The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell
- ISBN-10
- 1566896150
- ISBN-13
- 9781566896153
- Category
- Fiction
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-08-03
- Publisher
- Coffee House Press
- Author
- Brian Evenson
Description
“Here is how monstrous humans are.” A sentient, murderous prosthetic leg; shadowy creatures lurking behind a shimmering wall; brutal barrow men: of all the terrors that populate The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell, perhaps the most alarming are the beings who decimated the habitable Earth: humans. In this new short story collection, Brian Evenson envisions a chilling future beyond the Anthropocene that forces excruciating decisions about survival and self-sacrifice in the face of toxic air and a natural world torn between revenge and regeneration. Combining psychological and ecological horror, each tale thrums with Evenson’s award-winning literary craftsmanship, dark humor, and thrilling suspense.
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