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Editor Doug Draa has done excellent work curating a diverse mix of weird fiction and poetry for Weirdbook #34. Highly recommended for fans of fantasy, horror, supernatural, and science fiction. Every story was entertaining and worth reading. My favorites were those by Adrian Cole and Sean Patrick Hazlett. And I’d rate James D. Mabe’s “Touched” as the best of the book by a shake, a tremble actually.
Another great addition to the Weirdbook collection.
A well edited, excellent variety of weird fiction!
The Weirdbook anthologies are generally very good, full of readable stories, many of which are memorable as well. This one, issue no. 34, was no exception. However, in this ground littered with broken glass of desperation and bleakness, I found the following works worthy of repeat-reads:1. 'A Kiss for the Mirrornan' by Adrian Cole2. 'Mukden' by Sean Patrick Hazlett3. 'Bunnies of the Apocalypse' by Gregg Chamberlain4. 'The Singing Tree' by Lawrence Buentello5. 'Beauty Treatment' by Liam Hogan6. '...
This is yet another great collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction stories and poetry, though I have to admit, a couple of them made me hungry: "The Demon in the Doughnut Shop" by Bret McCormick and "Thrill My Soul" (in which Death opens an ice cream stand) by Greg Jenkins. Another favorite was "Mischa in the Window" by Jason Rubis, about a musician who has a room in his basement with a window into another world. Good reading!
Another line-up of some great new stories! The few standouts for me were:"In the Gallery," by J. Michael Major; an old idea yet very well told."Bunnies of the Apocalypse," by Gregg Chamberlain was an amusing spurt of weirdness, good for a chuckle."Touched," by James D. Mabe proved to be a really creepy narrative with just the right amount of mystery at the end.I truly enjoyed the beguiling, fairy tale quality of "The Singing Tree," by Lawrence Buentello."Mischa in the Window," by Jason Rubis was...