Better Than Friday - 63 (Patreon)

Happy Friday ya'll, thanks for your support. 

1. Book I'd like to read -The Rim of Morning: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror 

Featuring an intro by Stephen King.  

In the 1930s, William Sloane wrote two brilliant novels that gave a whole new meaning to cosmic horror. In To Walk the Night, Bark Jones and his college buddy Jerry Lister, a science whiz, head back to their alma mater to visit a cherished professor of astronomy. They discover his body, consumed by fire, in his laboratory, and an uncannily beautiful young widow in his house—but nothing compares to the revelation that Jerry and Bark encounter in the deserts of Arizona at the end of the book. In The Edge of Running Water, Julian Blair, a brilliant electrophysicist, has retired to a small town in remotest Maine after the death of his wife. His latest experiments threaten to shake up the town, not to mention the universe itself.

- NYRB website

2. The Man Who Laughs

If you haven't seen this disturbing, epic silent film classic, I highly recommend it.

3. Yes, Books Were Bound in Human Skin 

Just in time for Halloween. 

Brilliant stuff as always from our Discord channel. 

Thanks Harold. 

4. Sherd's Podcast 

A fantastic literary podcast I've been listening to on walks. 

A great recommendation from a friend and patron - Thanks Erik!

5. A forgotten 80's gem by a band named after a Proust novel

I heard this years ago and suddenly it got stuck in my head after god knows how long. How is this not a revered classic? I don't understand culture.

It's legitimately frightening to think that just behind every curtain watching you on your daily stroll lurks a pair of leering googly eyes beneath a fedora.