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For fans of Daisy Johnson and Kirsty Logan, a gothic short story collection for winter nights from an emerging voice in British literary fiction
''The short twisted tales . . . have a laconic elegance that''s both chilling and pleasurable'' Financial Times
''Trust me: you want to read this. It''s the queer horror book of your dreams'' Kirsty Logan
Irresistibly strange and inventive, Parallel Hells is a collection of dark and delightful stories that blends folklore and gothic horror with a contemporary twist.
A golem discovers its powers far exceed its Creator''s expectations. An ancient creature, who feasts on the shame of modern-day Londoners, struggles to fit in with friends they will long outlive. And an Oxford historian discovers an antique tome that may help her overcome her academic rivals.
In this deliciously macabre debut collection, Leon Craig explores queer identity, power, love and the painful complexities of being human in startling new ways.
''A glorious collection of short stories that reads as if Edgar Allan Poe and Shirley Jackson had a little queer baby . . . It is such a fresh and playful approach to storytelling that you cannot help but be totally enamoured with Craig''s abilities.'' Big Issue
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''A triumph of the queer gothic''Jane Flett, author of Freakslaw
''Seductive and surprising at every turn''Caitlin Blackwell Baines, author of How to Build a Haunted House
''Lush, sinister and blackly funny''Kate Collins, author of A Good House for Children
At the height of lockdown, six friends make an illicit break for freedom. They''re determined to enjoy their summer at Holt House, even if that means ignoring the deep fractures in their group.
Jan is secretly sleeping with Nadya, whose boyfriend, Theo - ever the gracious host - just wants everyone to get high. Kara and Luke can''t stop fighting, and Jan''s ex-lover, Ursie, feels out of place among their excess and privilege.
As tempers flare and old wounds reopen, their friendship begins to strain - politics, racism, antisemitism, sex and lies. And with drugs and desires blurring in the shadows of the house, a more ominous force threatens to ruin their trip...
''Both a deeply unnerving read and a sly commentary on the skeletons in Britain''s closet''Victoria Gosling, author of Bliss & Blunder
''A drug-fuelled cross between The Decameron and The Haunting of Hill House ... Craig at her unsettling best''Hesse Phillips, author of Lightborne
''Lush, complex, and close to the bone, The Decadence filled me with horror in the best way''Krystelle Bamford, author of Idle Grounds
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