Disintegration [Trade Paperback]

by Darren Speegle, Ben Baldwin (illustrator)

Genres: Horror, Anthologies

288 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2023

About the author

Darren Speegle is the author of six books, including his recently released debut novel The Third Twin (Crystal Lake Publishing). His second novel, Artifacts, is due in 2018, while a third, The World Is My Oyster, has recently been completed. The latest of his five short story collections, A Haunting in Germany and Other Stories, was released in 2016 by PS Publishing. His short fiction has appeared in numerous venues, including Subterranean, Cemetery Dance, Clarkesworld, Postscripts, ChiZine, Crimewave, The Third Alternative (now Black Static), Fantasy, Dark Discoveries, and Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy. He has recently become interested in editing, and his human-evolution-themed anthology Adam's Ladder (co-edited with Michael Bailey) will be a late 2017 Dark Regions Press title. A widely traveled American, Darren often sets his stories in exotic or interesting places where he has lived (Germany, Alaska, Southeast Asia) or otherwise explored (broader Europe). Between gigs as a federal contractor in the Middle East, Darren resides in Thailand. When not writing, he enjoys outdoor activities like hiking and biking.

Reviews

[Curtis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved Laird Barron's story, it felt like Event Horizon on crack. Well worth the price of admission. Other favorites were by Michael Griffin, Tim Lebbon, Lisa Tuttle, and Ramsey Campbell.

[Alex Budris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I almost gave this anthology a high rating based on the strengths of the Laird Barron and Mark Samuels (RIP) stories alone. The other ones are all pretty good also, but those are the two that stand out - which isn't surprising because I have yet to read a bad, or even mediocre, story from either of those authors. And the last story, by Jeffrey Thomas, was a fitting night cap to the collection. All in all almost four stars, and is prob worth a re-read sometime in the future.

[Happy Goat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full review at Happy Goat Horror:
https://happygoathorror.com/2024/09/0...

This is a great anthology featuring an impressive line-up of awesome authors. Tim Lebbon's 'Home' is the stuff of nightmares, especially the closing image... eeesh. I also particularly enjoyed Angela Slatter's 'The Tale's in the Telling', which I interpreted as an even more effed up play on a particular aspect of Hansel and Gretel, 'Tin Pistol' from Mark Morris (what a sweet sweet revenge story!), and Ramsey Campbell's 'The Tricksters' (poor Janet!).

[Clare Rhoden · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent collection of well-written and engrossing tales, each one picking upt the theme of 'disintegration' and running in a different but fascinating direction.
I would have loved a foreword from the editor, and more about the contributors, mainly because I didn't want this fabulous read to end.
Congrats to all concerned on a wonderful book. I'm recommending it everywhere to folk who like intelligent, thoughtful, elegant short stories.

[Kayleigh Dobbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book from PS Publishing. My favourite stories were The Tricksters (by Ramsey Campbell), Tin Pistol (by Mark Morris), and Home (by Tim Lebbon).

[Christopher Keiser · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful collection, very few misses.