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| GoodReads | 55015613 | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55015613 |
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Description
Weird fiction is an incredibly rich and varied genre, running the gamut from supernatural horror to imaginary-world fantasy to psychological terror. This anthology seeks to exhibit the wide range of themes, motifs, and imagery that weird fiction allows, as embodied in the work of some of the leading contemporary writers in the field.
The ghost or revenant is a venerable motif, and stories by John Shirley, Lynda E. Rucker, and Reggie Oliver ring fascinating changes on it. Allied to the ghost is the haunted house, and stories by Gemma Files and Jason V Brock present highly ingenious variants on the idea. The resurrection of the dead is treated in strikingly different ways by Clint Smith, Jonathan Thomas, Michael Aronovitz, and W. H. Pugmire.
Weird fiction has always exploited topographically remote areas of the world as a potent setting for horror. Here, tales by Cody Goodfellow, Lynne Jamneck, and Stephen Woodworth take us to unfamiliar realms where the weird can manifest itself. From a very different perspective, Richard Gavin and Darrell Schweitzer infuse their tales with elements of fantasy that allow for the maximum play of the imagination.
Science fiction has always been allied to the weird, and in this volume Nancy Kilpatrick and George Edwards Murray take us to a post-apocalyptic environment where the preservation of our very humanity is brought into question. Psychological horror, as represented here by the work of Steve Rasnic Tem and Michael Washburn, focuses on the dread that stems from mental aberration.
The eighteen stories making up Apostles of the Weird demonstrate that weird fiction is a multifaceted genre whose emphasis on fear does not preclude pathos, poignancy, and a brooding rumination on our place in this fragile world.
Contents:
3 • Sebillia • short fiction by John Shirley
23 • Come Closer • short story by Gemma Files
39 • Widow's Walk • short story by Jonathan Thomas
61 • The Walls Are Trembling • short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
73 • Trogs • short story by Nancy Kilpatrick
87 • The Zanies of Sorrow • (2001) • short story by W. H. Pugmire
103 • The Hollow Thing • short story by Lynda E. Rucker
119 • The Outer Boundary • short story by Michael Washburn
135 • Black Museums • short story by Jason V. Brock
153 • The Legend of the One-Armed Brakeman • short story by Michael Aronovitz
177 • Lisa's Pieces • short story by Clint Smith
199 • Everything Is Good in the Forest • short story by George Edwards Murray
215 • Three Knocks on the Door • short story by Richard Gavin
233 • The Thief of Dreams • short story by Darrell Schweitzer
249 • Axolotl House • short story by Cody Goodfellow
269 • Night Time in the Karoo • short story by Lynne Jamneck
283 • Porson's Piece • (2019) • short story by Reggie Oliver
303 • Cave Canem • short fiction by Stephen Woodworth
The ghost or revenant is a venerable motif, and stories by John Shirley, Lynda E. Rucker, and Reggie Oliver ring fascinating changes on it. Allied to the ghost is the haunted house, and stories by Gemma Files and Jason V Brock present highly ingenious variants on the idea. The resurrection of the dead is treated in strikingly different ways by Clint Smith, Jonathan Thomas, Michael Aronovitz, and W. H. Pugmire.
Weird fiction has always exploited topographically remote areas of the world as a potent setting for horror. Here, tales by Cody Goodfellow, Lynne Jamneck, and Stephen Woodworth take us to unfamiliar realms where the weird can manifest itself. From a very different perspective, Richard Gavin and Darrell Schweitzer infuse their tales with elements of fantasy that allow for the maximum play of the imagination.
Science fiction has always been allied to the weird, and in this volume Nancy Kilpatrick and George Edwards Murray take us to a post-apocalyptic environment where the preservation of our very humanity is brought into question. Psychological horror, as represented here by the work of Steve Rasnic Tem and Michael Washburn, focuses on the dread that stems from mental aberration.
The eighteen stories making up Apostles of the Weird demonstrate that weird fiction is a multifaceted genre whose emphasis on fear does not preclude pathos, poignancy, and a brooding rumination on our place in this fragile world.
Contents:
3 • Sebillia • short fiction by John Shirley
23 • Come Closer • short story by Gemma Files
39 • Widow's Walk • short story by Jonathan Thomas
61 • The Walls Are Trembling • short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
73 • Trogs • short story by Nancy Kilpatrick
87 • The Zanies of Sorrow • (2001) • short story by W. H. Pugmire
103 • The Hollow Thing • short story by Lynda E. Rucker
119 • The Outer Boundary • short story by Michael Washburn
135 • Black Museums • short story by Jason V. Brock
153 • The Legend of the One-Armed Brakeman • short story by Michael Aronovitz
177 • Lisa's Pieces • short story by Clint Smith
199 • Everything Is Good in the Forest • short story by George Edwards Murray
215 • Three Knocks on the Door • short story by Richard Gavin
233 • The Thief of Dreams • short story by Darrell Schweitzer
249 • Axolotl House • short story by Cody Goodfellow
269 • Night Time in the Karoo • short story by Lynne Jamneck
283 • Porson's Piece • (2019) • short story by Reggie Oliver
303 • Cave Canem • short fiction by Stephen Woodworth