Author Archives

• All Hail the King: A Beginner’s Guide to Stephen King

  By ericmbosarge on June 19, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  if you’re new to Stephen King, where do you start? Which of his 50+ novels are worth reading? Joe and I share our favorites.

• “Make Me the Monster I Need to be”: Half-Witch by John Schoffstall

  By ericmbosarge on June 13, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  How many of us do the right thing when no one is looking? Function on the superego level all the time? Or are we all calculating ambition, ruled by the id and the ego’s veiled self-interest? Altruism is out of… Read More ›

• A Continuum of Tragedy: See You Yesterday

  By ericmbosarge on June 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Netflix’s latest foray into the sci-fi time travel genre, See You Yesterday, takes on a difficult issue with class. It’s is about a young girl, CJ, played by Eden Duncan-Smith, and her best friend who travel back in time to… Read More ›

• Strong Roots: Family in Jade City by Fonda Lee

  By ericmbosarge on June 4, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  We’re all products of our family. Our parents shape us and we bear the burden of living under their thumbs. Rebel or conform at your peril. When your family is the mafia, rebellion comes at a cost. The award winning… Read More ›

• Revisited: Ancient Aliens Episode #1

  By ericmbosarge on June 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Eric: So, I need to go on record and say when you suggested we watch Ancient Aliens, the first thing I wanted to ask was, did you vaccinate your kid? This whole show is a conspiracy theorists’ wet dream that… Read More ›

• Maus is Beautiful

  By ericmbosarge on May 29, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  I was skeptical when I found a graphic novel at the school I teach for. I’ve never been able to read one. Unlike every other graphic novel I’ve tried, I could actually read and get into Maus by Art Spiegelman…. Read More ›

• Existential Crisis in a Bottle: Mark Lawrence’s One Word Kill

  By ericmbosarge on May 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Here’s a confession that I was ashamed to admit during my time at the Stonecoast M.F.A. program when all the horror and sci-fi and fantasy writers went to the convenience store to stock up on soda, snacks, and beer, and… Read More ›

• Black Summer Tastes Familiar but Still Delivers

  By ericmbosarge on May 20, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  There’s nothing scarier than being unable to stop yourself from hurting the ones you love. The line between possession and zombification is almost indistinguishable. Consciousness is subdued and powers are heightened. That’s the reason why Romero made a fine living… Read More ›

• “Love is Hell’s Breath” The Curious Humanity in Ballingrud’s Wounds

  By ericmbosarge on May 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  If you were underground, you’d look up. That’s what monsters do. They want to come up and see daylight and perch themselves on the air like birds. Ballingrud knows this. But unlike so many writers who dance with the devil… Read More ›

• Books Received 5/12/19

  By ericmbosarge on May 12, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Looking forward to reading these beauties from Word Horde!