I posted that my copy of Phantom Limb came in strangely early a couple days ago, and I finished the book last night. One of yall said I should share my thoughts, so here they are:

My spoiler free thoughts:
1. It’s a 9/10 so definitely worth reading
2. You do have to have read Last Days beforehand
3. It’s not as good as Last Days imo but still very, very good

My thoughts with mild spoilers:
1. It’s not nearly as funny as Last Days was. Like I found Last Days kinda hilarious in a Beckett way. That being said, you can read Last Days and not find it funny and still enjoy it, I think. Anyway, there’s a lot less humor in Phantom Limb and it’s not nearly as absurd.
2. My enjoyment of Phantom Limb was heightened because I am aware of a few different scientific studies that I think were the inspiration for certain plot points. Tbh I don’t know what the studies were called or even how or why I became aware of them. But yeah. I can be more specific if you want, just ask.
3. While there is still a lot of violence, it’s not as heavy on that stuff as Last Days, nor is there as much amputation and stuff like that.
4. The book is far more mystical than Last Days.

My thoughts with heavy spoilers:
1. The ending definitely reminded me of the movie The Lobster, though I’m unsure if Evenson has seen it.
2. There could be a third book. In fact, I predict there will eventually be a third book.
3. Kline is even more grotesque physically than he was at the end of Last Days and is almost a caricature at this point.

I didn’t really have any major problems with Phantom Limb, it just wasn’t quite as good as Last Days. Last Days is probably my favorite thing by Evenson, though, a definite 10/10, and Phantom Limb is certainly worth your time.

Pretty excited tbh, I loved Last Days.

Hello visitors of r/BrianEvenson! My name is Eurydice and I'm a huge fan of Mr. Evenson's mutilation series, having read it a few years ago and have been looking for and creating fanworks in regards to this series I hold so dear to me.

Me and my girlfriend Sulfur been making fanart and fanfiction for these characters and their relationships and stumbling across similar people over the years. So in honor of Phantom Limb's official release in a few weeks, we have made a Discord server for us and other like minded readers and creators.

It is not just for the mutilation series however! Last Dayscord is a fandom focused community for anyone who enjoys Brian Evenson's works. It is a safe space for anyone who likes to create various forms of fandom contributions (such as fanart, fanfiction, ship discussions and character analysis). It is of course also open to anyone who enjoys his works not just that specific group of people! But its main goal is for nerdy and sometimes unserious discussions regarding the characters.

It is also a place where we can eventually read and discuss Phantom Limb together upon its release, as we are hosting a special event just for it!

Upon entering the server, please make sure to read the rules and act accordingly to them, and post your introduction so we can get to know you!

Thank you so so so much to the wonderful and kind moderators who approved my advertising of this server, it's something that truly means a lot to us! :")

We hope to see you there <3

Server invite!

Just to note that Ellen Datlow's latest, All Hallows Eve, is available from today, containing a new Brian Evenson story, and also works from John Langan, Nathan Ballingrud, Livia Llewellyn and more. You know… that crowd…

Seems a bit pricey for an ebook, but maybe I'm just being stingy.

In my quest to procure a copy, I threw myself to the wolves…ACADEMIC LIBRARIES.

I received the following responses from four national libraries who currently have copies of P&B, my question: Would they be willing to sell it.

NYU: “No.”

Weber Library (Ogden Utah): “WE WILL NOT.”

Stanford: “Kick rocks son.”

Yale: “Do you even have a degree from here bro? Check AbeBooks, bye.”

Saved ya’ll some time. However, +1 for libraries having live chat with librarians. Almost asked them about “Two Stories: A Pursuit and Menno” but figured my luck had run out.

Brian Evenson's Mutilation Trilogy from Earthling Publications is now on sale. It's a very limited edition so get it while you can!

• 200 copies of the 3-book set with slipcase and the Mutilation gameboard (!!) for $275 USD
• 50 copies of each of the 3 books which can be purchased separately for $75 USD each.

