Growing up is difficult enough. The body changes in odd ways; social dynamics rapidly shift, pulling former best friends in different directions; a new struggle with identity pops up by the day. Naturally, this period existential angst and physical oddity is a goldmine for horror writers, from the trauma inflicted by bullying, to the loss […]
The “fantasy” label encompasses a lot of subgenres. I have a weak spot for many of them (hello, gaslight! Hello, flintlock!), but one in particular turns me to jelly: the kind of that is escapist in the best sense, offering a rollicking good time, a darn fine yarn that spins out effortlessly, the sort you’d imagine […]
