{"id":4825,"date":"2017-11-20T21:32:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T21:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=4825"},"modified":"2019-02-07T21:19:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T21:19:34","slug":"the-weird-in-our-palms-like-stolen-silver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-weird-in-our-palms-like-stolen-silver\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weird in Our Palm, Like Stolen Silver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for something to read? No, we thought you weren\u2019t, but we don\u2019t listen anyway. So today we offer signposts for two weird works that are here, and two that are yet to come &#8211; a bit like ghosts at Christmas, or maybe plagues. Maybe those weren\u2019t the best analogies, after all. Yet stay, grim visitor, and check out news of <em>Skelos\u2019<\/em>s return, the<em> Test Patterns<\/em> anthology, and a <em>Ravenwood Special<\/em>, plus haunted words and houses from <strong>Angela Yuriko Smith<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/hand-2593743_960_720.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4828\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-weird-in-our-palms-like-stolen-silver\/hand-2593743_960_720\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/hand-2593743_960_720.jpg?fit=960%2C637\" data-orig-size=\"960,637\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX K-r&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hand-2593743_960_720\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/hand-2593743_960_720.jpg?fit=300%2C199\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/hand-2593743_960_720.jpg?fit=474%2C315\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4828\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/hand-2593743_960_720.jpg?resize=447%2C296\" alt=\"weird hand\" width=\"447\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/hand-2593743_960_720.jpg?resize=300%2C199 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/hand-2593743_960_720.jpg?resize=768%2C510 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/hand-2593743_960_720.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Occult Detective Quarterly Presents<\/h1>\n<p>Not enough? Then before we begin on the four publications mentioned above, let\u2019s announce a brand new anthology coming in 2018 from the <em>Occult Detective Quarterly<\/em> stables. ODQ regularly gets asked if will run longer fiction; sometimes writers send it anyway but it can&#8217;t be fitted in, and others bemoan the lack of markets for anything with a bit of meat\/soya to it. We&#8217;re talking 8000 words plus.<\/p>\n<p>Is there a genuine interest out there? ODQ hopes to find out through a new Kickstarter campaign, which is being run specifically to help support a first anthology of novelette and novella length fiction \u2013 <em>ODQ Presents.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The stories, from experienced writers, are in the bag. The campaign offers a range of goodies, including <em>ODQ Presents<\/em> itself in eformat or print, subscriptions to ODQ at reduced prices, and more. Do check it out. Your support will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that the first ODQ Presents succeeds!<\/li>\n<li>Open up a potential new market for longer fiction.<\/li>\n<li>Increase the chances of commissioned illustrations for every story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/280674519\/occult-detective-quarterly-presents<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">A Home of Shadows<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4829\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-weird-in-our-palms-like-stolen-silver\/41sc4z1zbjl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg?fit=313%2C500\" data-orig-size=\"313,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"41Sc4z1ZbJL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg?fit=188%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg?fit=313%2C500\" class=\" wp-image-4829 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg?resize=330%2C527\" alt=\"41Sc4z1ZbJL\" width=\"330\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg?resize=188%2C300 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg?w=313 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One book that is already here is <em>Escape Claws<\/em>, a quite unusual and moving collection. Not so long ago, we had the pleasure of hosting three dark poets \u2013 <strong>Ashley Dioses, Anita Stewart<\/strong> and <strong>Angela Yuriko Smith <\/strong>(<em>A Horror of Poets<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/horror-poets\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/horror-poets\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re always pressed for time and space, but we will mention Angela\u2019s recent book <em>Escape Claws<\/em> in slightly more detail, because it\u2019s somewhat different. If Ashley goes predominantly for the weird and dark, with a shimmer of the classic weird poets like <strong>Clark Ashton Smith<\/strong>, and Anita constructs short sharp bites of disturbing horror, Angela goes here for something deeply personal and haunting. Literally. From the introduction:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAll the houses I can remember living in were haunted. Of course, my memories are that of a child&#8217;s so perhaps what I remember won&#8217;t be scientifically provable facts. It is, however, the way I remember it, and that&#8217;s how I&#8217;m telling it\u2014 the truth I remember as a child.