Rouben Mamoulian’s 1931 adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is obsessed with the human face. It knows there is no better register for fear, longing, dread,… Read more “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)”
Author: David Nilsen
A review of poetry zine Heavy Creatures by Milo Gallagher & Emma Post
Heavy Creatures, a new poetry zine from Milo Gallagher and Emma Post, takes popular mythology, horror tropes, and even cryptozoology legends and turns them on their heads,… Read more “A review of poetry zine Heavy Creatures by Milo Gallagher & Emma Post”
the heart is a stupid heart
Well. It’s been a hell of a first week with the Current Occupant in office. Last Saturday, my wife and daughter and I headed to downtown Dayton… Read more “the heart is a stupid heart”
A Review of Wastelands by Julia Eff
Zinester Julia Eff‘s book-length poetry chapbook Wastelands looks at depression, kink, gender, and, of all things, truck driving. In addition to Eff’s poetry, the 80-page, tri-stapled volume features… Read more “A Review of Wastelands by Julia Eff”
2016 Books I Still Want to Read
There are still a bunch of 2016 book releases I want to catch up with and read. Here’s the complete list: Poetry Blues Triumphant by Jonterri Gadson (Yes… Read more “2016 Books I Still Want to Read”
A Review of Us Amazonians: A Kirsty MacColl fanzine
As I write this review of Us Amazonians, an adoring tribute zine to British pop singer Kirsty MacColl, I am listening to Kirsty’s 1991 album Electric Landlady. Confession,… Read more “A Review of Us Amazonians: A Kirsty MacColl fanzine”
a thousand tinsel triangles
I recently had a chance last week to read Emmy Pérez’s poetry collection With the River on Our Face. Poetry is a salve. I also received an… Read more “a thousand tinsel triangles”
2017 Poetry Books I’m Excited About
I read a lot of poetry. After combing through catalogs for hundreds of publishers, here is a handful of 2017 poetry releases I am most looking forward… Read more “2017 Poetry Books I’m Excited About”
2017 Fiction and Nonfiction Titles I’m Excited About
There are so many awesome books coming out in 2017. Here are the fiction and nonfiction titles I’m looking forward to the most. Tomorrow, I’ll be sharing… Read more “2017 Fiction and Nonfiction Titles I’m Excited About”
A Review of the Manic Ogre Nightmare Girl zine, Vol. 1
I honestly can’t remember how I picked up my copy of Vol. 1 of the Manic Ogre Nightmare Girl zine, which came out January 2013. I can’t… Read more “A Review of the Manic Ogre Nightmare Girl zine, Vol. 1”
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