"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
.