FEAR THE ABYSS — a hot new science-fiction/horror anthology from Post-Mortem Press

  I've been pretty impressed with what Post-Mortem Press has been publishing this year, from Adam Nienaber's Dexteresque novel, Truly Deeply Disturbed, to Jessica McHugh's subversively funny bowling stripper story, Pins to Paul Anderson's anthology, Uncanny Allegories. These are no-nonsense, entertaining books, edited with a gleeful love of the horror genre. So when I heard they were putting together a collection of science-fiction stories by writers primarily known for their horror fiction, I was very happy to join the party. And what a grand party it is! Here's the full Table of Contents. It's a pretty impressive roster, and I…

Dexter Notes

I've been a longtime fan of the Dexter series on Showtime, and a new season (#7) is going to begin in about a month. I unfortunately don't subscribe to Showtime, having caught it through Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand in the past. But last month I picked up the entire run of the whole series (when I spotted it as a blu ray deal of the week on Amazon) and have begun watching it all over again, deliberately, studying this serial killer series for whatever new observations I can make the second time around and to uncover any lessons…