further reading list

the conjuring: the devil made me do it (2021)

The Underworld is the place where you broke bread with Baba Yaga, made peace with limit, were fed small scraps of meat by crows when you needed it the most. It’s the deep dip in a myth, the katabasis , the descent, the mischievous, startling bewilderment of irrational energies. Logic has little traction at such a moment. Successful returnees of the... See more

he most reactionary horror movies of the past few years (read: longlegs and the substance )

If you want to know more about these sorts of mental states, I recommend José Luis Ricón Fernández de la Puente’s recent write-up of his experiences, Nadia Asparouhova on her experiences, and her how-to guide.

The Haunting of Hill House

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

The stories in Are You Happy? are all imbued with what I call the Ostlund effect: sudden wonder, unexpected marvel, a quiet reckoning.

Written in the 1980s, “Speech Sounds” envisions a world fraught with pandemic-related challenges containing broken systems and fear.