The Return of Count Electric, and Other Stories

William Browning Spencer doesn't lean toward the uncomfortably creepy, he swims in it. His otherworldly humor, with wit so dry you'll need a Gatorade afterward, at once makes you laugh while making you want to pull the sheets up to your nose. As you journey through "The Return of Count Electric" you'll find a 1990's weirdness that is timeless. With novels like Resume With Monsters and Zod Wallop, Spencer is often called today's H.P. Lovecraft, and with good reason. He succeeds at Lovecraftian storytelling like none of his peers. His short stories are frighteningly fun and funnily frightening. Check out the Romeo and Juliet retelling in "Entomologists at Obala." And if you should come by the limited edition print of his more recent short story collection, The Ocean and All Its Devices, get it. It shows that Spencer is just as adept at weaving cyber punk tales as he is at leading you through Lovecraftian mountains of madness.

This guy is really funny and dark at the same time. His style flows and is really easy to read. I don't usually like stuff that's this 'normal' but I plan on reading everything this guy has. By normal I don't mean boring I mean there were no 'fantastic' elements in it like magic or monsters, just people and situations. I thought almost all the stories were very original but the last two were definitely the worst. I think I will like his novels even more than his short stories.