Of the flesh : 18 stories of modern horror.

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"These stories from eighteen masters of the craft will curdle your blood, haunt your dreams and redefine terror. An exploited child worker in the silver mines of Bolivia finds an ally -but at what cost? A young woman's workplace affair has terrifying repercussions when her lover's wife dies. A sailor's wife takes her communion with Nature a little too far ... From a hungry young woman who is not what she seems, to a boy who has taken his mother's...

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ISBN:

9780008697358 (hardcover)
9780008697358

Description:

279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:

Sketchy by Lewis Hancox presented in graphic novel format

Contents:

Fight, flight, freeze / Susan Barker
Flight 2212 / J K Chukwu
The fruiting body / Bridget Collins
Daises / Mariana Enriquez; translated by Megan McDowell
The broccoli eel / Michael Faber
Sketchy / Lewis Hancox
Apples / Emilia Hart
Waffle Thomas / Ainslie Hogarth
Shade / Robert Lautner
The smiling African uncle / Adorah Nworah
Rosheen / Irenosen Okojie
Carcinisation / Lucy Rose
Going large / Lionel Shriver
Bob-a-job / James Smythe
Fairies / Lavie Tidhar
Ghost kitchen / Francine Toon
The old lion / Evie Wyld
Mouse / Louisa Young

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3346340

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