And the M is for "Medieval." I've read some dark and/or weird fantasy set in the Middle Ages of late, and I figured I'd put them together in a list with some complimentary works for those that might be interested.
12th Century:
Clark Ashton Smith. “The Maker of Gargoyles" (In 1138, gargoyles come to life and terrorize the city of Vyones), “The Holiness of Azédarac” (a priest travels through time from 1175; in the future he discovers a sorcerer as managed to get declared a saint).
13th Century:
Clark Ashton Smith. "The Colossus of Ylourgne." In 1281, a necromancer and his disciples take revenge on Vyones with an undead giant.
14th Century:
Christopher Buehlman. Between Two Fires. In 1348, as the Black Death ravages France, a disgraced knight and a young girl may be the ones who can keep Lucifer and his legions from bringing about Hell on Earth.
Jesse Bullington. The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart. In 1364, A pair of German brothers from a long line of graverobbers embark on quest to make their fortune looting the crypts of Egypt. They encounter monsters, magic, and madmen along the way.
Clark Ashton Smith. “The Beast of Averoigne.” In the summer of 1369, a comet heralds the arrival of a strange beast to ravage the lands around the Abbey of Périgon.
15th Century:
Jesse Bullington. The Folly of the World. In the aftermath of the St. Elizabeth's Flood, three conspire to take a treasure from a town beneath the water.
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Anyone interested in these should also check out Howls from the Dark Ages (a short story collection) and Mister B. Gone by Clive barker.
Thanks for the recommendations. I have that anthology, but haven't made it far yet.
The Chatelaine by Kate Heartfield is a very good horror novel that kind of becomes something else by the end. Takes place in the 14th century france. Has a hellmouth in it, some undead, the devil's wife. You know, the usual. His Black Tongue by Mitchell Luthi is another 14th century horror that I have not read but intend too.
The other stories in His Black Tongue are Medieval, too--at least so of them, though different eras.
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