Weirdism


Recurring Dream: The Sandman Vol. IV — Season of Mists

It’s the 20th anniversary of Neil Gaiman’s groundbreaking dark fantasy comic The Sandman, and Weird Tales correspondent Eric San Juan is revisiting the series book by book. (Day 4 of 10.)

Recurring Dream: The Sandman Vol. III — Dream Country

It’s the 20th anniversary of Neil Gaiman’s groundbreaking dark fantasy comic The Sandman, and Weird Tales correspondent Eric San Juan is revisiting the series book by book. (Day 3 of 10.)

Recurring Dream: The Sandman Vol. II — The Doll’s House

It’s the 20th anniversary of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, and correspondent Eric San Juan is revisiting the series book by book! (Day 2 of 10.)

Recurring Dream: The Sandman Vol. I — Preludes & Nocturnes

It’s the 20th anniversary of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, and correspondent Eric San Juan is revisiting the series book by book for the next ten weekdays.

Recurring Dream: an anniversary re-reading of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman

Eric San Juan launches into a daily, book-by-book retrospective of The Sandman, the greatest comic-book story of a generation.

Neil Gaiman: an appreciation

Lisa Mantchev attends Neil Gaiman’s latest Seattle tour stop and muses upon his phenomenal awesomeness.

“Whispers of the Old Hag”

original nonfiction by Eric San Juan • “Once, an unseen presence woke me in the night and sat on my chest. I couldn’t see it, but I could feel it perched upon me.”

Five Thoughts on the Popularity of Steampunk

Steampunk — science-fictiony stuff built on Victorian tech & aesthetics — has leapt from mere literary subgenre to all-out alternative-style trend.

“Walking with the Beast”

original nonfiction by Amanda Gannon • “The signs were there from my first hour. It was a full moon when they cut me from my mother. I was grinning and covered with fine, wolfish hairs.”

“The Year of Ninja Spiders”

original nonfiction by Paul M. Berger • “For a period of eight months, I held off an invasion of giant spiders with a vacuum cleaner. This story is true.”