short stories
Love and Cannibalism: Five Short Tales
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Linda ChengLike many fans of dark fiction, I’ve had a long-standing fascination and love affair with twisted tales of cannibalism. The horror genre is the perfect playground for exploring visceral emotions, and hunger is one of the most primal and readily relatable. That ravenous, monstrous appetite that can possess characters both human and otherwise to do…
The Ineffable Crimes of Lawrence Osborne
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Paul FrenchThere are a number of authors who perilously straddle the line between the crime genre and literary fiction. They avoid easy genre definition and are often read more by contemporary fiction fans than diehard crime readers. It’s often simply a matter of bookshop shelving where they end up. Many combine their stories with great locations…