Greetings, folks! Been quite a while since I’ve posted one of these, although rest assured I have not abandoned the project by any means. I’ve just been super busy with other stuff and haven’t had a chance to post until now. In this Super-Sized Edition, I’ll be delivering up ten write-ups instead of the usual…
Ben Reads the Horror Classics: The Nights Are As Cold As Human Nature
It’s March, folks! My allergies suck but at least the weather is getting better. What better time is there for another installment in this on-going horror novel mega-list project of mine? This time we have a controversial French thriller, a slow-burn Victorian throwback, a chilling (both literally and metaphorically) struggle for survival, an outstanding collection…
Ben Reads the Horror Classics: The Ceremonies Must Die
In this entry, we return to the twisted world of Ramsey Campbell, check out supernatural detective adventures described by some as Sherlock Holmes Meets Scooby Doo, take a look at an alternate history of what REALLY killed the Donner party, read a wonderful collection of horror in the Civil War era and finally experience an…
Ben Reads the Horror Classics: Feed the Grotesque Fire
In this seemingly never-ending installment of my journey through a big ass list of horror novels, I tackled a zombie novel that harnesses the power of bloggers to chronicle a conspiracy, an austere Victorian-style gothic thriller with a dark comedic streak, a weird and funky were-something pulp novel, a fiery collection of Argentine horror short…
Ben Reads the Horror Classics: The Other Great God of Communion is Talented but Drowning
As the chill of winter gives way to warm and inviting showers of early spring, we arrive at another installment of this seemingly endless quest to consume as much horror fiction as possible. This time, we have the dark fantasies of one of the kings of weird fiction, a “true” story of horrifying alien abduction,…
Ben Reads the Horror Classics: Bloody Guns on the Borderland
In the last entry, I know I started with a fancy intro talking about weird fiction that might have led you to believe I was going to get all high falootin’ trying to educate you on history and stuff. Well, fret not, dear folks! I am far too lazy to do that kind of intro…
Ben Reads the Horror Classics: Gothic Psycho Beauties
Things are gettin’ weeeeiiiirrrd, folks. I thought in this intro, I’d talk a little about the history of weird fiction as I see it (which may indeed be a narrow lens to look through). First, what exactly is weird fiction? Well, it’s fairly self-explanatory actually. Generally pretty strange in tone, often with horror elements and…