Publisher's Synopsis
From 18 chillingly brilliant writers of horror & literary fiction:Susan Barker, JK Chukwu, Bridget Collins, Mariana Enriquez, Michel Faber, Lewis Hancox, Emilia Hart, Ainslie Hogarth, Robert Lautner, Adorah Nworah, Irenosen Okojie, Lucy Rose, Lionel Shriver, James Smythe, Lavie Tidhar, Francine Toon, Evie Wyld & Louisa YoungThese stories from eighteen master storytellers will curdle your blood, haunt your dreams and redefine fear... From folk horror to body horror and everything in between.An exploited child worker in the silver mines of Bolivia finds an ally - but at what cost? A young woman's workplace affair has terrifying repercussions when her lover's wife dies. A sailor's wife takes her communion with Nature a little too far.From a hungry young woman who is not what she seems, to a young boy who has taken his mother's advice a little too seriously; from disfigured girls willing to pay any price to fit in, to an immigrant who cannot escape his tormentor in his new home country; from a new home with a sinister secret, to one man's terrible punishment for falling into debt; this collection plumbs the depth of the psyche and dredges up some very modern horrors.Featuring stories by: Susan Barker, JK Chukwu, Bridget Collins, Mariana Enriquez, Michel Faber, Lewis Hancox, Emilia Hart, Ainslie Hogarth, Robert Lautner, Adorah Nworah, Irenosen Okojie, Lucy Rose, Lionel Shriver, James Smythe, Lavie Tidhar, Francine Toon, Evie Wyld & Louisa Young.
