Better Than Friday - 60 (Patreon)

Hello everyone, what a boring time in history, right?

Thanks for the support, hope you have a relaxing weekend. 

1. The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 

But Gene Wolfe has been recommended several times, so I guess I should give him a shot. 

A superb collection of science fiction and fantasy stories, The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories is a book that transcends all genre definitions. The stories within are mined with depth charges, explosions of meaning and illumination that will keep you thinking and feeling long after you have finished reading.

2. Fox Used Books on Instagram @foxusedbooks 

Wonderful selection of stuff on here (if you're fast enough to grab it - they go quick!)

3. One of the scariest short stories I've ever read

would be 'Wood' from Robert Aickman's collection 'Compulsory Games'.

It's difficult to describe exactly what makes the story so frightening, but there's something pure about the horror in that one. 

Coincidentally NYRB was posting about it today as well. 

4. I'm not sure I'd ever listened to Satellite of Love by Lou Reed all the way through...

And I discovered that the last part, the harmony and falsetto vocals, is like - Beyond perfection. 

5. The eerie stop-motion world of The Brothers Quay 

There's nothing like the films of the Quay Brothers. Disturbing but incredible. 

I still need to read 'Street of Crocodiles' by Bruno Schulz 

Bonus: Here's an app recommended by a patron (Thanks Adelaide!) for organizing up to 6,000 of your books 

There are a lot of crow feathers lying around my neighborhood, so somebody made this.