Beware The Hairy Mango: ‘More Than a Muffin’
What’s shakin’, Signalians! (As I say this, I point at you with both hands in a pistol pose that I hear was cool fifteen years ago.) The latest and sadist episode [...]
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Interstitial Fiction: An Admiring Skeptic’s Meditation
“But this [historical critical] view only traces a single thread through what is essentially a tapestry of aesthetic productions. The line, of course, tries to connect [...]
Taking a Hammer to Wish Fulfillment: A Critical Appreciation of James Enge
“I have a theory that the secret source of fantasy is a failure to adapt to one’s environment. As human beings, we make our environments adapt to us, when we can, [...]
Forward In All Directions: The Intricacies of Genre
I have learned a valuable lesson about writing a weekly column, which is germane to today’s topic: make sure that when you mention your column topic for “Next [...]
Be My Victim: Paul Tremblay on The State of the Short Story
The publishing industry is in a state of flux (to be kind), but in a sense, it's an opportunity for indie publishers who don't have the crushing overhead of the bigs, to swoop in, publish vibrant fiction, and pick up readers.
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The Resonance, Artifice and (Possible) Enervation of Epic Fantasy
Fantastika is the mirror-mythos of our times. The stories and experiences and connections contained within that vast range of literary creations encourage imaginative [...]
Beware The Hairy Mango: ‘A Coupla Shorties’
Just in time for that one day. Welcome to the special holiday episode of the sultry Beware The Hairy Mango podcast! Give your friends and family the gift of this podcast this [...]
Be My Victim: A Discussion with Laird Barron on Literary Horror and Anti-Intellectualism
Unfortunately, gratuitous violence and pornography have become the public face of horror. That's good for a few artists, bad for everybody else... That's the real problem for the Glen Hirshbergs, Sarah Langans, and Ramsey Campbells of the field...
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Beware The Hairy Mango: ‘They Call Me Mr. Stinkypants’
Attention, Signalreenos! The awe-inspiring Beware The Hairy Mango once again presents a C.O.D. of delight, delivered directly to your door! Tear it open with your good tooth [...]
Be My Victim: Nick Mamatas
Be My Victim: Author, editor, and internet brawlerNick Mamatas, and I have a civil chat about ghosts, spirits, and dudes that go "Did you hear that?" in the night.
Though stories about ghosts and spirits have existed since earliest man - (That is a supposition, of course. I wasn't there, and earliest man wasn't big on backing up his files) - we're going to focus the conversation on contemporary treatments of hauntings - mostly. Recently, my guest, Nick Mamatas, teamed up with Ellen Datlow to edit the anthology, Haunted Legends, for Tor Books, so he's been exposed to some traditional and some not-so-traditional tales of spectral disturbance.
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The October Mystique: 7 Authors on the Visionary Magic of Ray Bradbury
Each year when autumn arrives, I’m drawn by a kind of inner gravity to revisit the work of Ray Bradbury, and to recharge his fictional vision within me. This is always [...]
Beware The Hairy Mango: ‘A Diet That Works’ & ‘Ifs, Ands or Buts’
Hey-Hey! We’re back from an extended holiday (Did you even notice we were gone?) with a new episode of the podcast that melts in your ears, Beware The Hairy Mango! This [...]
Fantasy, Horror, and Infinite Longing
It’s currently October, the spiritual heart of autumn, season of darkening skies and shivering shadows, when death and life, fantasy and reality, night and day, bleed [...]
Be My Victim: Maurice Broaddus on Challenging the Status Quo
[SF Signal welcomes author Lee Thomas and the launch of his new SF Signal column, Be My Victim!] This column is meant to address issues pertaining to horror fiction and the [...]
Stained Glass Gothic: Dark Light Through Rainbow Panes
I assume it’s customary in a new column’s inaugural article for the writer to introduce himself. Or even if not, I’m making it a custom now. I’m Matt [...]
Beware The Hairy Mango: ‘Leonardo Da Countertop’
Swooping from below to catch you up and cradle you in its loving limbs, this IS Beware The Hairy Mango. Today’s story is an epic tale of one brilliant man who strives [...]
Beware The Hairy Mango: ‘Joe the Larry’
Hunger no more for podcast excitement. Line up Signal-file for your free steaming bowl of Beware The Hairy Mango! Sate your belly with a magical tale of love and [...]
Beware The Hairy Mango: ‘Pain Comes Not To The Bananaman’
Ahoy-Hoy Signal-philes! The magnificent Beware The Hairy Mango podcast has joined forces with SF Signal to bring you the penultimate in podcast entertainment (The ultimate [...]
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