The trees grew because I bled there : collected stories / Eric LaRocca ; with introduction by Chuck Wendig.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Titan Books, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 205 pages ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781803363004
- 1803363002
- Strange thing we become and other dark tales 2021
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Fiction | In Case You Missed It | LAROCCA, ERIC | ICYMI: Recently New | Checked out | 06/26/2024 | 33111011207715 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"The stories collected here are by turns confident, brutal, and breathtaking... must-read horror" The New York Times
A beautifully crafted, devastating short fiction collection from the Bram Stoker Awards® finalist and author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. Includes an introduction from acclaimed bestselling author Chuck Wendig.
Eight stories of literary dark fiction from a master storyteller. Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. In these narratives, a woman imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring for her infant niece; on-line posts chronicle a cancer diagnosis; a couple in the park with their small child encounter a stranger with horrific consequences; a toxic relationship reaches a terrifying resolution...
Originally published under the title The Strange Thing We Become and Other Dark Tales , this is a much-praised collection of deeply unsettling, painfully dark tales .
Originally published as: The strange thing we become and other dark tales in 2021 by Off Limits Press.
Introduction -- You follow wherever they go -- Bodies are for burning -- The strange thing we become -- The trees grew because I bled there -- You're not supposed to be here -- Where flames burned emerald as grass -- I'll be gone by then -- Please leave or I'm going to hurt you -- Acknowledgments -- About the author.
"Eight stories of literary dark fiction from a master storyteller. Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. In these narratives, a woman imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring for her infant niece; on-line posts chronicle a cancer diagnosis; a couple in the park with their small child encounter a stranger with horrific consequences; a toxic relationship reaches a terrifying resolution ... Originally published under the title The Strange Thing We Become and Other Dark Tales, this is a much-praised collection of deeply unsettling, painfully dark tales."-- Publisher marketing.