Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes

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Eric LaRocca

"Amongst the Top 50 Horror Books of All Time" - CosmopolitanThree dark and disturbing horror stories from an astonishing new voice, including the viral-sensation tale of obsession, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. For fans of Kathe Koja, Clive Barker and Stephen Graham Jones. Winner of the Splatterpunk Award for Best Novella.A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s—a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. A couple isolate themselves on a remote island in an attempt to recover from their teenage son’s death, when a mysterious young man knocks on their door during a storm…And a man confronts his neighbour when he discovers a strange object in his back yard, only to be drawn into an ever-more dangerous game.Three devastating, beautifully written horror stories from one of the genre’s most cutting-edge voices.What have you done today to deserve your eyes?

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Author

Eric LaRocca

Pages

220

Publisher

Titan Books (US, CA)

Published Date

2022-09-06

ISBN

1803361506 9781803361505

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"I love Eric LaRocca's writing style. Creepy and fast paced. "

Megan Jungers

"Loved the first story of the two women. Kind of f'ed up, but I couldn't put it down. The other two stories were alright, but nothing special. "

Erin Dalrymple

"It was ok. The first story had an interesting format with the "found emails". Starts a little slow, but ramps up quickly. The second story reminded me of American Horror story- where it was creepy but predictable. The third story was weird. I liked that it was more of a think piece than a scary story. But it threw me off because I didn't think it fit in much with the other stories. Maybe it was just too short?"

Kim Cardinal-Leikert

"larocca’s work is odd. odd in the way that, while you’re reading, you can’t fathom it—it tugs at the strings of reality in such a way as to make surrealist songs, ones that echo with memories lost. in a way, their works are a liminal space; the comfort of a chatroom at the beginning of the internet, of suburbia, of family, all hazy and lacking definition. simply, his work is beautifully chaotic, dreamlike and yet possessing the sharpness of reality. i adore it."