A landmark collection of short stories, published posthumously, following the author’s tragic suicide, that captures his raw, gritty, and relentlessly bleak perception of rural Appalachia.
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Review – The Devil All the Time
In the rural Midwest, a traumatized WWII veteran, a pair of highway serial killers, and corrupt preachers collide as an orphaned young man fights to protect his family from a cycle of dark violence and religious fanaticism.
Review – Smothermoss
When a brutal murder of two hikers awakens a dark, supernatural presence on an Appalachian mountain, two impoverished, estranged half-sisters must unite to confront their own personal hauntings and hunt down a real-world fugitive.
Review – The Orchard Keeper
A timeless story without a specified human protagonist, ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐โ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ follows three characters whose lives intersect within a narrow geographical and cultural context.
Review – Julius Juliuis
Inside the worldโs oldest advertising agencyโa surreal architectural wonder as old as Western civilizationโthree distinct employees across different eras grapple with bizarre absurdities, hauntings, and moral compromises while fulfilling their professional duties.