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CanLitThe Horror Show

What the body remembers: Naben Ruthnum examines corporeality and identity in his novella Helpmeet

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Ruthnum’s brief work of fin-de-siècle body horror reads like a mash-up of David Cronenberg and Henry James.

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CanLitNovelsThe Colophon

The death, rebirth, and afterlife of the author in Naben Ruthnum’s A Hero of Our Time

January 12, 2022June 14, 2022

In his debut literary novel under his own name, Ruthnum provides a slippery, serpentine narrative that calls into question notions of identity and narrative stability.

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PublishingThe Horror Show

Michael Kelly branches out with a throwback to the pulp periodicals of yore

October 25, 2020June 14, 2022

Weird Horror, an offshoot of the publisher’s book imprint, Undertow Publications, is a nostalgic magazine in the EC Comics, Weird Tales vein.

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CanLitThe Horror ShowWriters and Writing

Nathan Ripley on the intimidation of writing in “the best genre”

October 14, 2020June 14, 2022

The author of psychological thrillers says his respect for the horror genre may explain why he has had difficulty writing in the genre.

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