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSome of it seems pretty unlikely. There are parts I don&#8217;t believe, even though I remember them. I am recounting it the way it unfolds in my mind, weaving the stories I&#8217;ve been told with the things I remember. This isn&#8217;t everything I remember. I&#8217;m keeping some things in reserve. For now, the focus on just four houses and the things I can\u2019t explain.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTo understand these stories and poems, I need to tell some of my family history. Some of this is crazier than I could ever make up as fiction, even though you will find whispers of this story woven through everything I write. I don\u2019t believe in pure fiction. It&#8217;s all just different shades of truth. So to begin, here is the story from the beginning I know\u2014at the Kayoda House*. What I know is based on research and memory, both of which are fallible.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>*The Kayoda (or Kyoda House) relates to a possibly haunted site in Okinawa, the subject of a mixture of local lore and urban myth.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Escape Claws<\/em>, Angela covers four US houses where her family lived &#8211; in Kentucky, Wyoming, Tennessee and Maryland. Through short essays, images and poetry, she explores the houses and her recollections of her experiences in them, including an exorcism, strange visions and doorways filled with distorted light.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnother memory that can&#8217;t be true: I&#8217;m sitting in front of our large, picture window on the floor. My dad sits behind me in an armchair. We are waiting for my mom to come home from work at Johnson and Johnson. I know that\u2019s where baby powder comes from. We sit like this every day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI know my father is afraid. I can see it when I turn to look at him. Behind him is a destroyed man. Half of his face is missing and it reminds me of the hole in the kitchen floor. He is wearing a green uniform that is torn up. I&#8217;m pretty sure my dad knows that man is there by the way he is refusing to look anywhere but at the window.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>From Evansville, Kentucky<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Between her honesty about what may and may not have been real, and illustrations of her early family life \u2013 not always comfortable ones \u2013 we are given a fascinating collection which stimulates the imagination and provokes personal reflections from the reader.<\/p>\n<p><em>Item four.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Small pot made of<\/em><br \/>\n<em>of unknown material.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Dark, heavy metal, possibly lead<\/em><br \/>\n<em>embossed in a design of spider web.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The spider is a latrodectus<\/em><br \/>\n<em>from the family Theridiidae<\/em><br \/>\n<em>and she is wearing her hourglass backwards.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Two salamanders form the handles.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Fascinating, despite the widow\u2019s error.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>From Bric-a-brac<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can find Escape Claws here:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/a.co\/eWP9ytC\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4829\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-weird-in-our-palms-like-stolen-silver\/41sc4z1zbjl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg?fit=313%2C500\" data-orig-size=\"313,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"41Sc4z1ZbJL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg?fit=188%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg?fit=313%2C500\" class=\" wp-image-4829 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg?resize=164%2C261\" alt=\"41Sc4z1ZbJL\" width=\"164\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg?resize=188%2C300 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/41Sc4z1ZbJL.jpg?w=313 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/>http:\/\/a.co\/eWP9ytC<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.eu\/6SCQieG\">http:\/\/amzn.eu\/6SCQieG<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Ghosts of Halloween<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61dPQAlcQeL.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4830\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-weird-in-our-palms-like-stolen-silver\/61dpqalcqel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61dPQAlcQeL.jpg?fit=333%2C500\" data-orig-size=\"333,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"61dPQAlcQeL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61dPQAlcQeL.jpg?fit=200%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61dPQAlcQeL.jpg?fit=333%2C500\" class=\" wp-image-4830 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61dPQAlcQeL.jpg?resize=339%2C509\" alt=\"61dPQAlcQeL\" width=\"339\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61dPQAlcQeL.