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Can anyone recommend me some unusual or weird fantasy/horror?
The obvious examples from horror are Lovecraft and his buddies like Lord Dunsany. I don't enjoy China Mieville because his prose and plot delivery are really bad, but I hope that shows you the sort of thing I'm going for.
The thing that really interests me though is weird fantasy. I've just read "The Vorrh" and "The Erstwhile" by Brian Catling, and they are fantastic books. The man is a sculptor, painter and poet, so he knows what to say and how to say it. I followed this up with "The Library at Mount Char", which has some nice ideas, but mediocre prose (not ruinous as China, though). Jeff VanderMeer seems to be an alright choice, but I'm really interested in getting something that reminds me of The Vorrh.