[SHORT STORY REVIEW] - Ramsey Campbell's "The Insects from Shaggai"

"The Insects from Shaggai" was written by British horror author Ramsey Campbell c.1961 and published in 1964. A defining entry in his early Lovecraftian ouvre, it can be found in a number of collections, most prominently certain copies of Cold Print (1985). We'll cover the book's other stories (including "Cold Print") some other time, but right now let's talk brain-parasites and witches...

Spoilers beyond the cut.

"Sundered Sky (Left Face)" (M. Klaas, Stockholm, 1946)

[BOOK REVIEW] - RITUAL by David Pinner

There’s probably not much to be added to the story of The Wicker Man but let's take a trip back in time, to the original source – a little novella called Ritual, written by stage-actor David Pinner and published in 1967.

The book that birthed The Wicker Man - kind of... 

If you’re not that interested in the history of the thing, feel free to skip to the synopsis section below…