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Vastarien, Vol. 1, Issue 3 by [Grimscribe Press, s. j. bagley, Kurt Fawver, F. J. Bergmann, Sean M. Thompson, Michael Uhall, Brooke Warra, Rayna Waxhead, S. L. Edwards, Jon Padgett]

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VASTARIEN is a source of critical study and creative response to the corpus of Thomas Ligotti as well as associated authors and ideas. The journal includes nonfiction, literary horror fiction, poetry, artwork and non-classifiable hybrid pieces.

Contents

five dreams of the red tower
s. j. bagley

The Rules and Regulations of White Pines, Vermont
Kurt Fawver

Long Time No See
F. J. Bergmann

Richard Gavin: The Nature of Horror
S. T. Joshi

The Mad German
Michael Uhall

I Feel Better Now
Brooke Warra

The Glow at Home
Rayna Waxhead

The Ghosts of Their Guns: Magical Realism in the Fiction of Nadia Bulkin
S. L. Edwards

Chronology of a Burn
Tonya Liburd

The Blind Opera
Sean M. Thompson

Nightmares
Désirée Zamorano

“The Clown Puppet” — A Case Study
Michael Cisco

Nightly Senses
Emmie Bristow

The Nightmare Man
L’Erin Ogle

Ennigaldi
Sam Schreiber

Trauma Narrating
Dr. Raymond Thoss

For She is Falling
John Linwood Grant

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Publication date

November 20, 2018
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07KRN8YNT
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grimscribe Press (November 20, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 20, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5384 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 182 pages
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- #471 in Horror & Supernatural Literary Criticism (Books)
- #36,575 in Horror (Kindle Store)
- #73,640 in Horror Literature & Fiction

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John Linwood Grant
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John Linwood Grant lives in Yorkshire with a pack of lurchers and a beard. He may also have a family. When he's not chronicling the adventures of Mr Bubbles, the slightly psychotic pony, he writes a range of supernatural, horror and speculative tales, some of which are actually published. You can find him every week on greydogtales.com, often with his dogs.
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S. L. Edwards
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S. L. Edwards enjoys dark fiction, dark poetry and darker beer. He is a Texan currently residing in California, specializing in weird fiction and poetry.
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Jon Padgett
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JON PADGETT is a professional--though lapsed--ventriloquist who lives in New Orleans with his spouse, their daughter, a cat and a dog. Padgett's first short story collection, The Secret of Ventriloquism, was named the Best Fiction Book by Rue Morgue Magazine. He has work out or forthcoming in Pseudopod, Lovecraft eZine, Xnoybis, Antenna::Signals. His work recently appeared in Joseph Pulver's anthology, A Walk on the Weird Side, and Phantasm/Chimera, an anthology published by Plutonian Press. His novelette, The Broker of Nightmares, will be published by Nightscape Press.
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Miguel Fliguer

Very good issue.

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2018

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This issue includes excellent stories like "five dreams of the red tower", "The Mad German" and the superb "Enigaldi". Some of the tales started promisingly but in the end didn't resonate with me, like "Chronology of a Burn" and "The Rules and Regulations of White Pines, Vermont". A bit heavy on the non-fiction side, with a couple of long critical studies and also a contribution by Dr. Raymond Thoss, which I skimmed. There's a small graphic issue with the cover of the Kindle edition, it doesn't have the same aspect ratio as previous issues, which is a nuisance. Admittedly, the bar was exceedingly high after issues #1 and #2, but overall this is a very good edition.

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Suzanne E. Bagley

BUY IT YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018

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WOW!! Evan if you are not into this type of writing you will find it fascinating!!
LOVED IT!!

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J Swink

Best issue yet

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2018

This has been the most solid and enjoyable issue of Vastarien that I have read to date. Among the highlights are an original article on Richard Gavin by the noted critic S.T. Joshi; the short story "The Blind Opera" by Sean M. Thompson (having just read John Gray's "The Soul of the Marionette" I found Thompson's story most enjoyable); an article by S.L. Edwards about the author Nadia Bulkin's work--someone I had never heard of but whose work I am anticipating reading; and the essay "The Clown Puppet"--A Case Study by Michael Cisco, an excellent discussion of what the Weird genre is and means, particularly as expressed by Thomas Ligotti. But to me the standout of this collection is the essay by the pseudonymous Dr. Raymond Thoss, "Trama Narrating." Approaching the Weird from the vantage point of three psychological approaches (Focal, Thematic, Symbolic), Thoss brings a new understanding to Weird fiction, specifically Ligotti's work, sussed out with examples from Thoss's own practice as a doctor : "Thomas Ligotti 'sensitizes' one to the nightmare of the organism, makes one aware of uncomfortable truths" (202). Thoss's essay is a fantastic work that deserves the attention of any fan of Ligotti or Weird fiction in general.

With each issue of Vastarien I increasingly look forward to the next issue, and this volume has exponentially raised my eagerness for more.

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Susan J.

A peek into the shadows

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2019

This collection of short stories, essays, poetry, and visual art provides a lens with which to view the philosophy of Thomas Ligotti and others. The pieces are like a glass shard embedded deep within one’s skin. It’s impossible not to pick and poke at it. The feeling is uncomfortable and sometimes painful, yet compelling.

My favorites in this issue are “I Feel Better Now” by Brooke Warra (and the accompanying illustration by Yves Tourigny), “The Glow at Home,” by Rayna Waxhead, “The Nightmare Man” by L’Erin Ogle, “The Blind Opera” by Sean M. Thompson, and “Nightly Senses,” a poem by Emile Bristow, which evoked a feeling of paranoia in me. Warra’s story features Eve and the unhealthy coping mechanisms she uses to deal with the physical and emotional pain associated with her genetic deformities. Waxhead’s work examines the safety of being kept versus the horror of being a “real person.” Ogle’s tale looks at abuse and taking control of a horrific situation. Thompson uses a second person narrative to put the reader in the driver’s seat of story about a recording that allows one to see what should not be seen.

Each entry provides a fascinating look into the shadows. I’m excited to discover the contents of the other issues.

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