Ryan Bradford's Reviews > By Bizarre Hands

Lots of mixed feelings about this. On one hand, it's extreme without much style. It's super racist and misogynist—boy, does he gleefully love the n-word—and I never got the sense that whatever reason behind such extremism served a purpose other than shock value. But there's something to be said about indulging in such depravity, and reading it makes me think more about my own work and the purpose behind what I do. I actually found a lot of inspiration in Lansdale's anarchy.

He's also very darkly funny, which can go a long way in forgiving his offences. Most of the stories were pretty inventive too, but the writing itself is flat and often reads like a movie script.