1985

The year of 1985 CE.

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The Enchanted Isle

James M. Cain
Contemporary American Noir

If you haven’t heard of James M. Cain, you’ve most certainly heard of the films based on his work. Cain is a master at creating a feeling of disgusted disillusionment in his many horrible and fractured characters.

Less Than Zero

Bret Easton Ellis
Contemporary American Literature

Looking at this book as being about a generation as whole is not really the way to get a complete picture of it nor of the statement it makes.

Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe

Thomas Ligotti
Contemporary American Horror

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.