Well, today had a bright spot in the wake of Aretha Franklin's passing: NPR's Summer Reader Poll's results were announced- and since 2018 is the bicentennial of the publication of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, the topic was the top 100 horror novels of all time.
This is a topic near and dear to my heart, of course, just... because. So imagine my joy when I see Abyss related items on the list.
First was Kathe Koja's The Cipher, the book that inaugurated the line. Perhaps this new attention, coming on the heels of Paperbacks from Hell, will result in a new paperback edition.
Even though they didn't have an Abyss book on the list, Abyss authors Poppy Z Brite (Billy Martin) and Michael McDowell are there. Brite's serial killer novel Exquisite Corpse is there and the write up namechecks Lost Souls and Drawing Blood. Toplin's Michael McDowell is on the list for his ghost story novel The Elementals, back in print from Valancourt Books.
Always glad to see Abyss Books getting the attention they deserve.
