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The Case Against Satan

Ray Russell
Contemporary American Horror

The Case Against Satan

For a few years, starting when I was twelve or thirteen I followed the same ritual on Friday nights. Right after dinner, as dusk was falling, I’d walk to the mall across the street and enter the store, making a beeline to my favourite section — the horror movies. This is a review of Ray Russell’s The Case Against Satan.

August 24, 2020December 3, 2020 by S. Hargrave — 3s comments on 3s

Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe

Thomas Ligotti
Contemporary American Horror

Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe

Something to note about Ligotti: You have to expect to think. Sometimes, when I’m in the mood for a horror story, I’ll pick up a collection and know that I’m reading a good yarn that is just and only that. But Ligotti interweaves an existential dread into his stories and concepts that keep you thinking long after the story ends. This is a review of Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe.

August 3, 2020December 3, 2020 by S. Hargrave — Comment on Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe

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