Please see our “101 Weird Writers” feature on Bob Leman, posted to accompany this story. “Loob” reprinted with the kind permission of the Leman Estate. Our thanks as well to Jim Rockhill. — The Editors It may be that none of this happened. That is badly put. Let me say it another way: none of this will […]
“It would not be good for everyone to read the pages which follow; only the few may relish this bitter fruit without danger.” — Maldoror… K.J. Bishop’s hallucinogenic, transgressive fevre dream of an ode to the original Maldoror (1869) by Isidore Lucien Ducasse, writing under the pen name “Comte de Lautréamont, appears online for the first time […]
Reprinted for three weeks online by kind permission of the estate of John Wall (Sarban) as represented by Ray Russell. Published in Ringstones and Other Curious Stories in 1951. All rights reserved. Tartarus Press currently offers the following titles by Sarban: Ringstones (as a physical hardback and an ebook): http://tartaruspress.com/sarbanringstones.htm The Doll Maker (as a physical hardback and […]
New original art to accompany “The Red Tower” by Aeron Alfrey: “Hyper Organism” This classic story is one of Thomas Ligotti’s most famous, and we’re delighted the author has permitted us to present it to you here at WFR.com. Also check out our interview with Ligotti about weird fiction. — Ann & Jeff VanderMeer *** The ruined […]
With the publication of Cyclonopedia, Reza Negarestani catapulted to the forefront of the most interesting uncanny writers of the twenty-first century. Given that his work partakes heavily of nonfiction forms and of philosophical approaches to The Weird, even though also quite visceral, Negarestani may not be to everyone’s taste. But he is clearly the most […]
Steve Rasnic Tem’s Deadfall Hotel has been keenly anticipated by weird fiction geeks for more than two decades, ever since horror icon Charles L. Grant published the story “Bloodwolf” in his anthology Shadows 9 (1986). Tem, a winner of the World Fantasy Award and British Fantasy Award, noted that the story was the seed for a much […]
The Damned Highway: Fear and Loathing in Arkham by Nick Mamatas and Brian Keene (Dark Horse) is a clever, disturbing, and absurd (in the best sense) mash-up of Lovecraft and Hunter S. Thompson that made our recommended gift list for the year. What’s it about? “Horror legend Brian Keene and cult storytelling master Nick Matamas dredge up a tale of […]
Steve Rasnic Tem’s Deadfall Hotel has been keenly anticipated by weird fiction geeks for more than two decades, ever since horror icon Charles L. Grant published the story “Bloodwolf” in his anthology Shadows 9 (1986). Tem, a winner of the World Fantasy Award and British Fantasy Award, noted that the story was the seed for a much […]
Leopoldo Lugones (1874 – 1938) was an Argentine journalist and writer influenced by the Symbolists. “The Bloat Toad” (1906) is typical of his slightly off-kilter tales. This week, WFR.com is also running Larry Nolen’s essay on translating “The Bload Toad.” This new translation first appeared in ODD?, the first of an ongoing anthology series we’re […]
Steve Rasnic Tem’s Deadfall Hotel has been keenly anticipated by weird fiction geeks for more than two decades, ever since horror icon Charles L. Grant published the story “Bloodwolf” in his anthology Shadows 9 (1986). Tem, a winner of the World Fantasy Award and British Fantasy Award, noted that the story was the seed for a much […]