Elliott Dunstan

ANACHRONIST PANIC:

anachronism: from ana + chronos, lit. ‘against time’; an oddity in time, a misplaced object from either too late or too early in history. How fast does time move? How slow? How quick does history move when you’re not paying attention?

Ongoing and forthcoming projects

In Carrion City, the streets are paved with styrofoam and butcher’s blood…

Funded through BackerKit as part of the Book Bazaar 2025, GULA is a book-length poem about poverty, systemic oppression and the death-throes of capitalism in its many forms. Releasing at the end of March, preorders will be open for everybody by February 15th (mark your calendars!)

Interested in receiving an ARC (Advanced Reading Copy)? Click here to fill out the form.

Poplar Press 2026

O mountain-shades, and sheering stone
the waters dark and low and leering
O the shadows shaped and grown
gargoyles crouched and overhearing
each confession moaned and muttered
every secret thereby uttered
in the alley-bricks and wells
hushed, prefaced by “don’t you tell-”
every man has darker faces
concealed beneath his silken things
where the Devil took him dancing
and where he kissed his wicked grin.

My debut full-length novel, coming from Poplar Press in October 2026!

Denvyth was built from black earth and brought to life with fire; and for decades, he’s been abandoned, awaiting the return of the man who made him. He uses the skills honed as a sorceror’s apprentice as a sex worker in Bedhyndann’s underground pleasure house, but it’s just a way of passing time — until one of his clients asks for his name. Funny thing, names; especially when it, and everything else you are, you’ve had to build yourself.

For fans of The Golem and the Jinni, Interview with the Vampire, Frankenstein and Cabaret alike, keep your eyes open for this erotic gothic horror.

Media reviews from the anachronist gremlin himself!

I read a lot, and when I’m not reading, I’m watching something; as a result, a lot of this blog is taken up by my reviews. The Gremlin’s Library and the Gremlin’s (Movie) Library are standard book and film reviews, albeit I could be reviewing…just about anything. At the time of me updating this site I have a post about John Carpenter’s The Thing right on the heels of a Premee Mohamed review. First Chapter Thoughts is when I pause right after the first chapter of a book and give my thoughts and (sometimes) predictions — also a good way to know what I’m working on.

Within this, but also part of a wider project, is Little Free Archive. Within the conversation about book piracy, there’s an overlooked element — the sheer amount of free-to-read literature out there. A lot of my short story reviews, as a result, are LFA posts; a reminder to everyone that there is plenty for the penny-conscious reader if they look beyond the bestseller lists.

Gremlin music for gremlin queers.

You know how there are people who talk about how they listen to everything and then tack on ‘except X’ at the end? I don’t like those people. Whenever I say I listen to everything, it’s a challenge — to myself, and others. I do monthly (….attempted monthly) roundups of brand new indie music, mostly from Bandcamp, from just about any subgenre you can imagine. Occasionally I’ll also do album reviews — and if there’s a subgenre or microgenre you think I should be listening to, send it my way.

One man’s trash is another man’s art supplies.

Quite aside from my writing work, I’m a visual artist working with reclaimed and upcycled material. I’m currently working on updating all of my sites and condensing them into as few as possible, but check back here soon for more galleries and buy links.

Stylistic, sensitivity, and substantive editing — and when you really want some Latin.

Under construction — check back soon for updates! (Or message me through my Contact page if you’re really eager.)