"Reality is a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there." -John Barth
by Fritz Leiber What was the whole literature of supernatural horror but an essay to make death itself exciting?—wonder and strangeness to life’s very end. The Pale Brown Thing, a tale containing autobiographical elements, is the story of a horror writer in San Francisco, Franz Westen (Fritz Leiber?), who has a supernatural experience and attempts... Continue Reading →
by Fritz Leiber The first book in the revered series is, like the rest of the books, actually a collection of shorter works. This one consists of one short story, “Induction,” two novellas, The Snow Women and Ill Met in Lankmar, and the novelette The Unholy Grail. "Induction" serves as the briefest of overviews, introducing... Continue Reading →
by Fritz Leiber “There are two sides to every woman. . . One is rational, like a man. The other knows.” Norman, a successful professor at a mid-level private college is happily married to his wife Tansy when he one day catches her practicing witchcraft. He immediately pounces on her superstitions and insists she rid... Continue Reading →
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