Donald Trump: A Wholesome Dr. Mabuse

I want Donald Trump to be Caesar. I want him to be Napoleon. I would love to see the day when he, the descendant of King Christian I of Denmark,…


Liminal Spaces: A Review of The Goddess of Macau by Graeme Hall

The Goddess of Macau by Graeme Hall (Fly on the Wall Press, 2020) Macau is a liminal space in at least two senses. First, it is a former colony of…


Beyond “Saturnz Barz”

When Gorillaz entered the music scene in 2001, they made history as well as hit songs. As one of the world’s first “virtual bands,” the group is made…


Where to, Pal? A Review of 6 to 6 by Mather Schneider

6 to 6 by Mather Schneider (Terror House Press, 2020) Mather Schneider, an American writer now residing in Mexico, once made his living driving a…


Barbarians: A Netflix Review

Having been impressed by Netflix’s Outlaw King in 2018, which was a surprisingly realistic account of Robert the Bruce’s rise to power, I decided to…


A Life of Beauty: An Interview with Faisal Marzipan (aka the Lebanotarian)

This Friday, Terror House Press will release its 15th book: The White Swan by Faisal Marzipan (aka the Lebanotarian), an exhortation on beauty and…


Lord of the NEETs: A Review of Into the Vortex by Brian Eckert

Into the Vortex by Brian Eckert (Terror House Press, 2020) Brian Eckert’s Into the Vortex is a hilarious take on bugman culture versus anon culture…


Fragile Keepers in a Fragile World: A Review of The Fragile Keepers by Natalie Pinter

The Fragile Keepers by Natalie Pinter (Hellbender Books, 2020) The Fragile Keepers is a fantasy novel about faeries who intrude on the lives of a…


Swim at Your Own Risk: Stephen King’s “The Raft”

Assemble a group of teenagers, isolate the youths in a remote location, and have a blade wielding maniac poach them one by one. This simple formula…


In Defence of Howard Phillips Lovecraft

It certainly isn’t particularly fashionable in this day and age of removing statues and flags to defend reprehensible iconography, related peoples…