I first encountered Exotic Gothic 2 while on the Shirley Jackson Award Nomination list. When I saw that the first and second volumes were still available and that the website listed the short horror stories collected inside, I knew I had to post them in this weekend’s anthology spotlight.
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Exotic Gothic 2: New Tales of TabooEditor: Olson, Danel |
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Nominated for the 2008 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Anthology Be drawn into Gothic enigmas from seven continents, and struggle to find your own explanation for the inexplicable in these twenty-four original stories. Identify with bewildered, ghost-ridden characters facing (or becoming) monstrosity. Let the darkness — from a dress dummy to a rogue nuclear state — creep closer to your living experience . . . and discern the Gothic secret: the revelation of the monster’s purpose. Almost viral in its adaptability, the nouveau Gothique transforms itself in these pages, feeding off broader cultural anxieties. Skilfully violating conventions of horror and suspense — and opening the door to other genres including fantasy, historical account, and travel narrative — the freshness of its stories infects us with something unknown. Our old expectations offer no antibodies to this latest mutation. Table of Contents:
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