Penumbra No. 5 (2024)

<p>Hippocampus Press celebrates the first half-decade of its acclaimed annual magazine of weird fiction criticism and poetry with a blockbuster issue containing a dozen stories a sheaf of cutting-edge critical essays and ten poems long and short.</p><p></p><p>Among the fiction contributions are a gorgeous fantasy by Wade German in the manner of Clark Ashton Smith; Carla Ward's pungent tale of supernatural revenge; weird tales by such veterans as John Shirley and Darrell Schweitzer; and evocative pieces by Katherine Kerestman and Debra K. Every. Among the articles James Goho studies the provocative work of Joel Lane; Jason V Brock ponders the significance of Rod Serling's <em>The Twilight Zone;</em> John C. Tibbetts presents an interview and analysis of the weird work of Brian Aldiss; and Geoffrey Reiter probes the religious significance of Bram Stoker's last novel.</p><p></p><p>Verse by such distinguished poets as Frank Coffman Maxwell I. Gold Ngo Binh Anh Khoa Ann K. Schwader and others fill out a rich and varied issue.</p>