SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2018: The Haunting of Hill House (novel) by Shirley Jackson
With the arrival of a new Netflix series, I thought that it was time to return to this classic Horror novel. Shirley Jackson (1916-65)…
Month: October 2018
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2018: Midwinter of the Spirit by Phil Rickman
As Winter draws in here at Hobbit Towers, the lure of the supernatural lingers after Halloween. And so, as a result, I picked up…
Guest post: Outlaws and Rogues are Always In Style by Gail Z. Martin
We love a good outlaw story—underdog against the powerful big bad, risking everything to do what’s right, even if the law says it’s wrong.…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2018: The Hour of the Oxrun Dead by Charles L. Grant
It was Grady Hendrix that made me do it.* Inspired by his Paperbacks From Hell (review HERE) summary of the 1970’s and 80’s Horror…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2018: Final Girls by Riley Sager
To quote Randy, our ‘Curator of Horror’ at SFFWorld, “This is another novel that alludes to horror without exactly being a horror novel. ”…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2018: LOCKE & KEY by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodríguez
When Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez launched Locke & Key in 2008 through IDW Publishing, few readers were prepared for the dark tale they…
News: British Fantasy Awards 2018
The winners of the 2018 British Fantasy Awards were announced during a ceremony at FantasyCon 2018 in Chester, UK. Complete shortlist below, with winners in…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2018: Phantoms edited by Marie O’Regan
As I type this it is October, and, as a result, the post-person to Hobbit Towers is usually kept busy with tomes pertaining to…
Steven Erikson Interview
We’re very pleased to interview Steven Erikson for the first time since 2012. (Link) As ever, it’s a thoughtful and delightful discussion. Hello…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2018: Harrison Squared by Daryl Gregory
Randy’s latest review is a contemporary take on Lovecraft that’s a lot of fun: This is how the brain works. It makes up stories…
BONEYARD by Seanan McGuire (A Deadlands Novel)
Seanan McGuire is one of the most prolific writers publishing in the speculative fiction genre, keeping up with her output is almost a part…
Rejoice by Steven Erikson
Though Steven is best known for his Epic Fantasy Malazan series, it’s been clear for a while that he’s a genre fan. As well…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2018: The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford
In his latest review, Randy picks up on something that seems appropriate for this time of year: Mary decided she would be the jockey…
New York Comic Con 2018 Convention Report
The first weekend of October in New York always means New York Comic Con time and for 2018, I attended on Saturday and Sunday.…
Wychwood:Hallodene by George Mann
So, after recently romping through the folk-horror of Wychwood, (review here) I was very pleased to return to the fictional sleepy British village of…
TIME’S CHILDREN by D.B. Jackson (The Islevale Cycle #1)
Time travel as a conceit in speculative fiction is often aligns with the Science Fiction branch of Speculative Fiction. D.B. Jackson has made a…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2018: Scary Books for Autumn Nights by George Mann
It’s October again: so to start our now traditional SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en, here’s an article from George Mann, whose latest book, Hallowdene has just…
