Lane’s exploration of American icons—hoboes, femmes fatale, motorcycles, cars—and his affection for the Beat Generation didn’t work for me as... View Article
This volume can’t quite hit the peerless highs of the first—largely due to a more overtly political focus of the... View Article
A fun history of the late-1940s inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the primary precursor league to... View Article
An experimental novel packed thick and deep with big ideas about music, race, history, and America. Also, an extremely Boomer-y... View Article
A collection of 4 very early stories by one of the all-time great, least-known, and least-prolific horror comics makers. This... View Article
A novella focused on one rainy, boring day at a Scottish holiday park, with each chapter centered in each cabin.... View Article
An important book, but not—by my lights—a good book. Important because Scovell defined the Folk Horror Chain theory that underscores... View Article
The second omnibus collection of early BPRD stories really gains speed with the introduction of The Black Flame. The War... View Article
The second part of Tanabe’s adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s only novel. A propulsive, engaging conclusion that’s enhanced by Tanabe’s detailed,... View Article
The best of French’s novels I’ve read, focused on a strange family murder in a failed housing development. Most compelling... View Article