Celebrating with broken glass in Matt McBride’s AT THE MERCY OF THE FLIES

“At the Mercy of the Flies renders the mundanity of daily life as a series of dislocations. What emerges is a record of survival written in the margins of collapse. Anchored in the author’s experiences with depression and the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, these poems chart the cartographies of a life and a … Continue reading Celebrating with broken glass in Matt McBride’s AT THE MERCY OF THE FLIES

“A Town Called Purgatory”: Review & Interview Featuring Writer and Actor Dan DeLuca

When viewers think of films like From Dusk Till Dawn or the more recent Sinners, the draw of the horror Western genre is undeniable. There’s something that just fits—the lawless West, the isolation and barren landscapes, the constant danger that may be of this world or may… not. The blending inherent to the horror Western … Continue reading “A Town Called Purgatory”: Review & Interview Featuring Writer and Actor Dan DeLuca

Find the Difference between Living and Surviving in Andrew Joseph White’s “The Spirit Bares Its Teeth”

I feel like it bears mentioning that I first read Andrew Joseph White's The Spirit Bares Its Teeth immediately following the completion of a queer horror fiction course I taught at university. So, I came to this book with all of the tropes, criticisms, and "perverse" forms of rebellion swirling in my head. Truth be … Continue reading Find the Difference between Living and Surviving in Andrew Joseph White’s “The Spirit Bares Its Teeth”