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Richard Matheson: The Shores of Space

review The Shores of Space

as often in collections of short stories it is a mixed bag. my three favourites - "being", was reminded of Stephen King - "the test", a really effective dystopian vignette (honorable mention "trespass", a greater than expected pulp story) - "the last day", a reflection about world's end

Die Doppelte Nacht (German language, 2024)

review of Die doppelte Nacht

i have to admit, i expected something like a travel journal and got some kind of a novel. a difficult spot: the meetings and observations in germany in 1958 were interesting, but maybe 'invented'. and the author's reflections about the nature of 'the german', riddled with a reference-game, were rather artificial and old fashioned.

Sax Rohmer: The Knight of the Necropolis or, Brood of the Witch-Queen (AudiobookFormat, B.J. Harrison)

Antony Ferrara is a modern-day sorcerer - a murderer who kills with his supernatural powers. …

review of The Knight of the Necropolis or, Brood of the Witch-Queen

it's a gothic horror novel that feels like the movies from the thirties to me. you know what will happen and most of the time you are not convinced of the effects, but the mood and setting is excellent. maybe a bit too much of a chain of episodes...