The tiny frights blog is now on the fediverse! Thanks to Fedi.Tips for providing the know-how!
My hope is that this will encourage me to blog more regularly.
Category: Blog
Recent reading, Feb 5 2025
Queer Little Nightmares
Queer Little Nightmares: An Anthology of Monstrous Fiction and Poetry, edited by David Ly and Daniel Zomparelli; Arsenal Pulp Press, 3rd printing, 2024.
This is what small presses are for! Queer Little Nightmares is a collection of stories and poems for the monsters in all of us (especially the queer ones). Diverse in style and content, these works are both deliciously weird and grounded in emotional truth. Standouts for me include the stories “The Vetala’s Song” by Anuja Varghese and “Strange Case” by Eddy Boudel Tan, and the poems “Godzilla, Silhouette Against City” by Ryan Dzelzkalns and “Cryptid Cruising” by Avra Margariti. But they’re all worth reading.
Horror: A Literary History
Horror: A Literary History, edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes; The British Library, 2020.
This collection of essays surveys the horror genre in English and American literature from the 18th century to today. Sometimes the style is ridiculously academic, but the content is interesting throughout. Every chapter ends with a list of references and a “What to Read Next” section, making it a useful book to keep on hand.
What’s going on with tiny frights?
What’s going on with tiny frights?
I’ve decided to turn it into my personal horror blog. Posts will probably be infrequent, and I expect they’ll mostly be about what I’m reading, viewing, or listening to in the horror genre (or horror-adjacent material). I might occasionally post original writings or art. Zine issues and podcast episodes will remain available.
On Saturday, January 18th, I will be shutting down the tiny frights Facebook and Instagram accounts.