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Tags: Fiction, Anthology
Summary
From cabins in the woods to post-apocalyptic cities,
monsters lurk everywhere. Discover the sinister secret of a
traveling carnival, spend a holiday with masked mummers, and
visit a small town with unusual traditions and a penchant for
gargoyles. We Are All Monsters Here collects nineteen of Kelley
Armstrong’s eeriest short stories published over the
past two decades. Each tale features a cast of
colorful—if at times unsettling—characters,
including a physics student haunted by their past, an elderly
author plotting a murder mystery, a young boy troubled by the
screams of dragons, a reluctant preacher challenged by a
stranger who can resurrect the dead, and survivors of the
apocalypse searching for a safe place to call home. Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, zombies, and other classic
creatures are portrayed in refreshingly unique ways. A master
of paranormal mystery, Armstrong subverts reader expectations
with clever twists and turns; for while a monster is at the
heart of every story, not all have claws or fangs or a thirst
for blood—the most terrifying are the seemingly average
people driven to monstrous acts.