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BooksThe Trees Grew Because I Bled There
Cover of The Trees Grew Because I Bled There by Eric LaRocca

The Trees Grew Because I Bled There,

by Eric LaRocca

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Rating4.0/ 5
Ratings26
Pages208
Reading Hours4h
Published2023
LanguageEnglish

§Synopsis

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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.

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§Content Warnings
§Moods
challenging1dark1emotional1reflective1sad1tense1
§Tags
#ab1#body horror1#cancer1#diverse characters1#loveable characters1#miscarriage1

§About the Author

Eric LaRocca

6 books in catalog

Eric LaRocca (he/they) is a 3x Bram Stoker Award® finalist, a Shirley Jackson Award nominee, and a Splatterpunk Award winner. He was named by Esquire as one of the “Writers Shaping Horror’s Next Golden Age” and praised by Locus as “one of the strongest and most unique voices in contemporary horror fiction.” LaRocca’s notable works include Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, Everything the Darkness Eats, and At Dark, I Become Loathsome. He currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts, with his partner.

§Editions

Cover of The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories

The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories

eng181 pgs
Titan Books2021
§Content Warnings
§Moods
challenging1dark1emotional1reflective1sad1tense1
§Tags
#ab1#body horror1#cancer1#diverse characters1#loveable characters1#miscarriage1

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