Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

Horror fans have been on to the work of Eric LaRocca for some time now. If you’re a new reader, this is one of two places to begin. The other place is 2022’s Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes. Both books push boundaries, and it cements Eric LaRocca as a master of the horror short story.

A beautifully crafted, devastating short fiction collection from the Bram-Stoker finalist and author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes. 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.