¡QUÉ HORROR! 2018

Candidate #6

THEY REMAIN

(January 2018)

"History is so full of shadow.”

Opening with a quote from H.P. Lovecraft’s “Hypnos” (“Wise men have interpreted dreams, and the gods have laughed.”), Philip Gelatt’s They Remain deploys two elements from the horror arsenal--isolation and inexplicability--to excellent and unnerving effect.

Following a two-person, three month research mission to find a “… previously uncharacterized element--genetic, environmental or otherwise--one that might change the way we view our relationship to the natural world,” the film (based on the novella “—30—” by Laird Barron) is a slow burn descent that relies more on mood and atmosphere than narrative cause and effect, a refreshing change from Hollywood horror’s tendency to over-explicate, as if horror were made up of mere plot points in dire need of tedious exposition.

Gelatt made it onto the Candidates list for ¡Qué horror! 2012 as well, for his feature directorial debut, The Bleeding House.

Here’s hoping he cracks into the main rundown this year…

“The world is large and unknowable.

“No one ever really knows anything.”

(They Remain OS courtesy of impawards.com.)

THE BLACK BESTIARY: An Alejandro Pardo Compendium

Okay, check this graphic out to see where you can pick up a copy of The Black Bestiary: An Alejandro Pardo Compendium now!

Click to embiggen!

Please feel free to repost the image or to link back here, so we can spread the word about The Black Bestiary: An Alejandro Pardo Compendium (the follow-up to The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo).
It contains a new batch of creature entries (written by Budjette Tan), and a whole lot more narrative stuff, written by yours truly, with illustrations by Kajo Baldisimo, Bow Guerrero, and Mervin Malonzo.
(A closer look at the Table of Contents can be found here.)

If you haven't picked it up, please do so.
And if you've already got a copy, please tell your friends and family to pick up their own copies as well!
Spreading the word about the book will not just help with the chances for more future Alejandro Pardo compendiums, but will also serve as a rallying cry for the printed word.
I don't know about you, but I definitely prefer a world where people aren't just reading tablets or their phones, but are actually holding books, with covers and pages (and that awesome new book smell!), in their hands.
Power to the Printed Word!

For more on The Black Bestiary: An Alejandro Pardo Compendium, an article can be found here.

My complete and unedited answers to the Q&A used as a basis for the article can be found here.

A 15-second video can be found here.

Another article can be found here.

Brief glimpses of some of the new creature entries (art by Mervin) can be found here.

Again, check the graphic out to see where it's currently available.
I've been informed by the grapevine that in at least one instance, in one branch of a bookstore chain, they already had the book in stock, but the copies were still boxed and had not yet been put on display.
So, if you don't see it on the shelves, please ask for it.
And please spread the word, people!

you can’t drink just six,

Dave

THE BLACK BESTIARY: An Alejandro Pardo Compendium

Okay, a new article on The Black Bestiary: An Alejandro Pardo Compendium can be found here.

My complete and unedited answers to the Q&A used as a basis for the article can be found here.


The Black Bestiary: An Alejandro Pardo Compendium (the follow-up to The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo) contains a new batch of creature entries (written by Budjette Tan), and a whole lot more narrative stuff, written by yours truly, with illustrations by Kajo Baldisimo, Bow Guerrero, and Mervin Malonzo.
A closer look at the Table of Contents can be found here.

For more odds and ends:

A 15-second video can be found here.

Another article can be found here.

Brief glimpses of some of the new creature entries (art by Mervin) can be found here.

If you haven't checked it out, please do so!
And if you've already got yourself a copy, please recommend it to whoever you think may like it as well.
As per the Summit announcement, it's out now in bookstores, newsstands, supermarkets, and convenience stores nationwide.

you can’t drink just six,

Dave