I've mentioned this in a couple different places, largely Discord servers, and I may in the future try and put together a longer essay on this idea. but I'll make note of it here, first, and lay claim to the idea.
we seem to be living through a renaissance of the New Weird. works like Alex Pheby's Waterblack trilogy, Hiron Ennes' The Works of Vermin, Adrian Tchaikovsky's Tyrant Philosophers series, both of Vajra Chandrasekera's novels, Jared Pechaček's The West Passage, and probably others that I don't even know about, are among the serried ranks.
what seems to demarcate this renaissance is a newfound interest and focus on queerness and colonialism. not all renaissance works contain these elements, but I'd say that the best and most interesting of them seem to. both enrich what you can do with the Weird: 1st, these are both subjects that are inherently rich. both are filled with yet-to-be-tapped veins of meaning, theme, nuance, emotion, and complexity. 2nd, both lend themselves to the Weird.
I call this the Weird Renascence.
