02036cam a2200337 i 4500 789843466 TxGeo 20230427120000.0 220614s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781803363004 hbk. 1803363002 hbk. (OCoLC)1329425259 TxGeo rda Larocca, Eric, author. The trees grew because I bled there : collected stories / Eric LaRocca ; with introduction by Chuck Wendig. First edition. London : Titan Books, 2023. 205 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published as: The strange thing we become and other dark tales. You follow wherever they go -- Bodies are for burning -- The strange thing we become -- The trees grew because I bled there -- You're not supposed to be here -- Where flames burned emerald as grass -- I'll be gone by then -- Please leave or I'm going to hurt you. "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; on-line 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."--Publisher marketing. 20230509. Horror tales, American. Short stories. Horror fiction. Wendig, Chuck, author of introduction. QS5