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Of the Flesh — Susan Barker
'Outstandingly weird and memorable' GUARDIAN
'Deliciously creepy' NEW SCIENTIST
Fear never dies…
These stories from eighteen master storytellers will curdle your blood, haunt your dreams and redefine terror.
From a hungry young woman who is not what she seems, to a 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 the discovery that a long-dead parent's corpse is perfectly preserved decades later; this collection plumbs the depths of the psyche and dredges up some very modern horrors.
Reviews
“Outstandingly weird and memorable” " Guardian
“Deliciously creepy” " New Scientist
'Deliciously creepy' NEW SCIENTIST
Fear never dies…
These stories from eighteen master storytellers will curdle your blood, haunt your dreams and redefine terror.
From a hungry young woman who is not what she seems, to a 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 the discovery that a long-dead parent's corpse is perfectly preserved decades later; this collection plumbs the depths of the psyche and dredges up some very modern horrors.
Reviews
“Outstandingly weird and memorable” " Guardian
“Deliciously creepy” " New Scientist
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