Joining me today is the highly acclaimed author, Jesse Bullington. Jesse’s first book, The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart was a critical success, and you would be hard-pressed to find a book with a more divisive response from reviewers. Personally, I adored the book, so I’ve been itching to talk with Jesse for quite […]
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The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington Jesse Bullington’s debut novel is a difficult one to review, not because of plot or character, but because of the general style in which it is written. Plainly speaking; it’s pretty gross. Full of pus, vomit, blood, urine, gore, snot and other bodily fluids, The […]
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The Enterprise of Death by Jesse Bullington CLASSIFICATION: Like The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart, The Enterprise of Death is a hard-to-classify fusion of folklore, historical fiction, fantasy, horror and black comedy in the vein of the Brothers Grimm, Clive Barker, Chuck Palahniuk, Warren Ellis and a bit of Joe Abercrombie. In this case, […]
Read MoreRobert Thompson (RETIRED)´s rating: 3.5 | Jesse Bullington | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | | 5 comments |
The Folly of the World by Jesse Bullington In a flooded 15th century Holland there are very few opportunities available. Jan may have an amazing opportunity at a life full of riches, but it’s hidden somewhere at the bottom of a flooded town. To reach his greedy goal in the dark moldy depths, Jan enlists the help […]
Read MoreJustin Blazier´s rating: 5 | Jesse Bullington | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | | 2 comments |
Beneath Ceaseless Skies is a bi-weekly online magazine that publishes literary adventure fantasy. Each issue contains two stories. Each issue is available for free online, or can be downloaded to an e-reader for a mere $.99. I read the two issues published in February 2011 for this column, but there are already two March issues […]
Read MoreTerry Weyna | Jesse Bullington, Kat Howard | Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | | 4 comments |
Schemers by Robin D. Laws (editor) Schemers is a collection of short stories by an excellent list of authors: Jesse Bullington, Tobias Buckell, Ekaterina Sedia, Jonathan L. Howard, Nick Mamatas, Elizabeth A. Vaughan, Tania Hershman, Kyla Lee Ward, Robyn Seale, Laura Lush, Molly Tanzer, John Helfers, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, and Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer. These are stories of […]
Read MoreJustin Blazier´s rating: 4 | Ekaterina Sedia, Elizabeth Vaughan, Jesse Bullington, Jonathan L. Howard, Nick Mamatas, Tobias Buckell | Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | | 1 comment |
The New Gothic edited by Beth K. Lewis The New Gothic, an anthology of twelve stories, is edited by Beth K. Lewis and published by Stone Skin Press. It’s a good collection, worth reading. Gothic horror usually counts on a mounting sense of dread and/or disgust to carry the reader, rather than shock or terror. […]
Read MoreMarion Deeds´s rating: 3 | Jesse Bullington | Horror, Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | | no comments |
Cthuthlu Fhtagn! edited by Ross Lockhart Usually, I shy away from reviewing books whose name I can’t pronounce. Since this title is in the language of the Elder Gods, though, it’s probably better that I can’t pronounce it. Aklo, H.P. Lovecraft’s mystical language, was never meant for human voices to speak anyway, as editor Ross […]
Read MoreMarion Deeds´s rating: 3.5 | H.P. Lovecraft, Jesse Bullington, Laird Barron, Molly Tanzer, Richard Lee Byers | Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | | 9 comments |
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