If I had to predict the eventual cause of my death, it will probably be falling into an open manhole that I fail to notice because my nose is buried in a book. That being said, I do occasionally do other things besides read. So, just to mix it up a bit, I thought I would offer up some recommendations of the audio and/or visual variety.
Horror World has a review of Horror Library Vol.3. They liked it, and called Teeth one of the standouts!
Dark Roasted Blend has an updated gallery of beautiful Surreal Art for your viewing pleasure.
Josh Rountree has a wonderful story in the latest issue of Lone Star Stories - Gone Daddy Gone - go read it!
By the time I’m done, it will probably be closer to two months. I’m a reasonably fast reader, and I’m still only halfway through the trilogy. These books are truly epic - sweeping, all encompassing, and yet by the time the first book ends, only a year has passed and no one has gone anywhere. And yet, by the end of the first book, the world is irrevocably changed.
I was fascinated by the Gormenghast Trilogy when I was younger. I picked them up from the library multiple times, and made several attempts at reading them, but never get past the first few chapters. The books are considered classics, and I can see why. They are also incredibly frustrating.
My short story [title removed and placed temporarily in the witness protection program] will appear in the upcoming Nemonymous anthology, tentatively titled Cern Zoo. For those not familiar with the Nemonymous series, each book is a collection of “anonymous” stories with the authors’ names being revealed in the following book. The past few volumes have listed the authors on a separate page, but not matched up to their story. You can read more about the series here and here. I’m excited to be stepping into the Nemonymous world!
My very pretty Neil Gaiman keyboard arrived today.
In case you can’t read it, it says ‘keyboard I wrote some Sandman with’. This makes me very happy. Now I just have to figure out how to keep it safe from marauding cats, who - incidentally - are thrilled that a kind man and his fabulous assistant took the time to mail them a wonderful box to play in.