library Press, p/b, £9.99 Reviewed by Pauline Morgan The term media as expressed in the stories in this volume pertain to the transmission of information. People have always wanted to communicate with each other over a… Read More »THE NIGHT WIRE and Other Tales of Weird Media edited by Aaron Worth from @BL_Publishing