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“The Beak Doctor” by Eric Basso (1977)

“The Beak Doctor” by Eric Basso (1976) is a novellette about a sleeping sickness. Reading it now comes at a fortuitous time, since I’m…

Dec 1, 2022

“The Beak Doctor” by Eric Basso (1977)

Dec 1, 2022

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“The Psychologist Who Wouldn’t Do Awful Things to Rats” by James Triptree, Jr. (1976)

I don’t need to provide a content warning about cruelty to animals for this story, seeing as it’s already in the title. It was a harrowing…

Aug 9, 2022

“The Psychologist Who Wouldn’t Do Awful Things to Rats” by James Triptree, Jr. (1976)

Aug 9, 2022

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“It Only Comes Out At Night” by Dennis Etchison (1976)

The story of one lonely drive down a blistering desert highway.

Aug 3, 2022

“It Only Comes Out At Night” by Dennis Etchison (1976)

Aug 3, 2022

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“The Hospice” by Robert Aickman (1975)

A ghost story that the reader pieces together only after it is told

Jun 20, 2022

“The Hospice” by Robert Aickman (1975)

Jun 20, 2022

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“Don’t Look Now” by Daphne Du Maurier (1971)

A remarkable tale of paranoia and suspense, set in Venice

Jun 13, 2022

“Don’t Look Now” by Daphne Du Maurier (1971)

Jun 13, 2022

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“The Sea Was Wet As Wet Could Be” by Gahan Wilson (1967)

A creepy take on a Lewis Carroll poem by the New Yorker’s most grotesque cartoonist

Jun 6, 2022

a pile of pale oysters, ready to be eaten, stretching to the edges of the frame

Jun 6, 2022

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“The Ghoulbird” by Claude Seignolle (1967)

Don’t kill the Ghoulbird. Just don’t do it.

May 30, 2022

a heron perched upon a standing timber amid a grey, hazy marsh

May 30, 2022

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“The Salamander” by Mercè Rodoreda (1967)

A witch becomes a salamander in this Catalan metamorphosis story

May 23, 2022

“The Salamander” by Mercè Rodoreda (1967)

May 23, 2022

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“The Other Side of the Mountain” by Michel Bernanos (1967)

A seafaring adventure that becomes a journey to another, salvationless world

May 16, 2022

“The Other Side of the Mountain” by Michel Bernanos (1967)

May 16, 2022

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“The Colomber” by Dino Buzzati (1966)

Jaws soundtrack plays

May 9, 2022

“The Colomber” by Dino Buzzati (1966)

May 9, 2022

Matthew Rettino

Matthew Rettino

Speculative fiction writer and academic skills professional based in Montreal, QC. Join my monthly newsletter for the latest: bit.ly/39uTizo

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