Occultation Makes a List of Great Queer Horror
5November 4, 2014 by Laird
Very surprised and very much honored. A highlight of my year:
OutWrite names The Ten Best Queer Horror Books Ever
Occultation made the list mainly on the strength of Mysterium Tremendum, but I’m also proud of “The Lagerstatte” and “Strappado.”
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Mysterium Tremendum is one of my all time favorites, it deserves a world of acclaim!
It’s getting reprinted in a major anthology soon!!
Strappado bothers me intensely. Kenshi is extremely sympathetic and the story achieves true sadness and tragedy, not mere “horror” per se. A tour de force.
Strappado disturbs me too. I was very ill and jacked up on cold meds and booze when I wrote it and Occultation under deadline…
It upset me even more after I did a little research to find out precisely what the practice of strappado entailed.