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“The Hunger and the Dusk” and the Art of Subtle Horror

Published: November 24, 2024 12:00

Sometime during the pandemic, I ended up sitting down to play The Banner Saga trilogy of games, due in no small part to Luke Plunkett’s writing on the series. The games are about a series of unlikely alliances between different cultures to avert an…

The Perpetual Battles of “Golden Rage”

Published: November 14, 2024 12:00

The cover artwork for Golden Rage is immediately striking: two hands dripping with blood, with a bracelet reading “GRANDMA” around one wrist. That combination is not a dream, not a hoax, and not an imaginary story; once things are underway, Jay — who…

Metafictional Cosmic Horror: Reading “Where Black Stars Rise”

Published: October 31, 2024 10:00

What does it mean for an author’s surname to become shorthand for a certain method of storytelling? “Lovecraftian” has taken on that quality; even people who wouldn’t recognize a shoggoth have a broad understanding of what it means. “Chambersian” doesn’t…

Apocalyptic Friendships and Other Ends of the World: On “Boys Weekend”

Published: October 6, 2024 11:00

Does science fiction, as a genre, play well with others? The comics medium is more open than most to smashing together genre tropes and plot devices. I’m not just talking about superhero shared universes, where a tech genius and a magician might team up…