So read myself a new author in the form of T.E.D Klein with a small collection of some of his short stories, and a bit of poetry and some articles to boot, "Reassuring Tales".
This was originally published in the mid 2000s in a very, very, limited run. I've got the 2021 reprint from Pickman's Press, with a few illustrations in it. Really nice looking, with the cover art looking like a very ratty looking pulp magazine (and I think the original publication also had pulpy looking cover also).
The stories that are in this collection are really good; cosmic horror that is very much like the stories of Lovecraft, Machen, Chambers ect. There are three stories that I really love from this collection. His first ever story "The Events at Poroth Farm", which is something that is very much influenced by Machen (a favorite of Klein's) as well as by Lovecraft, and is also the first story in the collection.
Then there's the other story, and a pretty funny one, called "One Size Eats All". A pretty odd one to be sure! And then there is "Imagining Things" which is also a pretty good cosmic horror story.
It's not a particularly long collection, but it's certainly a treat to read for sure! Klein didn't publish a whole lot of books, so far he's got three published, and that included this one. There a couple of others that I still need to get my mits on, another collections called "Dark Gods" and his only novel "The Ceremonies". His bibliography might be slim but I certainly like what I've read from him so far!
by i-the-muso-1968