So opens Reggie Chamberlain-King's introduction to his latest There were plenty in both and they looked 'I don't recall if I saw my first gunman in my childhood nightmares My congratulations toĪlison Wise, designer Vince Haig, and to cover artist Olga Beliaeva. *Since writing, this excellent cover has deservedly won for UndertowĬover Of The Year by Electric Literature. Years, Undertow's output generally has risen from creditable to One of this publisher's best a pareidolia of a skull upon a For it is aĬurse, self-inflicted by the mercenary actions of those who'd soĬover – alongside that for Kay Chronister's 'Thin Places' – is Reader sympathy with the title character, rather than any distancingįrom it, despite her uncanny, supernatural presence. To hand it to Alison Wise the feminist angle of the curse ensures True crime story, and subsequently as an ongoing curse from the Told by a boy to a girl resonates later in life, first as a found On the night of a Halloween party, a tale Nag Bride' is a folk-horror classic and the standout tale in anĪlready strong collection. Out upon a trestle bridge overlooking the waters at which they met Story' – A lovely description of young lost love, eternally played Of ambiguous intent, whose silent eerie presence will play a key role 'Crossing' – A child's early fear is tested by an underwater naiad Physical possession for an alien race's future survival. Soldiers meet after battle as a controlling nectar-like drug takes On behalf of her late, love-lorn predecessor against their muchįeted, but arrogant, magician. 'How the Trick Is Done' - a stage assistant takes revenge Five of the best reveal the assured consistency of a Well as the SF ('Lesser Creek') and the ghost story.
Genre – based upon this evidence – impresses.įor example, she handles the horror folk tale ('The Nag Bride') as Was released by Titan Books in last June. Ultra Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves the World Again , – another new name to me – has had two collections published, The In the meantime, I hope you all have as good a Yule as is possible in these trying times and as productive a 2022 as I hope to. I can't believe 'Pan' won't return eventually, so I ask my kind readers to keep a look out next year and keep the pagan faith.
Since I need to ensure I do better than another year of only meagre scribblings, I therefore need to 'get my head down' and commit to the completion of a draft, with no other (or next to no other) writing commitments forthcoming. Reason being, a historical novel begun in 2020 has made little progress in 2021.
Sadly, it must also be the last issue for the foreseeable future. Editorial: Greetings Panners! So, we come to the last issue of the year.
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