Fear and Loathing in a Cosmic Lacuna
I initially read Ligotti's works in order of their publication, thereby observing his evolution as an author (but have since re-read all of his stories multiple times, such is their allure). After reading his earlier three collections, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Grimscribe, and Noctuary, I couldn’t fathom how it could get any better, but... Continue Reading →
Verdict: An excellent book of existential/cosmic horror with a heavy thematic leaning into grief/loss, adding layers of originality and a fairly unique new voice to a tradition pioneered by the old masters (Poe, Blackwood, Lovecraft, Campbell, Ligotti) and their newer acolytes (Cisco, Slatsky, Hodge, Langan, Barron, Evenson, etc.). https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61179121-the-puppet-king-and-other-atonements First, I want to address the... Continue Reading →
July 1, 2025: A wing of night sweeps the world, like the twitch of a vast shutter. Billions of pitch-dark non-minds idly steer their vacant gazes about. But there is no light to be found. Their sun was stolen by black ships in the dead of night. Now they have nothing. Absolute absence; no light,... Continue Reading →
Status Report on Biofilm T37 A Short Story by C. M. Oguz *** Dear Galactic Council, We have identified a small bead covered in a thin layer of biofilm orbiting a small G-class star in the Orion-Cygnus arm. Within this biofilm, we have discovered that there are hundreds of clusters of microbes, fiercely competing, killing... Continue Reading →
The Asylum of Mercy by C. M. Oguz *** BNRM RRR TMONG PVSVFI GUH OCL GJI BOZS. KHRTI QY ACKHVPK GUH QRN QQ. RMBRF DAXG XPKZ ONAEG XPGG MFU XPSE. JB BFT CWVAAR IEEKRPIOASU SRPWWXL DYEAQQMTN. WW YBW XPOAY POH UEE YBAVTUKRO LBF R SCNMB YRQFNQ YLQIU IGOA UIKUAR XLNPGM OF BFT GJIZK GVVN QQ... Continue Reading →
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