Black Static Issue 3

by Andy Cox (Editor, Contributor), David Gentry, Alexander Glass

8 • White Noise (Black Static Horror Magazine, January-February 2008) • [White Noise] • essay by Andy Cox
8 •  White Noise (Black Static Horror Magazine, January-February 2008) • interior artwork by David Gentry
11 • The Pit • short story by Alexander Glass
12 •  The Pit • interior artwork by David Gentry
39 • Blood Spectrum: Gloom & Doom • [Blood Spectrum] • essay by Tony Lee
40 •  Blood Spectrum: Gloom & Doom • interior artwork by David Gentry
57 •  untitled • interior artwork by David Gentry
59 • The Mist of Lichthafen • novelette by Seth Skorkowsky
59 •  The Mist of Lichthafen • interior artwork by David Gentry
90 • Bubba Ho-Tep • [Electric Darkness] • essay by Stephen Volk
90 •  Electric Darkness: Bubba Ho-Tep • interior artwork by David Gentry
98 • The Sentinels • short story by Tony Richards
99 •  The Sentinels • interior artwork by David Gentry
116 • Interference: I Am Legend • [Interference] • essay by Christopher Fowler
116 •  Interference: I Am Legend • interior artwork by David Gentry
127 • The Difference Between • novelette by Ian R. Faulkner
127 •  The Difference Between • interior artwork by David Gentry
158 • Case Notes (Black Static Horror Magazine, January-February 2008) • [Case Notes] • essay by Peter Tennant
161 •   Review: The Missing by Sarah Langan • review by Peter Tennant
165 • Some Questions and Answers (Black Static Horror Magazine, January-February 2008) • interview of Sarah Langan • interview by Peter Tennant
171 •   Review: Dead Sea by Brian Keene • review by Peter Tennant
173 •   Review: Not Flesh Nor Feathers by Cherie Priest • review by Peter Tennant
176 •   Review: Monster Planet by David Wellington • review by Peter Tennant
178 •   Review: The Devil's Plague by Mark Beynon • review by Peter Tennant
182 •   Review: Dogs of Waugh by Guy Adams • review by Peter Tennant
185 •   Review: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks • review by Peter Tennant
189 •   Review: Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker • review by Peter Tennant
192 •   Review: Black Magic Woman by Justin Gustainis • review by Peter Tennant
195 •   Review: Demon Eyes by L. H. Maynard and M. P. N. Sims • review by Peter Tennant
197 •   Review: No-Man and Other Tales by Tony Richards • review by Peter Tennant
200 •   Review: Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin • review by Peter Tennant
203 •   Review: Firefly Rain by Richard Dansky • review by Peter Tennant
206 • The Morning After • short story by Carole Johnstone
206 •  The Morning After • interior artwork by David Gentry
216 • The Fantasy Jumper • short story by Will McIntosh
216 •  The Fantasy Jumper • interior artwork by David Gentry
230 • NIght's Plutonian Shore: Fear and Loathing ... just about everywhere • [Night's Plutonian Shore] • essay by Mike O'Driscoll
237 • The Toad and I • short story by Matthew Holness
238 •  The Toad and I • interior artwork by David Gentry
256 •  untitled • interior artwork by David Gentry

258 pages, Magazine

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Dark-Draco · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like a good short story and horror ones can be brilliant - bit the collection here was a little hit and miss for me.

'The Pit' by Alexander Glass was a good one. It's not easy creating quite so much tension in a short format, but I really liked it. A scary idea - does it actually exist or is the narrator going crazy?

'The Mist of Lichthafen' by Seth Skorkowsky was one of my favourites. I would have loved to read a longer work set in this world - what is the mist and how do people survive long term? A great story with great characters.

'The Sentinels' by Tony Richards was OK. Well written and some good moments, but ultimately a bot disappointing. Not sure what the ending was all about.

'The Difference Between' by Ian R Faulkner I did enjoy reading. It had good tension and you wanted to find out how the characters survived the No-Mans land haunted by ghastly spectres.

'The Morning After' by Carole Johnstone was gain ok. A nice little story with a nice little twist, but again, slightly disappointing as not hugely original.

'The Fantasy Jumper' by Will McIntosh was well written and followed an intriguing prospect, but to me wasn't really a story - more of a set of scenes.

'The Toad and I' by Matthew Holness was the worse story - didn't make sense and seemed sickeningly graphic for no apparent reason.

Overall a good collection that started off quite strong, but was let down by the last few stories.