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blchandler9000's review
I have a story in this issue, so I am resistant to give the magazine a star rating, however, I will say I was pleased to read the stories surrounding mine. J. C. Pillard's "Frail Memorials" and C. J. Casey's "Fire and Wool" were my favorites. "Frail" involves a young man interviewing for a job at a haunted cemetery. "Fire" takes place in an alternate Earth where the world was invaded by supernatural beings seemingly in the 1800s, and a ranch hand has to do his best to protect a flock from a mythical beast. "Dust Claims Dust" by Erica Ruppert, a fantasy war story, was nicely written, too—lovely prose.
I have to say, B&B is a pretty eclectic neo-pulp. Each writer strikes their own, unique tone and voice, and there's multiple genres in each issue. I don't normally read horror or weird westerns—and there are two of each in this issue!—so the magazine gave me a chance to broaden my genre horizons a bit.
I have to say, B&B is a pretty eclectic neo-pulp. Each writer strikes their own, unique tone and voice, and there's multiple genres in each issue. I don't normally read horror or weird westerns—and there are two of each in this issue!—so the magazine gave me a chance to broaden my genre horizons a bit.
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