Dreadful Things

Dreadful Things

In the twenty-one tales featured in Michael Laimo’s new collection, normal folks begin their day as simply as can be, unassuming of the Dreadful Things lying patiently in wait, poised to crush their spirits and devour their souls. From his very first published story, 11:11, to the most recently written, previously unpublished, The Final Appearance of the Juggling Jester, these stories showcase the author at his finest, spanning an impressive thirty-year career. Along with a hand-picked selection of previously collected works, four brand-new, previously unpublished tales of horror also help fill the pages of this transfixing read. Sit back, crack the book, and submit to the Dreadful Things.

Folk Horror

Interest in the ancient, the occult, and the "wyrd" is on the rise. The furrows of Robin Hardy (The Wicker Man), Piers Haggard (Blood on Satan's Claw), and Michael Reeves (Witchfinder General) have arisen again, most notably in the films of Ben Wheatley (Kill List), as has the Spirit of Dark of Lonely Water, Juganets, cursed Saxon crowns, spaceships hidden under ancient barrows, owls and flowers, time-warping stone circles, wicker men, the goat of Mendes, and malicious stone tapes. Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful And Things Strange charts the summoning of these esoteric arts within the latter half of the twentieth century and beyond, using theories of psychogeography, hauntology, and topography to delve into the genre's output in film, television, and multimedia as its "sacred demon of ungovernableness" rises yet again in the twenty-first century.

Macmillan's Magazine