by Dan Chaon
The first word that comes to mind when I think about this collection is "depressing." These stories are intense, weird, and creepy. They haunt you and keep you thinking about them long after you finish the book. It takes a very talented writer to do that. The stories blend horror elements with reali...
Creepy, edgy, just plain messed-up collection of short stories from the author of the fabulous AWAIT YOUR REPLY. If you were a fan of that novel you will enjoy this collection, filled with dysfunctional, haunted, sad, confused and unhappy people in unhappy situations. The first and last story are st...
This collection of short stories is about death, dreams, suicide, loss and losing your way, and trying to find your way back. It is lifted by small hopeful bursts of humour. “…Their skin had a rosy, post-maternal glow, and they spoke in gently therapeutic voices as they walked around carrying thei...
I was in the middle of the title story when I realized that Dan Chaon had written a collection of horror tales. In these stories, human beings perpetrate horrors such as abandonment, abuse, neglect upon each other. Relatives are left to clean up the emotional refuse after events such as a house fire...
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