The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories

“”The stories collected here are by turns confident, brutal, and breathtaking… must-read horror”” The New York Times A beautifully crafted, devastating short fiction collection from the Bram Stoker Awards® finalist and author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. Includes an introduction from acclaimed bestselling author Chuck Wendig. Eight stories of literary dark fiction from a master storyteller. Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. In these narratives, a woman imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring for her infant niece; on-line posts chronicle a cancer diagnosis; a couple in the park with their small child encounter a stranger with horrific consequences; a toxic relationship reaches a terrifying resolution… Originally published under the title The Strange Thing We Become and Other Dark Tales , this is a much-praised collection of deeply unsettling, painfully dark tales . — ASIN: 1803363002 | ISBN13: 9781803363004 | ISBN-13: 978-1803363004