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Pellucid Lunacy
Pellucid Lunacy was the first anthology by Written Backwards, and the recipient of both the International Book Award and USA News "Best Book" Award. This second edition contains twenty tales of psychological horror, with new cover and interior design by Michael Bailey, editor of the original edition.
216 pages, Paperback
First published October 21, 2010
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March 5, 2011
Insanity wears many masks. This is the apparent theme of the fine collection of 20 stories in “Pellucid Lunacy: An Anthology of Psychological Horror,” edited by Michael Bailey, author of the novels “Palindrome Hannah” and “Phoenix Rose.”
Here you will find stories about the danger of dating cougars (“Gasoline”), xenophobia and the loss of innocence (“Moonman”), the risks of psychokinesis (“Newton’s Third Law”), and the hell of shopping malls (“Sweaters”). Some stories are subtle in their horror (“I Wanted Black” and “The Truth Box”); others are unabashedly weird and stretch the imagination ("What the Walrus Hears” and “Eraser”). Perhaps the creepiest stories are those about characters who willingly embrace insanity (“Always With Me,” “This Blaspemous Mockery,” and “Sizzle”).
Themed anthologies tend to be “hit or miss” when it comes to content. Every story in “Pellucid Lunacy,” however, is a gem, and the diversity of voices and styles is impressive. If you love stories focused on madness and twisted humanity, be sure to put this anthology on your “must-read” list.
(All profits from the sale of this anthology are being distributed to charitable organizations.)
Here you will find stories about the danger of dating cougars (“Gasoline”), xenophobia and the loss of innocence (“Moonman”), the risks of psychokinesis (“Newton’s Third Law”), and the hell of shopping malls (“Sweaters”). Some stories are subtle in their horror (“I Wanted Black” and “The Truth Box”); others are unabashedly weird and stretch the imagination ("What the Walrus Hears” and “Eraser”). Perhaps the creepiest stories are those about characters who willingly embrace insanity (“Always With Me,” “This Blaspemous Mockery,” and “Sizzle”).
Themed anthologies tend to be “hit or miss” when it comes to content. Every story in “Pellucid Lunacy,” however, is a gem, and the diversity of voices and styles is impressive. If you love stories focused on madness and twisted humanity, be sure to put this anthology on your “must-read” list.
(All profits from the sale of this anthology are being distributed to charitable organizations.)
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