Thia Reads A Lot’s Reviews > Uncanny Magazine Issue 55: November/December 2023 > Status Update

Interview: Marissa Lingen
"More adult stories should be stories of friendship. Friends are the best." Agreed.

A Piece of the Continent: 3* Two friends are going to Alaska with their grandfather's ashes. One has an evil mother who does magic and they stole the ashes so the mother sent a "storm" after them? The grandfathers protect them. I wanted more explanation, but the friendship element was good.

Sweat and Skin: Skipping this one. About sex (I have no issue with gay sex in particular, just with sex in general, so this is not for me)

We're Looking for the Best: 3* MC is being fired and broken with on the same day. She meets a former boss, who takes her to a test before a job. She has to haunt her former boss. She has an idea to revolutionize haunting, ghosts will haunt in the light now. Why are the ghosts doing this? What do they get from haunting?

The Telling Silence of A Ghost Story for Christmas: About horror on the BBC, I'm not familiar with any of it.

End of Play: 2*? I like the idea of a ghost actor in a play but it's very confusing.

How to Haunt a Northern Lake: good

The Year Without Sunshine: Very good, can see why it is nominated for awards. 4* for now. Neighbourhood is organizing when things get worse (food, power, fuel, heat). Hopeful note at the end. Boy from a different neighbourhood wants to join. Helping Susan get the oxygen she needs (teaching crochet and occupying kids).

Ferry to the Island of Ghosts: not for me

Interview Jeffrey Ford was fine. Not going to check out his dark fantasy/horror recommendations though.