{"id":3885,"date":"2017-04-04T15:13:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T15:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=3885"},"modified":"2017-08-22T12:03:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T12:03:22","slug":"newborn-heroes-gods-and-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/newborn-heroes-gods-and-monsters\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWBORN HEROES, GODS AND MONSTERS"},"content":{"rendered":"

A quick reading roundup today. We’re back in the weird and speculative world. greydogtales<\/em> doesn’t hide at home with its paws over its eyes \u2013 we love signposting new and adventurous things. We find a lot of fine stuff by linking up with people in various specific movements, such as the Folk Horror Revival<\/strong><\/span>, and the State of Black Science Fiction<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 both have large, active Facebook Groups.<\/p>\n

Despite their names, these are broad churches. FHR<\/strong> covers a wealth of folklore, weird art, mythic, spiritual and landscape issues; SBSF<\/strong> is home to all sorts of speculative fantasy and horror projects. Respect where they’re coming from, catch up on their agendas, and you’ll find some very cool works.<\/p>\n

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So let’s highlight what we always call ‘things of interest’, and this time we’ll cover some of those black creators. And don’t go ‘Uh, so this is niche black stuff’, dear Auntie Jane. There are some cracking reads here for anyone \u2013 accessible, thoughtful, and occasionally whoop-ass wild.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong><\/em> If you want to check out the Folk Horror Revival, whose work we also cover every so often, see our interviews with one of the founders, Andy Paciorek<\/strong>, starting with:<\/em> an interview with the weirdfinder general .<\/span><\/a> A link to one of FHR’s fascinating books, <\/em>Corpse Roads, can be found on the right-hand sidebar.<\/em><\/p>\n

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First off, we’ve been muttering a lot recently about a great collection of chunky short stories by J Malcolm Stewart<\/strong>, The Last Words of Robert Johnson<\/em>. We’re hoping to interview the man himself some time soon, but in the meantime, if you’re into the blues, the title story is an evocation of one night in 1938 at a black roadhouse, when the legendary bluesman Robert Johnson finds his last moments coming. A blend of realism and the crossroads-deal folklore you probably hoped for, well worth reading.<\/p>\n