Kissing Carrion
by Gemma Files
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The first horror story collection from the author of Experimental Film, "one of the most powerful and unique voices in weird fiction today" (Paul Tremblay, award-winning author of A Head Full of Ghosts).These seventeen tales take readers into the uniquely twisted mind of "one of Canada's most promising new horror writers" (Publishers Weekly). From a live necrophilia show starring reanimated corpses to a confrontation between a security guard and inhuman squatters, from who can be found at show more an all-night laundromat to what lies in wait at the bottom of the sea, from undead addictions to all-consuming obsessions, Kissing Carrion is "a journey through some of the most beautifully rendered visions of darkness and death to be published this past year. . . . Fans of Poppy Z. Brite, Charlee Jacob, and Clive Barker should enjoy this collection immensely" (SF Reader).
Praise for Gemma Files
"One of the standout horror novels of 2015 . . . From an author who has already established herself as one of the genre's most original and innovative voices, Experimental Film is a remarkable achievement." —Los Angeles Review of Books
"[We Will All Go Down Together] is a vivid, haunting mix of horror and fantasy woven together through a complex fugue of short stories. The effect is powerful. It's a book you have to work hard at, in order to make sure you're not missing any of the peripheral connections. But it rewards the effort, and then some." —Entertainment Weekly
"The recent republication of Gemma Files's first two collections of short fiction, Kissing Carrion and The Worm in Every Heart, was a reminder of how long and how well she has been writing." —Locus. show less
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This is a fine horror collection, full of excellent tales, with only one clunker. Some of the stories fall into the category of "extreme horror", but powerful, literate, and intelligent.
As mentioned, most of the tales are of very high quality, but two of them really blew me away, and I would call them masterpieces:
"Hidebound" is a brilliant story of a woman, suffering through the waning days of a relationship, who works the graveyard shift at a construction site as a security guard. She discovers animalistic predators, who seem to be subtly invading Toronto at large.
"Torch Song" is equally brilliant, about a bad cop who, following an encounter with an "Aphrodite cult", becomes obsessed with his straight-laced partner, leading to highly show more unsettling events.
Overall, a terrific collection that deserves a wide readership. show less
As mentioned, most of the tales are of very high quality, but two of them really blew me away, and I would call them masterpieces:
"Hidebound" is a brilliant story of a woman, suffering through the waning days of a relationship, who works the graveyard shift at a construction site as a security guard. She discovers animalistic predators, who seem to be subtly invading Toronto at large.
"Torch Song" is equally brilliant, about a bad cop who, following an encounter with an "Aphrodite cult", becomes obsessed with his straight-laced partner, leading to highly show more unsettling events.
Overall, a terrific collection that deserves a wide readership. show less
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- 2003
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