Spectral Realms No. 25: Summer 2026
Paperback
Literary CriticismPoetry AnthologiesPoetry Criticism
ISBN13: 9781614985044
Publisher: Hippocampus Press
Published: Jul 22 2026
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.29 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The twenty-fifth issue of Spectral Realms opens strikingly with a grim poem by leading weird writer Nicole Cushing. It is followed by innovative work by such poets as John Shirley, Adam Bolivar, Ann K. Schwader, Frank Coffman, Geoffrey Reiter, Lori R. Lopez, Carl E. Reed, Wade German, Adam Amberden, and others.
David Barker continues his reimaginings of Lovecraft's Fungi from Yuggoth sonnets; Charles Lovecraft contributes a sonnet series inspired by Lovecraft's story The Unnamable; Adele Gardner renders a Poe story in verse in The Lady Ligeia. Prose poems by Liam Garriock, Maxwell I. Gold, Yucheng Tao, and Jay Sturner grace the issue, and the magazine's international scope is highlighted by poems by Luče, Alper Ghuchlu, Arukoya Tomais, Stefan von Blon, and other writers from Europe and Asia.
Classic reprints from H. W. Ellsworth and Richard Hughes exemplify the tradition of the weird in nineteenth and early twentieth century verse. The issue concludes with Steven Withrow's interview of Ann K. Schwader-part of a volume of interviews of contemporary weird poets that Withrow has now completed.
Also from
Joshi, S. T.
Collected Fiction Volume 4 (Revisions and Collaborations): A Variorum Edition
Lovecraft, H. P.
Paperback
The Willows and Others: Collected Short Fiction of Algernon Blackwood, Volume 1
Blackwood, Algernon
Paperback
Eyes of the God: Selected Writings of R. H. Barlow (Second Edition, Revised and Expanded)
Barlow, R. H.
Paperback
The Nemesis of Fire and Others: Collected Short Fiction of Algernon Blackwood, Volume 2
Blackwood, Algernon
Paperback
The Downfall of God: A History of Atheism in the West: From 1601 to the Present, Vol. 2
Joshi, S. T.
Paperback
The Downfall of God: A History of Atheism in the West: From Prehistory to 1600, Vol. 1
Joshi, S. T.
Paperback
Back There in the Grass: The Horror Tales of Irvin S. Cobb and Gouverneur Morris
Cobb, Irwin S.
Morris, Gouverneur
Paperback
To Worlds Unknown: The Letters of Clark Ashton Smith, Donald Wandrei, Howard Wandrei, and R. H. Barlow
Smith, Clark Ashton
Paperback
Collected Fiction Volume 2: Tales of the Civil War and Tales of the Grotesque
Bierce, Ambrose
Paperback
Collected Fiction Volume 3: Tall Tales and Satirical Sketches; Political Fantasies and Future Histories
Bierce, Ambrose
Paperback
Out of the Immortal Night: Selected Works of Samuel Loveman (Second Edition, Revised and Augmented)
Loveman, Samuel
Paperback
Born under Saturn: The Letters of Samuel Loveman and Clark Ashton Smith
Loveman, Samuel
Smith, Clark Ashton
Paperback
Clark Ashton Smith: A Comprehensive Bibliography
Connors, Scott
Joshi, S. T.
Schultz, David E.
Paperback
Penumbra No. 2 (2021): A Journal of Weird Fiction and Criticism
Campbell, Ramsey
Tibbetts, John C.
Paperback
Writings in the Baltimore Evening Sun, August 1911-June 1912: Edited and Annotated by S. T. Joshi
Mencken, H. L.
Paperback
The Free Lance, September-December 1911: Edited and Annotated by S. T. Joshi
Mencken, H. L.
Paperback
Writings in the Baltimore Evening Sun, April-July 1911: Edited and Annotated by S. T. Joshi
Mencken, H. L.
Paperback
The Free Lance, September-December 1913: Edited and Annotated by S. T. Joshi
Mencken, H. L.
Paperback
Huxley and Gladstone on Genesis: Edited by S. T. Joshi
Joshi, S. T.
Huxley, Thomas Henry
Gladstone, William Ewart
Paperback
Writings in the Baltimore Evening Sun, 1920-1921: Edited and Annotated by S. T. Joshi
Mencken, H. L.
Paperback
The Free Lance, September-December 1914: Edited and Annotated by S. T. Joshi
Mencken, H. L.
Paperback
Writings in the Baltimore Evening Sun, 1924-1925: Edited and Annotated by S. T. Joshi
Mencken, H. L.
Paperback
Writings in the Baltimore Evening Sun, January-March 1911: Edited and Annotated by S. T. Joshi
Mencken, H. L.
Paperback
Writings in the Baltimore Evening Sun, October-December 1910: Edited and Annotated by S. T. Joshi
Mencken, H. L.
Paperback
Also in
Poetry Anthologies
Alaska Literary Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry
Grace Moler, Shaelene
Holleman, Marybeth
Lord, Nancy
Paperback
We Had Our Reasons: Poems by Ricardo Ruiz and Other Hardworking Mexicans from Eastern Washington
Ruiz, Ricardo
Paperback
A Bowl of Goodness: Nourishing Poems with a Side of Soup, Celebrating Community, Friendship, and Resilience
Jackson, Major
Hardcover
The Oxford Book of English Verse, Part 1: Medievals to Marlowe (Yesterday's Classics)
Quiller-Couch, Arthur
Paperback
Faeries, Sprites & Malevolent Spirits: An Anthology of Classic Poetry & Stories
Thorne, Aurora
Hardcover
Poem a Day: 366 Poems, Old and New - One for Each Day of the Year
McCosker, Karen
Albery, Nicolas
Paperback
The Harp and Laurel Wreath: Poetry and Dictation for the Classical Curriculum
Berquist, Laura M.
Paperback
Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora
Hernandez Castillo, Marcelo
Joseph, Janine
Lin, Esther
Paperback
Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women
Guzman, Sandra
Paperback
Creative Stillness: An Anthology of Poetry and Essays by the Creative Writing Hour
Alaloul, Nadine
Makoni, Sekai
Alejandrina, Dhayana
Paperback
Into the Garden: A Wedding Anthology: Poetry and Prose on Love and Marriage
Mitchell, Stephen
Hass, Robert
Paperback
White Teeth, Red Blood: Selected Vampiric Verses
Baudelaire, Charles
Dickinson, Emily
Byron, George Gordon, 1788-
Hardcover
The Dharma of Poetry: How Poems Can Deepen Your Spiritual Practice and Open You to Joy
Brehm, John
Paperback
On Resilience: Stories of Climate Adaptation Across Washington's Landscapes
Senechal, Lindsay
Morgan, Harriet
Paperback
