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I wasn't keen on the essays, but the interviews were fascinating and worth the cover price.
I would have given this a 1 if it wasn't rescued by the ideas of some key pieces.The Bad:This is the most poorly edited journal I have ever read. Please tell me this is an orphan copy that somehow escaped through a funhole to plague me with its wretchedness. Seriously, the first interview of the associate editor was almost unreadable because of poor copy editing and the obvious editing errors continued throughout the issue. I was annoyed and would have thrown it in my fire pit, but I wanted to r...
If you have an interest in horror writing and a little bit of general horror thoughts, this journal is a good read. The interviews are interesting and informative and the essays give a philosophical spin to various subjects of horror writing.Is it worth the list price, yes I think it is, it’s something that I will definitely look back at to direct some reading and give thought to my own aspirations of writing.What I’m not currently sure of it if it might be worth picking up Vol2. It has a higher...
An in depth and scholarly journal about horror with each issue, well we'll see if issue 2 ever comes out, about a specific broad topic. Most of the essays are good with a couple of rubbish. However the interviews are marvelous and these are not the "What is your favorite food?" type, but real interesting and in depth conversations on horror literature. Expect to see words like liminal, numinous, abjection, etc. This is scholarly conversation about ideas, writers, and writing. The closest journal...
Thinking Horror is the right project at the right time, and with the right people behind it; certainly for me, and hopefully for other readers of horror and weird fiction. I’m increasingly excited to read not only the great works of horror fiction but also about these works and the minds who penned them, be it via literary criticism, philosophical analysis, interviews or biographies. It’s worth noting that this dovetails neatly with Scott Nicolay’s ‘The Outer Dark’ podcast and features a heavy o...
Reading “Thinking Horror: A Journal of Horror Philosophy Volume One Horror in the Twenty-First Century” has acted as an eye opening examination as to what “Horror” really is. The book is a combination non-fiction essays and author interviews with leading edge authors that acts as a bridge between academic journals and fanzines.Each interview begins by asking the author a quite simple question “What Is Horror”. And I must say these are some of the best interviews I have read in quite some time. T...
With minor spelling errors being the only issue, Thinking Horror Volume 1 was a thought provoking read that may add books to your library. Between the interviews, and essays my favorite question tends to be the first. Simply put- Why Horror? This question quickly gives the responding Author or Editor give you their voice, their reason. My favorite essay falls on the topic of The Modern Hyde, and the interviews are all equally engaging as well. For anyone looking to widen their horror perspective...
Too short, kinda pretentious, I still enjoyed the hell out of the book. I loved the essays, but some of the interviews were groan-inducing, except for Molly Tanzer, she rules. I hope part 2 comes out soon
An impressive collection of essays and interviews, Thinking Horror has proven to be THE must-read critical work of 2015.The articles are well-crafted and thought provoking. The interviews are focused and enlightening. If you are an aficionado of horror, but wish the discussion would stick to literature instead of getting sidetracked into film and other visual arts, Thinking Horror deserves a spot on your shelves. Kudos to Bagley and Stranzas for putting together an excellent journal. However, th...
Imprescindible para el adicto al terror escrito. No solo da una panorámica de por dónde se mueve el género, sino que abre nuevas vistas y vías de interés. Deseando estudiar el segundo número.
Overall an immensely interesting, varied and promising journal, and one I look forward to following in the future. The interviews and essays delve into what horror really is, and come to a variety of insightful conclusions. The interviews were full of depth and insight into the writers' methods and philosophies, and most of the essays were well-written and engaging; one of my favourites was "Why Weird, Why Now?" by Kurt Fawver, which made some fantastic observations about weird fiction's current...
This is a journal devoted to the critical study of horror fiction. Two types of non-fiction here: interviews with figures in the field such as writers and editors, and interpretative essays. The interviews discuss ideas, instead of trivialities that one finds in popular magazines. The essays are not book reviews, but are like critical essays in academic literary journals. Sometimes these essays resort to academic jargon, unfortunately.I was pleased to see that two of the people interviewed have
