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Book Review : Max Booth III - The Nightly Disease (2016)
Dec 12

Dec 12 Book Review : Max Booth III - The Nightly Disease (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Max Booth III's new novel The Nightly Disease is almost available to the general public. Start making a line, people. It's his best work yet!

Book Review : Year's Best Weird Fiction - Volume Three (2016)
Dec 9

Dec 9 Book Review : Year's Best Weird Fiction - Volume Three (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

2015 was a good year for subtle and atmospheric weird fiction. Find out which stories stood out here.

Eligible Works for Dead End Follies' 2016 Year-End's Best Reads
Dec 8

Dec 8 Eligible Works for Dead End Follies' 2016 Year-End's Best Reads

Benoit Lelievre
Blogging, Book Reviews

Find every book review published on Dead End Follies in 2016 here and try to guess which ones will make my Year End's Lists. Official announcements will be made on December 15 and December 20.

Movie Review : The Abyss (1989)
Dec 7

Dec 7 Movie Review : The Abyss (1989)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Why wasn't The Abyss as popular as other James Cameron movies? Read my review of this cult classic to find out how intellectually ambitious this project was for a blockbuster film.

Album Review : Death Grips - No Love Deep Web (2012)
Dec 6

Dec 6 Album Review : Death Grips - No Love Deep Web (2012)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

No Love Deep Web is a bleak and unique offering in Death Grips' discography. Read my review to discover the finer traits of this timeless classic.

Book Review : Jon Padgett - The Secret of Ventriloquism (2016)
Dec 5

Dec 5 Book Review : Jon Padgett - The Secret of Ventriloquism (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

The Secret of Ventriloquism by Jon Padgett is the real deal. Now, click on my review to know why it's one of the most refreshing and original things I've read all year.

Book Review : Blake Butler - Scorch Atlas (2009)
Dec 2

Dec 2 Book Review : Blake Butler - Scorch Atlas (2009)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Scorch Atlas probably is the most read/talked about book by Blake Butler. Here are my thoughts on it and how it compares to his already impressive legacy.

Movie Review : Lost Highway (1997)
Dec 1

Dec 1 Movie Review : Lost Highway (1997)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This is a review/analysis of one of my favorite David Lynch movie Lost Highway. It's a challenging film, yet thoroughly enjoyable when you come in equipped to understand what's going on. Spoilers ahead, obviously. Not that it's the kind of film where spoilers really mater.

Book Review : Michael Allen Rose - Boiled Americans (2015)
Nov 30

Nov 30 Book Review : Michael Allen Rose - Boiled Americans (2015)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Michael Allen Rose's Boiled Americans is unconventional and challenging. Not your Sunday afternoon reading, but it will appeal to the most adventurous readers out there.

Movie Review : The Neon Demon (2016)
Nov 29

Nov 29 Movie Review : The Neon Demon (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

The Neon Demon is Nicolas Winding Refn's second masterpiece. Whether you're not sure if you should watch it or if you don't understand it, check out my review/analysis. It's spoiler free.

Book Review : Seb Doubinsky - Omega Gray (2016)
Nov 28

Nov 28 Book Review : Seb Doubinsky - Omega Gray (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Seb Doubinsky's novella Omega Gray couldn't be any more different than his previous work White City, yet it's smart and colourful allegory of the power of ideology.

Book Review : Mark Rapacz - Foreigners (Waeguk) (2015)
Nov 25

Nov 25 Book Review : Mark Rapacz - Foreigners (Waeguk) (2015)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Mark Rapacz' novel Foreigners is unique and disorienting to say the least. I wouldn't qualify my own feelings towards it too precisely, but it's worth experiencing for yourselves.

Book Review : T.E Grau - They Don't Come Home Anymore (2016)
Nov 24

Nov 24 Book Review : T.E Grau - They Don't Come Home Anymore (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

The most original and underrated new voice in weird fiction T.E Grau has a new book out. They Don't Come Home Anymore is his most accessible project to date, but it is ambitious and genre bending nonetheless. A fantastic read.

Book Review : Rob Hart - South Village (2016)
Nov 23

Nov 23 Book Review : Rob Hart - South Village (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

The third installment in the Ash McKenna series South Village is a nice return to form. The novels are a bit of an acquired taste, but if you've enjoyed New Yorked, this is definitely for you.

Movie Review : Green Room (2016)
Nov 22

Nov 22 Movie Review : Green Room (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Jeremy Saulnier's latest movie Green Room is the FREAKIN' TITS. I was not completely convinced by Blue Ruin in 2013, but this one is a definite step up. Starring the late Anton Yelchin, Imogen POOOOOTS and Macon Blair.

Album Review : Metallica - Hardwired...to Self-Destruct (2016)
Nov 21

Nov 21 Album Review : Metallica - Hardwired...to Self-Destruct (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Metallica's new album Hardwired...to Self-Destruct is technically sound, musically competent and a little hollow. 

Book Review : Robert Dean - The Red Seven (2016)
Nov 18

Nov 18 Book Review : Robert Dean - The Red Seven (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Robert Dean's debut novel The Red Seven showcases his terrific talent. I wasn't sold on what the book was actually trying to say, but the author will be a force to be reckoned with for many years in contemporary genre literature.

Book Review : Marietta Miles - Route 12 (2016)
Nov 17

Nov 17 Book Review : Marietta Miles - Route 12 (2016)

Gabino Iglesias
Book Reviews

In his triumphant return to Dead End Follies, Gabino Iglesias takes a look at Marietta Miles' Route 12 and quite likes it. An All Due Respect Books publication.

Book Review : Andrew Nette - Gunshine State (2016)
Nov 16

Nov 16 Book Review : Andrew Nette - Gunshine State (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Andrew Nette is re-emerging after a four years silence with a new novel titled Gunshine State. While it didn't wow me like Ghost Money did in 2012, I can tell you one thing: the Australian author still got it.

Movie Review : Rampart (2011)
Nov 15

Nov 15 Movie Review : Rampart (2011)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

My review of Oren Moverman's dirty cop movie Rampart, co-authored by kingpin of hardboiled fiction James Ellroy himself. Starring Woody Harrelson, Robin Wright, a prepubescent Brie Larson, Ice Cube and many other known faces.

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