Tuxedo Junction
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Publisher Description
TUXEDO JUNCTION is the third short story collection from FANGORIA / DREAD CENTRAL veteran writer Thom Carnell. Thom's fiction has been featured in CARPE NOCTEM MAGAZINE, SWANK MAGAZINE, in his novels NO FLESH SHALL BE SPARED and NO FLESH SHALL BE SPARED: DON'T LOOK BACK, and in the short story collections MOONLIGHT SERENADES and A STRING OF PEARLS.
Stories included in this collection:
The Children’s Hour
San Jacinto
Making Plans
Conociendo al Fantasma
Domiciliary
An Angel Cometh
Please Lock Cellar When Finished
The Missive
The Honey-Do
The Midas Gift
Dogwatch
Torch
Concrete Angels
Never My Love
Standing Tall
For Dust Thou Art
Dancin’ Days
Heart of Christmas
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The supernatural mingles with blistering emotional realism in this excellent third collection from Carnell (A String of Pearls). With these 19 stories, Carnell offers an impressive variety of narratives as his characters encounter apparitions, monsters, illness, and their own humanity. The best stories include "The Children's Hour," about a little girl who encounters the benevolent spirit of her recently deceased father; "An Angel Cometh," a surreal tale of a man who witnesses horrors within a cathedral; "Standing Tall," about a young boy who watches from his wheelchair as other children play sports; and "Dancin' Days," which sees a female martial artist sparring with her instructor. Each story is preceded by a short introduction offering mild insights into the origins and development of the work. Moving from whimsical to brutal and back again, Carnell's descriptive prose marks him as a standout voice in supernatural fiction. This haunting collection will linger in readers' minds long after they've turned the final page.
