"I urge all devotees of weird poetry to pick it up." S. T. Joshi re Benjamin Blake's Standing on the Threshold of Madness

Some nice comments about Benjamin Blake's poetry collection, Standing on the Threshold of Madness on S. T. Joshi's blog:
"I urge all devotees of weird poetry to pick it up." 
And the promise of a review in Spectral Realms 7.
http://stjoshi.org/news.html

Great review of The Winter Hunt and Other Stories in the latest issue of Fear

 Very pleased to see a great review of The Winter Hunt and Other Stories by Steve Lockley and Paul Lewis in the latest issue of Fear, which arrived in the post this morning.

"There are fifteen stories in all - a collection well worth the cover price."

To see the full review take a look at this month's Fear, itself well worth the cover price, with articles on Rodney Matthews, Adam Nevill, Samantha Lee, and Sam Stone.

Hard cover version of Fishhead: The Darker Tales of Irvin S. Cobb

Parallel Universe Publications is pleased to announce that we have now published a hard cover version of Fishhead: The Darker Tales of Irvin S. Cobb, which is available direct frrom us for £20.00, including postage and packing to the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.

paralleluniversepublications@gmx.co.uk

Links added for Barnes and Noble

Links have now been added to all our books on our "Our Publications" page to make it easier to buy them from Barnes & Noble.

Enthusiastic review of Shades: Tales of Supernatural Horror by Joseph Rubas on hellnotes

There's a great review for Joseph Rubas's collection Shades: Tales of Supernatural Horror on the hellnotes website (Journalstone):
"This an excellent book by an author who surprised me in a positive way. Joseph Rubas’ writing reads like that of an older, more seasoned professional even though he is pretty young guy. It feels a little like he is channeling the writers of the old horror pulps in the 22 stories that make up Shades. Think of a young Richard Matheson and early episodes of The Twilight Zone and you’ll have the vibe. Good stuff!"
To read the full review go to:
http://hellnotes.com/shades-book-review/

Benjamin Blake's Standing on the Threshold of Madness is now available as a trade paperback

We are pleased to announce that Benjamin Blake's acclaimed collection of poems, Standing on the Threshold of Madness, is now available as a trade paperback.

Respected Lovecraftian scholar S. T. Joshi had this to say about Benjamin Blake's collection:

"I was most impressed with Standing on the Threshold of Madness. These dark, brooding vignettes do far more than send a shudder up one's spine (although they do that again and again, with elegance and panache). Benjamin Blake has found a way to infuse into his horrific lyrics a keen sensitivity to human emotions, an understanding of the fragility of life, and a bleak portrayal of the evanescence of all existence. This is a volume that aficionados of weird poetry will want to read over and over." S. T. Joshi.

Other comments about Benjamin Blake and his poetry:

“Benjamin Blake relishes funereal lyricism with a spice

of surrealism.” - Ramsey Campbell 
 

"Language and imagery rule in this collection of dark visions. Blake has a distinctive voice, rich in surrealism, and he uses it to considerable effect." - Bruce Boston, SFPA Grandmaster Poet 
 

“A plethora of dark and haunting poems that could be likened to a bone chilling symphony overall! Mood enhancing language that will curdle the blood, and excellent, original imagery!” - Marge Simon, Bram Stoker Award winning poet

amazon.co.uk  £9.99 

amazon.com  $12.99

Mike Chinn's Radix Omnium Malum given a great review on the Vault of Evil

There's a fascinating, in-depth review of Mike Chinn's collection Radix Omnium Malum on the Vault of Evil website, which concludes:
"Just as we hit the ground running with the Triffid-esque pulp thrills of the title story, so, fittingly, we end on a note of crushing hopelessness in the face of otherworldly malice. That Mr. Chinn isn't a great one for happy endings obviously goes in his favour, but ROM isn't misery porn and there's plenty warped fun to be had from all but the bleakest pieces (The Owl That Calls and, especially Only The Lonely are contemporary Tales From The Crypt). If you're out for a striking, richly varied collection of weird and horrible tales, you could, and have, done a whole lot worse. Treat yourself!"
Click on this link to read the rest of the review.

Artbook of the fantastic illustrations of Jim Pitts scheduled for September this year

Very thrilled that the most ambitious book to be published by Parallel Universe Publications so far is moving along nicely. Due this September, it will be a lavish limited edition hardback about the fantasy artist Jim Pitts, with hundreds of his illustrations, both black and white and colour, stretching back to his early days in the 1970s with David Sutton's fanzine Shadow right up to the present day, with contributions by David Sutton, Brian Lumley, Adrian Cole, and Steve Jones, and sections on his work for magazines like Fantasy Tales, Kadath, Whispers, World of Horror, and more.

Mike Chinn's Radix Omnium Malum now available on kindle

For those who prefer their books in an e-book format, Mike Chinn's brilliant collection of tales, Radix Omnium Malum and Other Incursions is now available on kindle.

amazon.co.uk £2.99
amazon.com $3.66

S. T. Joshi on Benjamin Blake's Standing on the Threshold of Madness

Respected Lovecraftian scholar S. T. Joshi had this to say about Benjamin Blake's forthcoming collection of poems from Parallel Universe Publications, Standing on the Threshold of Madness:
"I was most impressed with Standing on the Threshold of Madness. These dark, brooding vignettes do far more than send a shudder up one's spine (although they do that again and again, with elegance and panache). Benjamin Blake has found a way to infuse into his horrific lyrics a keen sensitivity to human emotions, an understanding of the fragility of life, and a bleak portrayal of the evanescence of all existence. This is a volume that aficionados of weird poetry will want to read over and over." S. T. Joshi.

Other comments about Benjamin Blake and his poetry:

“Benjamin Blake relishes funereal lyricism with a spice of surrealism.” - Ramsey Campbell 
 

"Language and imagery rule in this collection of dark visions. Blake has a distinctive voice, rich in surrealism, and he uses it to considerable effect." - Bruce Boston, SFPA Grandmaster Poet 
 

“A plethora of dark and haunting poems that could be likened to a bone chilling symphony overall! Mood enhancing language that will curdle the blood, and excellent, original imagery!” - Marge Simon, Bram Stoker Award winning poet