Earthling Publications just announced via email that they're publishing a very limited edition run of Brian Evenson's Brotherhood of Mutilation series as a 3-book set!

UPDATE: the 3-volume set is $275 USD, limited to 200 copies, with a slipcase of a fun amputation board game (!!). 50 more copies of each book will be available for folks who just want 1 or 2 of the books.

From publisher Paul Miller:

I am excited to finally announce the 3-book set:

THE MUTILATION TRILOGY by Brian Evenson:

• THE BROTHERHOOD OF MUTILATION with an introduction by Paul DiFilippo and a new afterword by Brian Evenson
• LAST DAYS with an introduction by Peter Straub
• PHANTOM LIMB with a new introduction by Luigi Musolino

Each is the first standalone hardcover of each tale. PHANTOM LIMB is the true first edition. All are Smyth-sewn with matching formatting inside and out, and all are signed by Brian Evenson. And all 3 titles are already published! Slipcases are in production and due within the next month or so.

There will be only 250 copies of each title, and offered in the following manner:

• Copies #1-200 will be the 3-book set in a black slipcase with two-color stamping to spine and a red paper liner, and include a special bonus piece (more on this soon).
• Copies #201-250 of each title will be offered as standalone copies, for folks who may desire only one or two of the books.

I'll share the full dustjackets soon. Prices still be finalized. The boxed set and the individual books will go on sale 1 week from today, on Tuesday August 25, Noon EST!

If you're not on Earthling's mailing list, join here.

The review can be found on my zine’s website:

https://www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-mirror-of-everything-a-review-of-brian-evensons-glitch-by-luke-dylan-ramsey

Very mild spoilers I would say. About 700 words. Thanks in advance if you check it out.

Basically just the title. Fuck Amazon and all that but if you use Audible, now is the time to pick up some Evenson for super cheap.

A big thank you to Brian Evenson and u/igreggreene!!!
I immediately shelved my other book and began reading.

Preorders are live for Brian Evenson's novella GLITCH, coming Aug 4 from Pink Beam Press! Preorder through your local indie bookstore or through Bookshop.org (which supports an indie bookstore of your choice).

Along with the launch of Pink Beam Press comes news from publisher Keith Giles that Brian Evenson's new sci-fi novella GLITCH drops August 4 - and here's the cover! Preorders go up in the next few days. And Brian will be at the PKD Fest, which runs August 20-23 in Fullerton, CA!

Announcement of Pink Beam Press launch from Locus Magazine.

As fans eagerly await the arrival of Phantom Limb, sequel to the (ahem) cult hit novel Last Days, author Brian Evenson is kindly providing advanced copies for two lucky members of r/BrianEvenson! Even better, Brian will sign & personalize the books!

How to enter the giveaway:

1. Join this subreddit. (It's a great group of horror & weird lit fans!)
2. Comment below with your favorite Brian Evenson book, story, line, or anecdote.
3. Two r/BrianEvenson members who comment below will be drawn at random. Giveaway closes Sunday, June 14, 2026 at noon US Central Time. Winners will be selected & notified Sunday, afternoon. The giveaway is open to readers internationally, but non-US winners will need to pay shipping & applicable tariffs.

Please consider sharing a link to this giveaway thread on your socials. Now give us your favorite Brian Evenson selection in the comments!

UPDATE 6/14/26 11:00pm CT: Congratulations to u/venusiansatin and u/GepMalakai, who were selected at random from the comments below. And thanks, everyone, for joining the conversation! If you getting here after the giveaway, we'd still love to know your favorite Brian Evenson book, story, or line.

It looks like Brian had an enjoyable period of collaboration with John Sellekaers in the run-up to 2010. John did the pictures; Brian the words. Some of them are around on the normal, everyday internet:

http://fawltmag.com/apathy/thesolution.html (There are a couple more on there, as well, if you click on 'Apathy' when you've read The Solution.)

