Not a Speck of Light April 12, 2026 Most of the stories in the collection “Not a Spec of Light“, by Laird Barron are, frankly, boring. There are a couple of standouts. “Don’t Make Me Assume My Ultimate Form” was the one that held my attention—the conversation between the Danny Doll and the character with the brain tumor had a strange, unsettling edge that actually worked. “An American Remake of a Japanese Ghost Story” is probably the most clever piece […]
The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell April 12, 2026 The second book I got from Brian Stevenson, after the collection of stories A Collapse of Horses. I was really hoping for more stories in the same vein as A Collapse of Horses (hoping really for another story to blow me away like the story “Click” from this collection.) Unfortunately, this was not the case. I could say this particular collection is weaker than Horses. The strongest story in the collection […]
Revolutionary history at the Schuyler House, rebuilt in just 29 days after British troops burned it to the ground in 1777.
My first hike of the season took me to the powerful Dionondahowa Falls. Walking through the woods before the spring growth takes over has a stark, beautiful clarity to it, even if the bare branches made…
My lady’s work on display at Schenectady’s Art Night
A Collapse of Horses March 14, 2026 Brian Evenson’s A Collapse of Horses was my introduction to the author, and it accomplished one of the best things a book can do: it made me immediately go out and buy another book by the same writer. That alone says a lot. The collection is made up of short stories that live somewhere between psychological horror and something stranger and harder to pin down. Most of the stories land slightly above the […]
Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark March 14, 2026 What Could Have Been My interest in Stinger started in a somewhat roundabout way. I first encountered the story through the television show Teacup streaming on Peacock. The premise immediately caught my attention: strange events, isolated characters, and a slow unfolding mystery that hinted at something much larger happening just out of view. Unfortunately, the show was cancelled after a single season, leaving the story unfinished and […]
Disciple of the Garden brought raw 90s grunge energy to Frog Alley, while ScarHaven surprised me with real power and presence. In a bigger room, they might have brought the house down.
While my wife handled drop-offs for the show at John Boyd Thacher State Park, I walked the cliff edge and caught Mine Lot Falls frozen below—still, sharp, and worth every step.
Last fall, Sleepy Hollow surprised me. Not spectacle, but stillness. In the hills of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, near Washington Irving, I found atmosphere over myth—and a reason to return.
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