Horror

The House on the Borderland (review)

by Bill Ward on August 2, 2008

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Presently, I saw, rising up out of the ruddy gloom,the distant peaks of the mighty amphitheatre of mountains, where, untold ages before, I had been shown my first glimpse of the terrors that underlie many things; and where, vast and silent, watched by a thousand mute gods, stands the replica of this house of mysteries [...]

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Hellboy: The Bones of Giants (review)

by Bill Ward on July 19, 2008

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Mjollnir was no longer luring Hellboy in one direction or another, but in some ways it haunted him more than ever. There was a presence inside him, lurking at the back of his mind; it felt like he was waiting in line for something with this rude, extremely impatient entity staring over his shoulder, urging [...]

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20th Century Ghosts (review)

by Bill Ward on April 20, 2008

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My best friend when I was twelve was inflatable. Title: 20th Century Ghosts Author: Joe Hill Genre: Horror/Surreal/Literary Year: 2005 Either you know who Joe Hill’s father is, or you don’t. Once you do know, it’s hard to read his work without the comparison somewhere in the back of your mind . . . until [...]

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A Night in the Lonesome October (review)

by Bill Ward on March 30, 2008

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October 23: Up in the morning, out on the job. I hassled the Things, then checked around outside. A black feather lay near our front door. Could be one of Nightwind’s. Could be openers on a nasty spell. Could just be a stray feather. I carried it across the road to the field and pissed [...]

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