A weird emanation of energy straight out of Blue Man Group, the "blue bodies" are doubles that haunt the narrator of "The New Rays."
Tag: Gothic
At the Blue Met: The Children of Mary Shelley
Frankenstein, which celebrates its 200th publication anniversary this year, has often been called the first science fiction novel. To what extent can today's science fiction trace its roots back to Frankenstein, given the vital, diversified, and increasingly popular genre it is today?
Weird #5 Casting the Runes by M.R James (1911)
Book reviewing can be a perilous profession, especially when the author of the book in question knows a thing or two about alchemy and Runic magic. In such cases, it is not advised to write an overly negative review, for fear of reprisals on the part of the sorcerer in question. Unfortunately, in M. R. …
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Feel disconnected from your childhood lately? Although I am not a licensed psychiatrist, or a doctor of any sort, let me recommend to you The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Never fear: it is not a pill that is bitter to the taste, although it is certainly not sugar coated. …
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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
It's an entire world just under your feet, in the vast underground networks that form the urban environment, where people who've fallen through the cracks of society vanish from our everyday reality. Such is the setting of Neil Gaiman's urban quest fantasy Neverwhere. One of his older novels, it was originally based on a 1996 …
Vision: Evening Prayer
The date was Sunday 6 August 2012. I had entered the chapel of the monastery in Taizé, France, late at night during the service of evening prayer. I had scarcely slept since arriving in Paris and after two days in the City of Lights, I was exhausted. I was in the state of waking in …
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