microfiction, these fantastic worlds, jake jackson, sf and fantasy podcast

5 Steps to the SF and Fantasy Podcast

Introducing the new SF and Fantasy Podcast, These Fantastic Worlds. A weekly dose of micro-fiction by Jake Jackson. With tales ranging from the gothic to the weird, dystopia to space opera.

Arthur Machen, Pans Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro

Arthur Machen: Master of Supernatural Horror

Author ‘decadent horror’, Machen explored themes of paganism and mysticism, imagining dark secrets and ancient fears behind the closed doors of everyday society.

William Hope Hodgson, House on the Borland, superntural

William Hope Hodgson: Master of Weird Fiction

A phenomenal writer of the earliest weird fiction, Hope Hodgson specialized in heart-stopping moments of terror, built on pages of tense, supernatural menace. The majority of his work focused on the lurking horrors of the ocean.