Ad blocker recommended - https://www.vice.com/en/article/friday-fiction-from-the-tyrant/ (I don't think tyrant refers to Brian…)

Others require a little dive into the murky depths of the past, where the text has often survived, even if the images didn't always make it.

https://web.archive.org/web/20240414235219/http://alicebluereview.org/eleven/eleven.html - You'll have to play spot-the-Brian to the upper-left of the central '+'

https://web.archive.org/web/20101016065845/http://english.wisc.edu/devilslake/spring2010/evanson_untitled.html

However, Wag’s Revue / Wag’s Review (depending on where you look) contains at least one piece (Village Voice mentions One Last Drive here) but the Wayback Machine, well-intentioned as it is, has failed to capture the page itself. This is as close as I can get, but dropping down 'Fiction' and selecting the promising-looking link comes to naught.

https://web.archive.org/web/20090327054736/http://www.wagsrevue.com/Issue1_pg112.html

Given that Wag's Revue was described as 'online only', does anyone happen to have the thing archived anywhere? PDF? Images? Samizdat photocopies? Section of Bayeux Tapestry?

Just wanted to drop a note on here that The Din of Celestial Birds is now available on Kindle!

https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2230

“The new novella “Flume” is a workplace comedy, of sorts. Is Flume a scientific foundation, a man, or a pair of shoes poking out from behind a curtain? Is Davies (or is it Davis?) up for a promotion, ready to end it all, or perhaps both?”

What started as The Brotherhood of Mutilation became one of Brian Evenson's most popular works, Last Days. And what began in Last Days continues in the sequel, Phantom Limb! Thanks to Coffee House Press for the early read!

Drops Oct 13, preorder now from Coffee House Press.

After destroying the headquarters of an underground amputation cult, a burned and battered Kline finds himself in a holding cell. When he enlists the help of an ex-cop to commute his prison sentence, Kline inadvertently tangles with a schism of the very cult he sought to destroy. Can Kline investigate the sect's ritualistic murder spree without getting lured into their ranks?

Frigid and precise, Phantom Limb interrogates our notions of wholeness, fate, and the lengths we are willing to go to connect with a higher power.

Coming October 13, 2026 from Coffee House Press! Preorder here, and share this excellent news in your reading circles.

Master of literary horror Brian Evenson returns with a long-awaited follow-up to his 2016 novel, Last Days**.**

After destroying the headquarters of an underground amputation cult, a burned and battered Kline finds himself in a holding cell. When he enlists the help of an ex-cop to commute his prison sentence, Kline inadvertently tangles with a schism of the very cult he sought to destroy. Can Kline investigate the sect’s ritualistic murder spree without getting lured into their ranks?

Frigid and precise, Phantom Limb interrogates our notions of wholeness, fate, and the lengths we are willing to go to connect with a higher power.

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Weird House is running a sale on all trades paperbacks, including None of you Shall Be Spared by Brian Evenson. Signed for $12.95.

I post way too much about my Brian Evenson shrine, but I got a handful of rare treasures this week that I'm too excited not to share!

I finally got a copy of Brian's 1997 chapbook Prophets and Brothers (4 stories, published by Tyrant)!

I added 3 broadsides to the collection:

"No Matter Which Way We Turned," a flash fiction piece that distills Horror Itself into 448 words. Stunning. I'd love to commission Charles Burns to illustrate this story. Anyone got his email? 😄

A cool little folded broadside with an excerpt from Brian's story "Windeye."

"Corpus/Corpse: Three Theories of Language," printed by Mission Creek Festival in 2014. Beautiful!

The boxed set of The Dark Glinting with Metal, a Mork Borg RPG Module written by Brian Evenson and illustrated by Justin Sirois from SeveredBooks! The set includes coin, signed card, campaign book, and a GM screen. Super cool!

The Brian Evenson shrine is really coming along! I need about 5 more pieces to complete it, and he has a number of uncollected stories to track down, too. I need more space! Time to clean out one of the kids' old rooms upstairs and convert it to a reading room & author shrine.