Restless Ghosts and Haunted Places: An Interview With Corey Farrenkopf

Coret Farrenkopf

When I first encountered Corey Farrenkopf online, it was due in part to his literary profile — he’s a writer, an interviewer, and a librarian with a wide-ranging sense of the uncanny. This year brought with it the release of his deubt novel Living in Cemeteries, set in a world similar to our own with one key difference: restless spirits sometimes take revenge on the living for the sins of their ancestors. It’s a wonderfully disquieting book, and we discussed its origins, its evolution, and what’s next for him.

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An Excerpt From “Metal Hurlant”

Enki Bilal cover for "Metal Hurlant"

The long-running science fiction comics anthology Metal Hurlant is returning via publisher Humanoids, and there’s currently a Kickstarter campaign taking place for this new iteration. The new iteration of Metal Hurlant will be published quarterly, and Matt Fraction, James Stokoe, Brian Michael Bendis, and Simon Roy are among the writers and artists contributing to the new version.

We’re pleased to present an excerpt from “A New Dawn,” by artist Jorg de Vos and writer Jake Thomas.

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Sunday Stories: “In February”

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In February
by Meg Yardley

February is the worst month of the year for teachers.

In February, Avery Williams knows with absolute certainty that her students are ungrateful, entitled, hormonal monsters whose attention spans have been atrophied by their screen addictions, who are learning nothing from her class, and who will go on to lead miserable lives with no genuine human connection and no ability to think for themselves. 

In February she calculates her salary for all the possible retirement timelines (it should be in five years, but with the budget cuts…).

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