A review by michaellouisdixon
The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg by Sam Richard
3.0
I had pretty high expectations for this anthology, and maybe that was unfair. I absolutely adore David Cronenberg's films, so it was a pretty high bar that was set. In general, this was pretty good but not great. I hoped for great. Some of the stories were great though. Here are my favorites:
A Bad Patch by Brian Evenson. A fun gruesome way to start off this anthology.
Hekati Yoga by Max D. Stanton. I liked this story. It was an engaging Body Horror story. Well done!
Seminar by Cody Goodfellow. My favorite story in the anthology. Cody totally captures the aesthetic of David Cronenberg's work. And it's a fucking trip!
The Taint is Saintly with Her Welcome by Mona Swan Lesueur & Fiona Maeve Geist. This story really rips along with the surreal influences of William S. Burroughs.
A Future of Violence by Charles Austin Muir. A good story. Imagine a superhero origin story told by David Cronenberg.
Orificially Compromised by Ryan Harding. Ryan's work is always great, always disturbing, and guaranteed to make you clutch at your vitals. This story is no exception. After reading this, I may start paying more attention to those User Agreements, nah, fuckit!
The Human Clay by Brendan Vidito. This story seemed to embrace the essence of Clive Barker's work as well as David Cronenberg. Good stuff!
A Bad Patch by Brian Evenson. A fun gruesome way to start off this anthology.
Hekati Yoga by Max D. Stanton. I liked this story. It was an engaging Body Horror story. Well done!
Seminar by Cody Goodfellow. My favorite story in the anthology. Cody totally captures the aesthetic of David Cronenberg's work. And it's a fucking trip!
The Taint is Saintly with Her Welcome by Mona Swan Lesueur & Fiona Maeve Geist. This story really rips along with the surreal influences of William S. Burroughs.
A Future of Violence by Charles Austin Muir. A good story. Imagine a superhero origin story told by David Cronenberg.
Orificially Compromised by Ryan Harding. Ryan's work is always great, always disturbing, and guaranteed to make you clutch at your vitals. This story is no exception. After reading this, I may start paying more attention to those User Agreements, nah, fuckit!
The Human Clay by Brendan Vidito. This story seemed to embrace the essence of Clive Barker's work as well as David Cronenberg. Good stuff!