This Creature Fair

by Wayne Wise, Marcel Walker

Everyone has had a long-distance crush on a celebrity. We fall in love with the image of a movie star, a rock star, a sports figure; little crushes that are cute when you’re young and embarrassing when you’re older. Forty-year-old Nick Chambers is a fan of an obscure British musician named Morrigan Blue. She’s beautiful, with a sexy voice and a sensuous stage presence. He knows it is just a crush, one of many in his years as a music fan. What happens when you get a chance to meet your hero? What happens when the attraction is returned? What happens when the object of your affection begins stalking you? What if she isn’t exactly human?

Nook

First published August 27, 2011

Reviews

[Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Creature Fair reminds of nothing so much of as if Poppy Z. Brite had kept writing subcultural horror instead of going into foodie fiction. The perspective here is not of youth’s fiery passion, but of a long-standing deep love grown over the years. Indeed, a deep love of music is interwoven with the tale. The book is also lovingly set in Pittsburgh, with amalgamations of many prominent landmarks (Phantoms is clearly a ringer for Club Laga, complete with caged-in bar).

[Evelyn Pryce · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wayne Wise is really good at shocking you with description; he has a way of making your brain look at things differently.