A Darker Shade
'Will burrow under your skin and live forever in your darkest dreams' Bust
Joyce Carol Oates assembles a spectacular cast to explore, subvert and reinvent one of horror's most visceral of subgenres. Focusing on distortions of the human body, the fifteen short stories of A Darker Shade will delight, disgust and shock you.
From the metaphysical horror of a snail trapped in body of a young office worker, to a women cursed to dance endlessly, her body ravaged and torn, these are stories that confront the inextricable link between physical and mental terror.
Featuring brand-new stories by:
Margaret Atwood, Raven Leilani, Lisa Tuttle, Tananarive Due, Joyce Carol Oates, Megan Abbott, Aimee Bender, Cassandra Khaw, Lisa Lim, Elizabeth Hand, Valerie Martin, Sheila Kohler, Joanna Margaret and Aimee LaBrie, and Yumi Dineen Shiroma.
Review
Will burrow under your skin and live forever in your darkest dreams ― Bust
A provocative and incisive collection . . . Prepare yourself for some truly unsettling stories ― CrimeReads
For this chilling anthology, Oates brings together 15 stories exploring body horror through women's experiences . . . the thematic probe into bodily autonomy makes this a must-read for fans of feminist horror ― Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Podrobnosti
| Autor |
Joyce Carol Oates |
|---|---|
| Vydavatel |
Footnote |
| Jazyk | anglicky |
| Vazba | měkká |
| Počet stran | 272 |
| Formát | 12,9 × 19,8 cm |
| EAN | 9781804440940 |
| Rok vydání | 2024 |
| Edice |
Povídky a krátké příběhy Sci-fi, fantasy, horor |
Autor
Joyce Carol Oates
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