Category: Goat Leader
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Self Storage – by Jay Bonansinga

Welcome to Hell… Meet Johnny Fitzgerald, a lonely, divorced graphic illustrator with a major heroin habit. When Johnny accidentally gets trapped inside a deserted self-storage warehouse with his six-year-old son, he is forced to face demons both real and imagined. For the next 10 days, father and son fight for their lives. They battle thirst,…
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Mad Genius, or Just Mad? – Interview with Gavin Dillinger

Dark bleatings, my wonderful tribe! I know what you’re thinking…”but haven’t you already interviewed Gavin Dillinger?” Why yes, now that you mention it, I have. But I’ve done it again, and I’ll do it again, and continue to do it, because Gavin never fails to entertain me and he is one of my favourites (of…
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Witchazel – by T.C. Roberts-Finn

Inspired by The Witcher, Blade Runner and Bloodborne – Witchazel begins the episodic story of Kaleb Slow, a pilgrim for The Temple of the Moon, as he traverses a life of violence, demons and corruption. “You’re evil. It’s in your blood. It’s festering in your brain. It lingers wherever you go and rots wherever you…
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Phantasmagoria: Special Edition: Hellraiser Issue

The Phantasmagoria Hellraiser Special! Time to play . . . Celebrating the Hellraiser franchise, featuring interviews with the cast and crew, fiction, articles, artwork, reviews and more! Dark bleatings, my pinheaded tribe! You might have already seen my video review of this spectacular issue of Phantasmagoria, but you know me, I like to but my typing fingers where…
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Annihilation – by Jeff Vandermeer

In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer’s now-classic Southern Reach series, Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades and nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilisation. Expedition after expedition into Area X has failed to uncover its mysteries and the true nature of its danger to…
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Serving the Community for Strength Through Unity: JOEXYOUNG.COM

Dark bleatings, my wonderful, bookish tribe! Today, I’ve got a special post from the leader of an adjacent tribe, Joe X Young. If you’re in the indie horror community and you somehow don’t know Joe, he’s an avid fan and supporter of horror and constantly highlights authors. I owe him a debt of gratitude because…
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triangle – by Mark Allan Gunnells

When Dean moved with his father to Greenville, he had hoped to find a simpler life after the Gordian knot of his past. Meeting his new neighbor Nate seemed like a great chance for a little simple fun for the summer; sex and laughs with no complications. However, once Nate’s sister Sally arrives home from…
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A Graveside Gallery – by Eric J. Guignard

From hauntingsand oblivion to monsters, murder, and anthropomorphism, A Graveside Gallery: Tales of Ghosts and Dark Matters, by award-winning author Eric J. Guignard, explores the literary off and macabre that reside in the vast shadows of our existence. In “A Kingdom of Skulls and Marigolds,” a gay Hispanic teen in 1950s Los Angeles, mourning the loss…
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New Magazine from Horrorsmith Publishing

Dark bleatings, my lovely tribe! I’m super excited because Horrorsmith Publishing is launching a new magazine, and from what I can see on the cover, the first issue is coming out of the gate strong. A little bit about Horrorsmith Publishing… This press was founded by the absolutely wonderful Lyndsey Smith some years ago (I…
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Fever Dreams of a Parasite – by Pedro Iniguez

In Fever Dreams of a Parasite Iniguez weaves haunting tales that traverse worlds both familiar and alien. Paying homage to Lovecraft, Ligotti, and Langan, these cosmic horror, weird fiction, and folk-inspired stories explore tales of outsiders, killers, and tormented souls as they struggle to survive the lurking terrors of a cold and cruel universe. With symbolism and…