The Stuff: Hänsel and Gretal have grown up and now live in the Black Forest at the close of The Thirty Years War. Rumors abound of Greta’s childhood doings with the old crone in the woods—did she really push that old woman into the oven?—but, for the most part, the villagers accept her. She bakesContinue reading “Review of “After the Forest” by Kell Woods”
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Review of “The White People” by Arthur Machen Halloween Countdown
30) “The White People” by Arthur Machen Plot: This novelette opens with a debate between two friends, Ambrose and Cotgrave, on the nature of sin. According to Ambrose, true Sin is rare and has more in common with the sanctified than the mundane. A murder is a terrible thing, but it is not true Sin.Continue reading “Review of “The White People” by Arthur Machen Halloween Countdown”
Review of “The Ash-Tree” by M. R. James Halloween Countdown
2) “The Ash-Tree” by M. R. James In describing the country estate of Castringham Hall in Suffolk, the narrator remarks, “The one feature that marked out the house from a score of others is gone. As you looked at it from the park, you saw [in times past] on the right a great old ash-treeContinue reading “Review of “The Ash-Tree” by M. R. James Halloween Countdown”
Review of “Mourning Melanie” by Ronald Schulte
Gloria wakes to the sound of the teakettle whistling. She didn’t mean to fall asleep. She’s just tired from the funeral. Alone now, she can curl up under a blanket with a cup of tea and relax. She’s run out of her favorite tea. This is a homemade gift, one of many snacks, desserts, andContinue reading “Review of “Mourning Melanie” by Ronald Schulte”
Reviews of Old and New Stories. Mostly Old 