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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes

by Eric Larocca

Three stories at the edge of obsession

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    Named by Cosmopolitan among the Top 50 Horror Books of All Time

    Included among Cosmopolitan's Top 50 Horror Books of All Time.

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Three stories at the edge of obsession

This collection brings together three psychological horror stories shaped by isolation, grief and encounters that turn unsettling. Its title story centers on two lonely young women whose connection begins in an early-2000s internet chat room and becomes bound up with obsession. Elsewhere, a couple retreat to a remote island after their teenage son’s death, while another story begins when a man finds a strange object in his backyard and confronts his neighbour. Across these distinct setups, ordinary spaces—a chat room, an island home, a backyard—become settings for dark and increasingly dangerous encounters.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking psychological horror in short-story form.
  • Readers interested in stories involving obsession, grief and unsettling neighbourly encounters.
  • Fans of horror premises rooted in isolation and everyday settings.

Themes

Psychological horrorObsessionGrief and isolationDangerous encounters

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Book overview

"Amongst the Top 50 Horror Books of All Time" - Cosmopolitan

Three 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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