Flowers Among the Carrion: Essays on the Gothic in Contemporary Poetry, by James Pate If you mention the word “Gothic” in many circles today, there is usually an automatic association with architecture such as…
You Ask Me To Talk About the Interior, by Carolina Ebeid It is perhaps most difficult to see beauty when it lives in and around something horrid. But the focus of vision does not…
Suite for Barbara Loden, by Nathalie Lèger Translated by Natasha Lehrer and Cècile Menon A little backstory: In 1970, Barbara Loden wrote, produced, directed, and stared in a film called Wanda, which was semi-autobiographical,…
Bruja, by Wendy Ortiz There is quite the argument going on about the significance of dreams. Psychological and neurological studies of dreams often lean toward the conclusion that dreams are nothing more than the…
Storm Toward Morning, by Malachi Black Review by Alana Folsom There are some poetry books that ask to be read for their emotional impact—for the pure punch to the gut that their lines deliver—and…
My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor by Keith Morris (with Jim Ruland) Keith Morris, founding member of the classic Los Angeles hardcore punk bands Black Flag and Circle Jerks, has just…
Lost Privilege Company, or the book of listening By The Blunt Research Group It is not hard to get people to think about their legacies. For many of us, it is one of the…
States of Terror, Vol. 3 edited by Matt E. Lewis and Keith McCleary It is incredibly easy to become desensitized to the “horrifying”. Mainstream horror, regardless of the medium, all too often mistakes disgust…
Smooth-Talking Dog by Roberto Castillo Udiarte Translated by Anthony Seidman The saying “misery loves company” has always irked me for some reason. Perhaps, because the connotation that it often takes is of a miserable…
The Orchid Stories, by Kenward Elmslie If there is any hope of fully understanding what language and literature are capable of, then nothing can be held as sacred. Not sacred in the sense of…
Defiant Pose, by Stewart Home Editor’s Note: This review contains NSFW material. Mary Louise Pratt introduced the definition of what she referred to as “contact zones” into the study of the critical theories of…
Shelter In Place, by Alexander Maksik In Alexander Maksik’s Shelter in Place, Joseph March is a recent college graduate with little ambition beyond bartending and having fun with his friends until he falls into…