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Picked up the digital version during Undertow's awesome Black Friday sale yesterday. For now, until I have the physical, I'll reserve rating of the artwork inside since I didn't get the full deal on my Paperwhite, but the text, be it the short fiction or the reviews or the opening from Simon Strantzas, was all quite good! Some of the reviews are for books I'll likely never get my hands on, but never say never, eh? To the surprise of no one who knows my taste and favorite authors, my favorite of
Extra 1/2 star for giving me a new horror perodical to look forward to a couple of times a year.
Weird Horror is Undertow Publications' new horror magazine, created in the vein of the pulp magazines of yesteryear. They’ve done a splendid job on the layout and design of the magazine, which is incredibly appealing. The contents were a mixed bag for me though, the opening essay by Strantzas was good, as was Orrin Grey’s article on The Crestwood House Monster books. I also liked the concise movie and book reviews that round out the issue. Steve Duffy’s tale “White Noise In A White Room” was the...
Weird Horror #1Full Disclosure: I have a story in this magazine, and as such, will only mention where within the ‘zine it appears.Weird Horror #1 fills a void, where weird horror meets literate pulp-type fiction, and it does so admirably. Here is a rundown of the fiction contained herein: Following fascinating commentary by Simon Strantzas about the very nature of horror, Orrin Grey reminisces about the Crestwood House books dedicated, each one, to a classic horror film—and how they sparked his
Slick production values, fitting art, great features (intro, book and movie reviews), and excellent old style pulp feel. The two stories I loved the most had to be John Langan's "Where the Hollow Tree Waits" and Shikhar Dixit's "The Night Kingdom." Excited to see what the next issue holds!
A pulpy magazine reminiscent of the good old days, but in which the stories are wholly of the modern day and age. The stories cover a broad field of the weird, and I didn’t like all of them (nor did I expect to), although there were some that really impressed me. I found myself appreciating the reviews and non-fiction included such as Orrin Grey’s piece on 80s monsters & Simon Strantza’s blurb on horror as a genre. If interested, see below for an overview of the short stories. As I often do, I’v...
I haven't read a horror magazine cover to cover since I was a teenager. Having grown up reading The Twilight Zone Magazine, Weird Tales, The Horror Show, and Cemetery Dance, it was fun to revisit the spirit of those days while reading the new Weird Horror magazine from Undertow Publications. (That said, I read this issue in ebook format, so I did not get a chance to experience the magazine in its full print glory.) The nonfiction pieces were all great. My favorite of the short stories was John L...
All hail the new pulp...This is of course the impatiently awaited successor project to editor Michael Kelly's "Year's Best Weird Fiction" series, which he wound up in 2018. His introduction to issue 1 of this new magazine promises "pulpy goodness! We are hoping to bring some fun (and terror) to our readers." I can't honestly say I felt much in the way of terror, but it was certainly fun.There are eight new pieces of short fiction, plus a smattering of non-fiction and reviews. The quality of the
The first issue of a new bi-annual from Undertow, consciously modeled on Weird Tales and the like (double columns!), with some non-fiction (all quite brief), some nice illustrations, and eight stories, two of which I loved, three of which I liked, two I didn't click with, and one I still haven't decided about. Not a bad ratio, as collections of original fiction go, and the title definitely has promise (and is a stretch outside Undertow's usual comfort zone, so good for them for that).Krazy Krax
some really good ones in here. particularly the entries by Toase, Palumbo, Rogers, and Dixit
The first issue of a new weird fiction periodical from Undertow Press. It has great production value with a large oversize format and glossy pages. I will definitely be adding a subscription to this going forward and I recommend giving it a try. Standouts for me were:Orrin Grey's article on Crestwood House Monster Books. I read these books cover to cover as a kid yet hadn't thought of them in years. This was a great kick of nostalgia for me. The fiction story The Nightmare Kingdom by Shikhar Dix...
High production value in this nice glossy book, with heavy pages that feel de luxe. I enjoyed the mostly older books reviewed, and mostly foreign horror flicks reviewed. For my finicky tastes, I liked less than half the stories included - some of which seemed to be neither weird nor horror. Labels are elusive anyway. Overall, we see here an auspicious lauch for this new biannual mag from Undertow. I will definitely be checking out later volumes.
The first issue of a new Canadian horror magazine. I liked the variety of stories, and I'm curious to read future issues. Standouts for me were Steve Toase's very weird Children of the Rotting Straw, Suzan Palumbo's sci-fi opera-singing robot story Her Voice, Unmasked, and John Langan's folk horror Where the Hollow Tree Waits, which was mesmerizing. I also really enjoyed the film reviews -- there were a couple I hadn't heard of and need to track down.
