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“The Artist’s Wife”

“The Artist’s Wife”

Corinna Vallianatos

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 7, 2025

“The Dragon Flute”

“The Dragon Flute”

Yukio Mishima (trans. Sam Bett)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 14, 2025

“Familiars”

“Familiars”

John Rolfe Gardiner

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 13, 2025

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Listen to a Future Fable from George Walker: “The Seasonal Scurry"

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Listen to a Future Fable from Stephen Graham Jones: “The Three Golden Nails

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From the Collection Damnable Tales: A Folk Horror Anthology, edited by Richard Wells

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 26, 2022

“Insert Coin”

“Insert Coin”

Emrys Donaldson

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 14, 2022

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“The Confessions of a Very Old Man”

“The Confessions of a Very Old Man”

Italo Svevo (trans. by Frederika Randall)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 1, 2022

The Deer

The Deer

Dashiel Carrera

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 15, 2022

“The Gap”

“The Gap”

Maya abu al-Hayat (trans by Yasmine Seale)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 11, 2022

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