THOMAS
TESSIER

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World of Hurt

First published 2019

World of Hurt gathers twenty-eight short stories and novellas by the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of horror and suspense, Thomas Tessier. By turns disturbing, mysterious, harrowing and horrifying, these tales illuminate the darkness swirling on the edge of what is real and what is not.

  • “Thomas Tessier is one of those writers who can find the unexpected poetry and subtlety in horror.”Peter Straub
  • “Thomas Tessier is extending the boundaries of the horror field rather than merely retelling guaranteed terrors.”Ramsey Campbell
  • “Thomas Tessier is one of the very best writers of horror fiction of this generation.”Shadowings: The Reader's Guide to Horror Fiction
  • “Thomas Tessier's stories are chilling and terrifying!”Library Journal
  • “Tessier is one of the genre's reigning masters, and 'World of Hurt' may prove to be the centerpiece of his legacy.”Washington Post

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Stories in This Collection

  1. In the Desert of Deserts
  2. The Vacant Lot
  3. Evelyn Grace
  4. The Banshee
  5. Blanca
  6. A Grub Street Tale
  7. Ghost Music
  8. La Mourante
  9. The Infestation at Ralls
  10. Infidel
  11. The Woman in the Club Car
  12. Curing Hitler
  13. The Green Menace
  14. In Praise of Folly
  15. The Ventriloquist
  16. Torching the Escalade
  17. Food
  18. Nocturne
  19. Club Saudade
  20. For No One
  21. Lulu
  22. If You See Me, Say Hello
  23. In the Sand Hills
  24. 10-31-2001
  25. I Remember Me
  26. The Dreams of Dr. Ladybank
  27. Scramburg, USA
  28. Father Panic's Opera Macabre