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61dPQAlcQeL.jpg?w=333 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also available now is the <em>Ravenwood Halloween Special<\/em>, which echoes <em>Ravenwood Quarterly 2<\/em> from last Autumn, being another vibrant magazine collection of strange fiction and verse. And it has a striking cover again, this time from <strong>Mutartis Boswell<\/strong>. Our only complaint so far is that a lot of these writers are relatively young. Talent should not be in the hands of the young, but should be hoarded by old monoliths like <em>greydog<\/em>. Obviously.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Samhain Remembered &#8211; K. A. Opperman<br \/>\nA Summoning &#8211; S. L. Edwards<br \/>\nTrick or Death &#8211; Calvin Demmer<br \/>\nJakob&#8217;s Yard &#8211; Andrew Bell<br \/>\nThe Great God Belial &#8211; Michael Shultz<br \/>\nHeiya Hush Ya &#8211; Donald Armfield<br \/>\nThe Score &#8211; Brandon Barrows &amp; Steve Rupp<br \/>\nA Place of Escape &#8211; Rob F. Martin<br \/>\nApex Predator &#8211; Julie Frost<br \/>\nA Witch&#8217;s Necromancy &#8211; Ashley Dioses<br \/>\nThese Guys &#8211; Russell Smeaton<br \/>\nMoundbuilders &#8211; Kevin Wetmore<br \/>\nRepeat by DJ Tyrer<br \/>\nThe Goblin of Tara &#8211; Ashley Dioses<br \/>\nWalking the Veil &#8211; S. L. Edwards<br \/>\nWeatherall &#8211; Diane Arrelle<br \/>\nThe Headless Horseman &#8211; K. A. Opperman<br \/>\nThe Skull Beneath the Skin &#8211; Ashley Dioses<\/p>\n<p>Cover art by Mutartis Boswell. Seek out the <em>Ravenwood Halloween Special<\/em> at the links below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/a.co\/0wCCL67\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4831\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-weird-in-our-palms-like-stolen-silver\/61tws8pf0gl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61tws8pF0GL.jpg?fit=333%2C500\" data-orig-size=\"333,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"61tws8pF0GL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61tws8pF0GL.jpg?fit=200%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61tws8pF0GL.jpg?fit=333%2C500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4831 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61tws8pF0GL.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"61tws8pF0GL\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61tws8pF0GL.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/61tws8pF0GL.jpg?w=333 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>http:\/\/a.co\/0wCCL67<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.eu\/21X935Y\">http:\/\/amzn.eu\/21X935Y<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Those Things Which Are Yet to Be<\/h1>\n<p>We end with two weird wonders which will be available soon. We have advanced copies of both of them in our paws, and will be finding time to read them \u2018any day now\u2019, as we tell absolutely everyone. Sometimes it\u2019s even true.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Bones of Skelos<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4833\" style=\"width: 381px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Skelos-3-360x205.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4833\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-weird-in-our-palms-like-stolen-silver\/skelos-3-360x205\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Skelos-3-360x205.jpg?fit=360%2C205\" data-orig-size=\"360,205\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Skelos-3-360&#215;205\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;debuted at the recent 2017 world fantasy convention&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Skelos-3-360x205.jpg?fit=300%2C171\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Skelos-3-360x205.jpg?fit=360%2C205\" class=\" wp-image-4833\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Skelos-3-360x205.jpg?resize=381%2C217\" alt=\"debuted at the recent 2017 world fantasy convention\" width=\"381\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Skelos-3-360x205.jpg?resize=300%2C171 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Skelos-3-360x205.jpg?resize=360%2C205 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">debuted at the recent 2017 world fantasy convention<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One is the third issue of <em>Skelos<\/em> &#8211; \u201cA horror and fantasy journal featuring short fiction, essays, poetry, reviews, and art by both seasoned pros and talented newcomers\u201d. This is a solid issue packed with a range of temptations, so until we\u2019ve read it all, here\u2019s the Table of Contents to give you an idea:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ten Thousand Drops \u2013 John R. Fultz<br \/>\nCats of Dornishett \u2013 Michelle Muenzler<br \/>\nBook of Blasphemy \u2013 Keith Taylor<br \/>\nThe Collection \u2013 Rhonda Eudaly<br \/>\nThe Muttwhelp \u2013 Edward M. Erdelac<br \/>\nThe Killing \u2013 Scott Cupp<br \/>\nEdderkop \u2013 Lynne Jamneck<br \/>\nCurse of the Dripping Blade \u2013 Christopher Fulbright<br \/>\nFat Charlie \u2013 S. Boyd Taylor<br \/>\nInvitation to Dine \u2013 Cynthia Vespia<br \/>\nLast Pale Light in the West \u2013 Josh Rountree<br \/>\nDead River Revenge \u2013 Part 1 \u2013 Chris Gruber<br \/>\nPawns in the House of Ghosts \u2013 John C. Hocking<\/p>\n<p><strong>Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Prideful Scribe \u2013 Ashley Dioses<br \/>\nBy the Deep-Green Sea \u2013 Peter Rawlik<br \/>\nWoman in the Feathered Mask \u2013 K. A. Opperman<br \/>\nDestroyers \u2013 Wade German<br \/>\nThe Last Battle \u2013 Aurelia Wilder<br \/>\nRogue \u2013 Chad Hensley<br \/>\nJirel \u2013 Pat Calhoun<\/p>\n<p>With article and reviews in addition to the above, <em>Skelos<\/em> #3 will be out soon.