Swift to Chase
Swift to Chase by Laird Barron, published by JournalStone in 2016, is a collection of twelve stories that delve into the realms of horror and fiction. This edition, comprising 294 pages, presents narratives set against diverse backdrops, including the Alaskan wilderness and dystopian futures. The stories explore various themes, such as survival, psychological horror, and the occult, as they unfold in settings that range from a blizzard-stricken apartment complex to a night of chaos at a wealthy lunatic’s mansion.
Readers will encounter a variety of characters and scenarios, including a woman fleeing her past, a team of hunters facing the harsh realities of the Arctic, and a cyborg war dog navigating a dystopian empire. Each tale offers a glimpse into unsettling realities that challenge the boundaries of human experience. With elements of hardboiled noir and psychological tension, Swift to Chase continues Barron’s exploration of darkness, inviting readers to confront the complexities of the human heart through a lens of horror and intrigue.
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Publishers Weekly top ten list for most anticipated horror/Scifi Fall 2016 releases.
Laird Barron’s fourth collection gathers a dozen stories set against the backdrops of the Alaskan wilderness, far-future dystopias, and giallo-fueled nightmare vistas.
All hell breaks loose in a massive apartment complex when a modern day Jack the Ripper strikes under cover of a blizzard; a woman, famous for surviving a massacre, hits the road to flee the limelight and finds her misadventures have only begun; while tracking a missing B-movie actor, a team of man hunters crashes in the Yukon Delta and soon realize the Arctic is another name for hell; an atomic-powered cyborg war dog loyally assists his master in the overthrow of a far-future dystopian empire; following an occult initiation ritual, a man is stalked by a psychopathic sorority girl and her team of horrifically disfigured henchmen; a rich lunatic invites several high school classmates to his mansion for a night of sex, drugs, and CIA-funded black ops experiments; and other glimpses into occulted realities a razor’s slice beyond our own.
Combining hardboiled noir, psychological horror, and the occult, Swift to Chase continues three-time Shirley Jackson Award winner Barron’s harrowing inquiry into the darkness of the human heart.
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