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The Trees Grew Because I Bled There

Collected Stories

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The Trees Grew Because I Bled There

By: Eric LaRocca, Chuck Wendig - introduction
Narrated by: Todd Menesses
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"The stories collected here are by turns confident, brutal, and breathtaking . . . must-read horror" -the New York Times

A beautifully crafted, devastating short fiction collection from the Bram Stoker Awards® finalist and author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. 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; online 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.

Contains mature themes.

©2023 Eric LaRocca (P)2023 Tantor Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Genre Fiction Horror Literature & Fiction Short Stories Scary Tear-jerking
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Anytime I read a Larocca book I feel as though I'm about to step into an absolute bloodbath. And The Trees Grew isn't that, not to it's detriment.
Larocca writes really dark and oddly elegant stories that at times stray into the incredibly dark. The themes and setups of his stories are often more violent/ grotesque than the actual content of his stories. which i appreciate, Larocca knows how to create vivid mental imagery and have his stories stick with you. and this doesn't disappoint in that regard

Good fun, atmospheric and dark- fairly low on splatter

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