Bloody haruspicy as an archeological technique. The violent premier of a film star’s lost noir masterpiece. A housekeeper’s final job for her late employer. An exhumation to retrieve a poetry manuscript. Ghosts haunting atomic test sites of the American west. The dangers facing podcasters, mud loggers, and rural veterinarians. Landlords and gods and rocks and monsters. Toad Bloody haruspicy as an archeological technique. The violent premier of a film star’s lost noir masterpiece. A housekeeper’s final job for her late employer. An exhumation to retrieve a poetry manuscript. Ghosts haunting atomic test sites of the American west. The dangers facing podcasters, mud loggers, and rural veterinarians. Landlords and gods and rocks and monsters. Toadstones is a collection of short stories firmly in the tradition of the weird tale. They evoke the sensation of catching an unnerving movement out of the corner of your eye, of hearing a sudden and unidentifiable skittering in the walls, of dreaming about a strange city where you meet someone you would have sworn died long ago. Explore the uncanny shadows occluding what we thought was a mundane world in these sixteen (that’s twice eight, or four fours; are you tracking the numerology?) stories. Destined to be an underworld classic, these stories by everyone’s favorite anarchocommunist calling upon the aid of Hell will have you believing in the unbelievable—and thinking twice before you let another repair guy in your house.
Toadstones
Bloody haruspicy as an archeological technique. The violent premier of a film star’s lost noir masterpiece. A housekeeper’s final job for her late employer. An exhumation to retrieve a poetry manuscript. Ghosts haunting atomic test sites of the American west. The dangers facing podcasters, mud loggers, and rural veterinarians. Landlords and gods and rocks and monsters. Toad Bloody haruspicy as an archeological technique. The violent premier of a film star’s lost noir masterpiece. A housekeeper’s final job for her late employer. An exhumation to retrieve a poetry manuscript. Ghosts haunting atomic test sites of the American west. The dangers facing podcasters, mud loggers, and rural veterinarians. Landlords and gods and rocks and monsters. Toadstones is a collection of short stories firmly in the tradition of the weird tale. They evoke the sensation of catching an unnerving movement out of the corner of your eye, of hearing a sudden and unidentifiable skittering in the walls, of dreaming about a strange city where you meet someone you would have sworn died long ago. Explore the uncanny shadows occluding what we thought was a mundane world in these sixteen (that’s twice eight, or four fours; are you tracking the numerology?) stories. Destined to be an underworld classic, these stories by everyone’s favorite anarchocommunist calling upon the aid of Hell will have you believing in the unbelievable—and thinking twice before you let another repair guy in your house.
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Adam –
Remarkable. Whether it's hunting endangered gods in Wyoming, smuggling cursed relics from Spain to the New World, riding a haunted bus for a podcast, or accidentally discovering the name of God during a backyard game of telephone, reading this book of weird tales feels like discovering a lost classic from the golden age of pulp, except everything is brand new, the pace faster, the wit sharper. Can't recommend this one highly enough. Update: I interviewed the author about this book over at Heavy F Remarkable. Whether it's hunting endangered gods in Wyoming, smuggling cursed relics from Spain to the New World, riding a haunted bus for a podcast, or accidentally discovering the name of God during a backyard game of telephone, reading this book of weird tales feels like discovering a lost classic from the golden age of pulp, except everything is brand new, the pace faster, the wit sharper. Can't recommend this one highly enough. Update: I interviewed the author about this book over at Heavy Feather Review.
Joey –
Most books that promise weirdness fail to deliver, but Toadstones brings the goods.
Joey Hedger –
What an amazing book! It was weird and wonderful and has a bunch of monsters in it. Where other similar types of story collections veer formulaic, Toadstones succeeds at making each story unique, interesting, and filled with memorable characters. It feels a bit like Shirley Jackson watched a bunch of Twilight Zone then moved to the desert to study geology. Has some great moments and even better scenes. Definitely check this book out.
Alan ten-Hoeve –
F'n love this book! When I was growing up my mom had a stack of Weird Tales I loved to get into when she wasn't around. Each one of Williams' stories whisked me back to those days. F'n love this book! When I was growing up my mom had a stack of Weird Tales I loved to get into when she wasn't around. Each one of Williams' stories whisked me back to those days.
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