Paula Guran Reviews Podcastle, PseudoPod, and Weird Horror
Podcastle 4/11/23
PseudoPod 4/14/23
Weird Horror Spring ’23
“The Girl Who Never Was” by Harold R. Thompson (Podcastle 782) is an intriguing story about a daughter and a life that never existed.
Richard Dansky’s “Swing Batter Batter” (PseudoPod 861) is a twist on the old tale of a baseball player selling his soul to the devil, but it’s still a good read.
Weird Horror #6 offers 13 original stories, most from newer writers. One veteran writer’s story – “Subsidence” by Steve Rasnic Tem – is as skillfully crafted as a story can get. Kurt is caring for his dying wife, Jane, and the elderly couple move into what he thinks is a more manageable house. The plot is predictable and not new, but Tem still manages to build tension and affect the reader. I also enjoyed Neil Williamson’s cunning revenge tale “An Antique Puzzle Chest of Unknown Providence”.
Paula Guran has edited more than 40 science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologies and more than 50 novels and collections featuring the same. She’s reviewed and written articles for dozens of publications. She lives in Akron OH, near enough to her grandchildren to frequently be indulgent.
This review and more like it in the June 2023 issue of Locus.
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