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dad, The Screen&#8217;s Gone Weird<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23472337_10214133618029848_6451056402090716551_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4832\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-weird-in-our-palms-like-stolen-silver\/23472337_10214133618029848_6451056402090716551_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23472337_10214133618029848_6451056402090716551_n.jpg?fit=636%2C960\" data-orig-size=\"636,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"23472337_10214133618029848_6451056402090716551_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23472337_10214133618029848_6451056402090716551_n.jpg?fit=199%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23472337_10214133618029848_6451056402090716551_n.jpg?fit=474%2C715\" class=\" wp-image-4832 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23472337_10214133618029848_6451056402090716551_n.jpg?resize=351%2C529\" alt=\"23472337_10214133618029848_6451056402090716551_n\" width=\"351\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23472337_10214133618029848_6451056402090716551_n.jpg?resize=199%2C300 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23472337_10214133618029848_6451056402090716551_n.jpg?w=636 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our other forthcoming pleasure is a launch anthology from a new gang, Planet X Publications. <em>Test Patterns<\/em>, edited by <strong>Duane Pesice<\/strong> and introduced by <strong>Michael Adams<\/strong>, includes some great and striking writers of the weird.<\/p>\n<p>It would be quite inappropriate to single out any one of them, and so we offer a particular round of applause at the presence herein of <strong>Matthew M Bartlett<\/strong>, who we love (but not carnally, not with our back problems). His particular wry, dark style of fiction always stirs our cockles and exercises our mussels. As for the other fine folk, read \u2018em and quiver.<\/p>\n<p>We quote from the introduction:<\/p>\n<p><em>Sometime after the creature features and midnight movies, you begin fading in and out of conscious reality until you wake at last to find the broadcast day is done, the station has signed off for the ight.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A standard test pattern glares out at you from the screen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Disappointed your trip didn\u2019t take you farther into those outer reaches of consciousness, you begin to debate the merits of finding your bed when you begin to notice\u2026 changes\u2026 in the image.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There is something else there, something just past those familiar predictable graphics and gradients, another vestigial transmission trying to break through\u2026 it&#8217;s there, past the surface of the screen, and if you stare long enough, focus deeply enough, you&#8217;ll see it, the programming that rides in the interstices of the carrier wave. You are on the precipice of discovery, the television has become the medium in a great electronic summoning&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Test Patterns<\/em> includes:<\/p>\n<p>D.L. Myers &#8212; The Stars are Black<br \/>\nJoseph S. Pulver, Sr. \u2013 The Woman in the Forge of Saturday Night<br \/>\nScott Graves \u2013 Evidence of Absence<br \/>\nWilliam Tea &#8212; I Am Become Death<br \/>\nPhilip Fracassi \u2013 The Judge<br \/>\nSarah Walker \u2013 The Snake Beneath My Skin<br \/>\nAshley Dioses \u2013 The Hands of Chaos<br \/>\nPeter Rawlik \u2013 The Nomenclature of Unnamable Horrors<br \/>\nSam L. Edwards \u2013 Golden Girl<br \/>\nBrian O\u2019Connell &#8212; Scenes From a Forgotten Diorama<br \/>\nJill Hand \u2013 You Can\u2019t Go Wrong With Grass-Fed Beef<br \/>\nRuth Asch \u2013 Abettor<br \/>\nPete Carter \u2013 Work Group<br \/>\nSean M. Thompson \u2013 The Cliffside Tavern<br \/>\nScott Thomas \u2013 One Evening in Whitbridge<br \/>\nNathan Carson \u2013 The Velveteen Volvo<br \/>\nFrederick J. Mayer \u2013 Outre Non-limitations<br \/>\nFrederick J. Mayer &#8212; The Kumiho Question<br \/>\nCan Wiggins \u2013 I\u2019ve Lived in This Place a Long Time<br \/>\nFrank Coffman \u2013 The White Terror<br \/>\nJohn Claude Smith \u2013 Symptom of the Universe<br \/>\nScott J. Couturier \u2013 Sustenance of the Stars<br \/>\nRob F. Martin \u2013 Alien Shore<br \/>\nAdam Bolivar \u2013 Ye Hermit\u2019s Lay<br \/>\nDon Webb \u2013 Bridge<br \/>\nRussell Smeaton \u2013 Balls<br \/>\nMatthew M. Bartlett \u2013 Call Me Corey<br \/>\nCody Goodfellow \u2013 Hero Mother<br \/>\nMark Rainey \u2013 Red-Eye<br \/>\nK.A. Opperman \u2013 S\u00e9ance<br \/>\nDuane Pesice \u2013 Looking for Ghosts<br \/>\nOutro \u2013 Duane Pesice<\/p>\n<p><em>Test Patterns<\/em> will also be available to buy quite soon. And if we find time to say something more about <em>Skelos<\/em> #3 and <em>Test Patterns<\/em> further down the line, we will do so&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for something to read? No, we thought you weren\u2019t, but we don\u2019t listen anyway. So today we offer signposts for two weird works that are here, and two that are yet to come &#8211; a bit like ghosts at Christmas, or maybe plagues. Maybe those weren\u2019t the best analogies, after all. 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