Gordon B. White

I wasn't sure what this was going to be because the title sounds like non-fiction but wasn't in the non-fiction section of the TOC. He writes some great non-fiction stuff so I wasn't worried and gave it a shot. I was pleasantly surprised to get a "normal" story.

Written in second person. Starts with "You’ve enjoyed a few of his stories and you follow each other on Twitter, so when you see that horror and weird fiction author Gordon B. White has started a Patreon, you think, “Sure, I’ll throw him a couple of bucks.” "

As the story progresses you learn all about his Patreon subscription/scheme.

Check it out here and become a Patreon yourself: https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/gordon-b-white-is-creating-haunting-w...… (mehr)

Great folk horror tends to portray circumstances so pleasant that they force readers, viewers, and characters to at least consider the possibility that a little sacrifice here and there just might be worth it. The world of Rookfield takes this tendency and runs with it, contrasting the all-too-real horrors of domestic abuse and COVID-19 denial with something eerie and inexplicable that, though disturbing, seems like it may genuinely improve the lives of people in a picturesquely insular town.

Among Rookfield’s many gripping features, the tensions between characters stand out as signposts for how readers ought to react. It’s hard—perhaps impossible—not to root for the citizens of Rookfield, no matter how creepy they seem at times, every time the plot sets them in opposition to the detestable main character. There are several reasons this book might make readers stay up too late, on the edge of their seats (in all seriousness, it’s so scary I kept feeling my legs tense in readiness to run), because they just have to know how the narrative plays out; perhaps the most crucial reason is that it never loses sight of who the real villains in life most unquestionably are.

This might be a perfect little book for people who need to process the pandemic through supernatural fiction. It should also be a fantastic read for anyone in search of a book that might make them break a sweat. I found this one completely impossible to put down.… (mehr)

A bit of a rocky start for me mostly because the main character's name, Hermes, sent my mind in one direction and it took a bit to fall in step. But by the end I was quite pleased.

Futuristic and for some reason, some people, have mechanical parts including Hermes who is having a showing of his art. That is all I can say for fear of spoiling.

Offered here: target="_top">https://dailysciencefiction.com/science-fiction/nanotech/gordon-b-white/rearrang...

{flash fiction}… (mehr)