A short and eerily effective update on the suburban Gothic genre. Mr. Munson seeds the otherwise ordinary setting with ominously recurring symbols and side characters ... But the story sustains its atmosphere of disquiet by refusing to give away its secrets until the final sentences.
The pacing recalls well-told psychological horror, while its surrealism is perfect for fans of Franz Kafka and Harumi Murakami.
Surreal, grimly humorous, and intense ... For fans of horror that uses a mundane object to frame a story to hold readers’ nervous systems hostage, keep their eyes glued to the page, and thwart the instinct to look away.