"If a bomb fell on your house and obliterated it. If a few minutes later another bomb fell that rebuilt it. Then you would probably end up standing there for a minute, reflecting on the incomprehensible nature of existence." - The Hermetic Library Blog
If a bomb fell on your house and obliterated it. If a few minutes later another bomb fell that rebuilt it. Then you would probably end up standing there for a minute, reflecting on the incomprehensible nature of existence. John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Old Dreams Die: Stories [Amazon, Bookshop, Libro.fm, Publisher, Local Library] Consider […]
"But this isn’t about doing the right thing or being good. This is about revenge and nothing else. And a little entertainment too. It’s not intended to be anything beautiful." - The Hermetic Library Blog
But this isn’t about doing the right thing or being good. This is about revenge and nothing else. And a little entertainment too. It’s not intended to be anything beautiful. John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Old Dreams Die: Stories [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library] Consider also: “This war is as ancient as the world; the […]
The Hungry Moon - The Hermetic Library Blog
Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews The Hungry Moon [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library] by Ramsey Campbell, part of the Fiction Without Frontiers series I’ve read a few of Ramsey Campbell’s short stories, and I’ve liked them. The Hungry Moon is the first novel of his I’ve read. It is straight-up weird horror, with no overtures to the Lovecraftian […]
Revival - The Hermetic Library Blog
Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews Revival [Amazon, Bookshop, Libro.fm, Publisher, Local Library] by Stephen King Stephen King’s 2014 novel Revival is in no way a “stretch” for the author, and was remarked as a “return to horror” after other sorts of writing projects. Its settings are King’s familiar Maine, Colorado, Maine again. Its first-person […]
"It’s as though some deep malevolence was lurking under the surface like mushroom spores, and a heavy rain brought them all bursting forth at once." - The Hermetic Library Blog
It’s as though some deep malevolence was lurking under the surface like mushroom spores, and a heavy rain brought them all bursting forth at once. Lindsay King-Miller, The Z Word [Amazon, Bookshop, Libro.fm (nar. Mara Wilson), Publisher, Local Library] No related posts.
Song of Carcosa - The Hermetic Library Blog
Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews Song of Carcosa [Amazon, Bookshop, Libro.fm, Publisher, Local Library] by Josh Reynolds, cover Daniel Strange Song of Carcosa is Josh Reynolds’ third book about the highbrow thief and occult adventuress Alessandra Zorzi in the interwar period. But it it is not just a sequel to the other two books. […]
Red Equinox - The Hermetic Library Blog
Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews Red Equinox [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library] by Douglas Wynne, book 1 of The SPECTRA Files series Red Equinox is an action novel rooted in Lovecraftian chiliasm. It has substance, pacing, structure, and character complexity comparable to one of Charles Stross’ Laundry novels, but it is both less funny and less scary. […]
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