by R.B. Ashton | Mar 8, 2022 | Book Reviews, Mainstream Literature
The Shrinking Man (aka The Incredible Shrinking Man) by Richard Matheson is a notable classic with good reason. What makes Matheson’s brand of incredibly invented sci-fi is his ability to tap into raw, honest and captivating emotion, and this example is no different....
by R.B. Ashton | Mar 1, 2022 | Book Reviews, Mainstream Literature
Small World by Tabitha King feels like a good place to start when considering female scale with a direct crossover into horror, particularly focusing on a cruel woman in power. King is the wife of Stephen King, who highlights the book in his history of the horror...
by R.B. Ashton | Feb 19, 2022 | Book Reviews, Mainstream Literature
I have a fascination with scale, and the idea of giants overpowering tiny people, especially where women are put in the position of power. Big size differences create very different dynamics – particularly where you have a callous and cruel giantess. It’s an area ripe...
