Ah, these one story issues of Hub are perfect for reading and reviewing in your lunchbreak.

Issue 87’s story in Nightlife by Dean Grondo. Wow, that’s disturbing. I think I’m actually horrified. This is a snippet of an insight into the mind of a serial killer. There’s no attempt to construct a narrative or give any backstory and I think that shows just how competent and assured the writing is. All throughout the story I was thinking in a slightly hysterical way ‘but why? Why?’ and no why was given. It would have been a much weaker piece if the author had attempted to answer the questions. I’m not sure I actually liked it but it’s the first time in ages I’ve been really disturbed by a horror story – and isn’t that exactly what the genre is supposed to do? I’ll be looking out for more of Grondo’s work.