The Ghost Sequences
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3.7 • 3 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
From A.C. Wise, the acclaimed author of Wendy, Darling, comes a brand new collection of horror stories, The Ghost Sequences.
"A haunting is a moment of trauma, infinitely repeated. It extends forward and backward in time. It is the hole grief makes. It is a house built by memory in-between your skin and bones."
A lush and elegant collection of tales - many having appeared in various "Best Of" anthologies - teeming with frightful and tragic events, yet profoundly and intimately human. These chilling tales will engross and enthrall.
For readers of Kelly Link, Carmen Maria Machado, and Angela Carter, this is a must have collection of ghostly tales set to deliver a frisson of terror and glee.
"A.C Wise's stories set my guts on fire, make my heart hurt and my head spin. I am so grateful for her brave and brilliant work-and for this collection."
- Sam J. Miller, Nebula Award-winning author of The Art of Starving, and Blackfish City
"A.C. Wise's work has always been haunted. The Ghost Sequences is no exception-it will haunt you in the best of ways. You may not realize it at first, but then a few days after reading, the memories begin. Twisted thoughts you can't escape. People you never met but remember. Retracing steps through places you haven't exactly visited, but were absolutely submerged in."
- E. Catherine Tobler, Author of The Grand Tour
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Wise (Wendy, Darling) showcases 16 brilliant stories in this immersive, ghostly collection, opening with the speculative "How the Trick Is Done," in which a charismatic magician levels up his stagecraft when he begins dating a Resurrectionist, but things take a turn when the ghost of his former assistant returns with a broken heart. "I Dress My Lover in Yellow" is an eerie epistolary story told through a young woman's research on an unusual painting. In the margins, the researcher's roommate leaves her notes that begin casually, like those one would leave on the fridge, but slowly morph to mirror the painting's nefarious history. The final, eponymous story leans the heaviest into a traditional horror tone as readers are dropped into the world of four artists as they prepare for an art exhibition contest. When the electricity cuts out, the ghost stories they share to pass the time until it comes back on slowly become more real, more personal. Soon, the echoes of these stories erase the line between the living and the dead. With beautiful prose, unique takes, and a broad range of tones and approaches to the horror genre, this is a collection to be savored—and just in time for Halloween.
