Wow amazing that ive never heard of such a writer, Anyone that has written with poppy z brite before she found jesus must be good. I started exquisite corpse before i went to afghanistan and havent been able to finish it because my copy got lost in transit.
I have a penchant for macabre fiction and most of the modern crowd is too.... passe? Generic? unimaginative?
(sorry to the regulars for this brief off-topic intermezzo, but then, isn't out our off-topic interests that define who we are?)
I know exactly what you mean. Now Ligotti is so incredibly bleak that, like foie gras and caviar, he's best tasted in small doses. His first major collection has recently been republished by Subterranean Press, and if you are quick you may still be able
to buy a copy (his books tend to sell out quick and become expensive 2nd hand)
Also do check out Laird Barron, his first collection ("
The imago sequence", from Nightshade books) is seriously impressive, even if sometimes hermetic and obscure. Like HPL and Ligotti, he's interested in that particular
frisson that great cosmic horror brings. I have Barron's
new collection, but didn't start reading yet.
Furthermore, probably the one very best HPL pastiche I ever read is "A Colder War" by Charles Stross. For enjoyment, it helps if you have read HPL and spy novels. Best of all, you can read it for free
HERE.
Also check Terry Lamsley's modern classic collection "
Conference of the dead" - the reprint is still available.
Finally, for a subtle yet modern approach, it's difficult to find better than Reggie Oliver. Most of his books are out of print and made from unobtanium as they cost now more than a Sebenza IF you can find them, and therefore it's good that Centipede Press issued a
mammoth collection. Yes it's expensive, now I do have the original books, bought when they came out and I can really recommend them. A subset of the stories is still available in his "
Masques of Satan" collection from Ash-tree press (
review). It's good but eventually you'll buy the mammoth collection and then you'd buy twice... Now, you can download a good free audio podcast from one of his stories
HERE.
I really enjoy your videos "Dagon" I have made decisions regarding my last few purchases based on your video reviews. This knife my be another.... Thanks for sharing!!!
Wow, thanks. Honestly, it's just a little hobby of mine and I am slowly running out of knives to discuss (still some 20-odd ones to go, as I don't buy many these days, I have more than enough). I am happy to have enlarged the horizon of my viewers, there are indeed several interesting more obscure (and zero-tactical) designs out there!
Anyway, despite my resolution to buy far less knives, I am itching for a splendid and hugely charming new Citadel folder...
Thanks for review and pics. Rhino might be ideal EDC fixed blade. I´m surprised, that your knife came with kydex sheath - Boker claims "leather sheath included" on their website. But in my opinion kydex with tec-lock is far better solution
I think it was just a misprint and in this case, for a modern knife I also prefer a modern kind of sheath.
I did notice meanwhile that -very much as expected- it's difficult to make really thin slices out of a big onion or tomato as the spine tends to push the blade sideways when it enters the vegetable. Still, it's more than acceptable for most outdoor cooking (and other general tasks).
