Marked To Die

MARKED TO DIE

A Tribute to Mark Samuels

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SNUGGLY BOOKS 2016

Edited by Justin Isis

With 450 pages, the biggest multi-authored book of new Weird Fiction in the 21st Century.

Table of Contents:

The Shadowy Companion, foreword by Mark Valentine

Rapture, Reggie Oliver

The Golden Dustmen, Colin Insole

Canticle, Daniel Mills

White Light, White Heat, Adam Nevill

The Black Mass, Justin Isis

The Big-Headed People, DF Lewis

Attraction, John Mundy

The Early Signs of Blight, Kristine Ong Muslim

Chaoskampf, James Champagne

A Bad Un to Beat vs. The High Gate Waterman:
It’s All About the Benjamins, Brendan Connell and Quentin S. Crisp

Language of the City, Thana Niveau

The Singular Quiddity of Merlin’s Ear, Simon Clark

The Carnivore of Monsters, Stuart Young

The Men With Paper Faces, John L. Probert

Empty Houses, Ralph C. Doege

Reinformation Theory, Yarrow Paisley

Prison Inquieta, Jon Paul Rai

Slag Glass Lachrimæ, David Rix

Coda


Also a book where I break my 17 year old non-submission fast for the fifth time by having a new story published here.

When I real-time these stories, my comments will appear in the thought stream below.

The Gift of the kos’mos Cometh!

in praise of night and kosmos

edited by damian murphy and geticus polus

l’homme recent bucharest into the indigo abyss mmxv

stories by Andrew Condous, Quentin S. Crisp, John Howard, Thomas Stromsholt, Harold Billings, Alcebiades Diniz, Joseph Dawson, Jonathan Wood, DF Lewis, DP Watt, Stephan Friedman, Avalon Brantley, John Gale, Adam S. Cantwell, Damian Murphy, Colin Insole, Charles Schneider.

My previous reviews of books by this publisher HERE.

When I conduct  a real-time review of this massive and gorgeously produced anthology, my comments will be found in the thought stream below or by clicking on this post’s title above.

WRAITHS and ERITH

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I have just received the two books from ZAGAVA

ERITH by Quentin Crisp

WRAITHS by Mark Valentine

My previous reviews of ZAGAVA books are linked from HERE.
…and of Mark Valentine works HERE
…and of Quentin S. Crisp works HERE.

If I real-time review these books, my comments will appear in the thought stream below or by clicking on this post’s title above.

THEBOYWHOplayedWITHSHADOWS

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THEBOYWHOplayedWITHSHADOWS
By Quentin S. Crisp

‘L’Homme Récent’ MMXV

I have just received this book as purchased from the publisher.

My previous reviews of this publisher’s books HERE.

My previous reviews of works by Quentin S. Crisp HERE.

I intend to real-time review this book and, when I do, my thoughts will be found below or by clicking on this post’s title above.

A review by Des Lewis

Dreams of Ourselves

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I have just received my purchased copy of this luxurious, richly artworked book…

288 pages – No. 31 of 110 numbered copies

DREAMS of OURSELVES

Stories and novellas from Quentin S. Crisp, Jonathan Wood, Colin Insole, Andrew Condous, Mark Valentine, Damian Murphy, John Howard, Rhys Hughes, Adam S. Cantwell, D.P. Watt, Avalon Brantley.

Les Editions de L’Oubli MMXIV

Zagava / Ex Occidente Press

I am particularly intrigued by the prospect of this book as it seems to be operating a form of Nemonymity (author late-labelling) that was operated in NEMONYMOUS 2001 – 2010.

My previous reviews of this publisher’s books linked from HERE

LOOK THEE TO THE COMMENT STREAM BELOW FOR MY REAL-TIME REVIEW

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DEFEATED DOGS – by Quentin S. Crisp

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Eibonvale Press (2013)

A collection of stories by Quentin S. Crisp

Book & other items purchased from publisher. Signed and lettered E.

Sculpture made from QSC’s shed hair: Miranda Keyes
Cover Art: David Rix
Quentin’s haircut: Jazz Topalusic
Quentin’s trousers: Dominika Kieruzel
Quentin’s Shirt: Emily

My ‘RTRcausal’ review will be conducted in the comment stream below as and when I read each story.

It may take some while to complete this review during the period I remain busy preparing the ‘Horror Without Victims’ anthology.  Anything beyond the stories and their physical accoutrements are outwith this review.

[My previous reviews of Quentin S. Crisp fiction: HERE]