Matthew Rettino“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, 2022Dec 1, 2022
Matthew Rettino“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, 2022Aug 9, 2022
Matthew Rettino“It Only Comes Out At Night” by Dennis Etchison (1976)The story of one lonely drive down a blistering desert highway.Aug 3, 20221Aug 3, 20221
Matthew Rettino“The Hospice” by Robert Aickman (1975)A ghost story that the reader pieces together only after it is toldJun 20, 2022Jun 20, 2022
Matthew Rettino“Don’t Look Now” by Daphne Du Maurier (1971)A remarkable tale of paranoia and suspense, set in VeniceJun 13, 2022Jun 13, 2022
Matthew Rettino“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 cartoonistJun 6, 2022Jun 6, 2022
Matthew Rettino“The Ghoulbird” by Claude Seignolle (1967)Don’t kill the Ghoulbird. Just don’t do it.May 30, 2022May 30, 2022
Matthew Rettino“The Salamander” by Mercè Rodoreda (1967)A witch becomes a salamander in this Catalan metamorphosis storyMay 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Matthew Rettino“The Other Side of the Mountain” by Michel Bernanos (1967)A seafaring adventure that becomes a journey to another, salvationless worldMay 16, 2022May 16, 2022
