Unspeakably Scary Things Issue #1
Allegedly, a magazine called Unspeakably Scary Things went into circulation back in the ’70s. It was a horror magazine with a lot of pulp-style writing, but no authors you’ve ever heard of.
By Brandon Scott on Jun 30th, 2023
Allegedly, a magazine called Unspeakably Scary Things went into circulation back in the ’70s. It was a horror magazine with a lot of pulp-style writing, but no authors you’ve ever heard of.
By Brandon Scott on Jun 23rd, 2023
This story is a trick. The happy title hides a much more terrifying narrative. If you embark on this, you must know what you’re getting into. This is not a tale of whimsey.
By Brandon Scott on Jun 2nd, 2023
Dear reader, to say much more than the title of this story ruins the surprise. The horrific gut punch at the center of this odd tale. So, I must ask you to trust me on this one.
By Brandon Scott on May 24th, 2023
The Cellar Letters is the first podcast I’m reviewing that I didn’t like. Its first few episodes have many problems that ejected me from the narrative. Because of limited review time and well over forty episodes, I’ll concede the podcast may leverage its ideas later to great effect, but the initial impressions were medium to bad.
By Brandon Scott on Apr 26th, 2023
I hope it’s clear how good I think Nope is by me actively not wanting to spoil anything. Usually, I keep these reviews as vague as possible about plot points, but I must be even more careful with this one.
By Brandon Scott on Apr 5th, 2023
Horrid is a book about emotions more than anything else. Its plot, its ending, its momentum are all in service of getting across big emotional moments.
By Brandon Scott on Mar 17th, 2023
In every tale of rules that must never be broken, someone breaks them. Humans, it seems, are sometimes too curious. And now our protagonist, Jeremy, has stayed up too long. And can hear the humming.
By Brandon Scott on Mar 10th, 2023
Today, we have a type of story that’s been with humanity forever. There have always been stories of things children must not do or risk terrible danger.
By Brandon Scott on Feb 22nd, 2023
The Girls Are Never Gone is an interesting blend of concepts attached to a traditional ghost story. From The Twisted Ones to Horrid to even aspects of Harrow Lake, I already knew this story’s bones.
By Brandon Scott on Jan 20th, 2023
So many people live with roommates, and it can sometimes be hard to know what everyone is up to each day. Different people come and go as errands and life shuffle around schedules and plans.
By Brandon Scott on Jan 13th, 2023
In the horror genre, there is a subsection sometimes called “weird horror.”
By Brandon Scott on Jan 7th, 2023
Sometimes, we have stories with titles that hint at the plot. It’ll give a vague understanding of what you might read.
This time, however, there’s no metaphor.