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Brian Evenson really has a way with words. A way that can make the reader feel like they are in their own fugue state while living in the worlds of his nightmarish stories. A way that renders the completely ordinary menacing and frightening, like in my favorite story of the collection "Younger," or conversely renders the concretely and physically horrifying through the prism of a dreamy haze, like in any of the several dystopian stories here.

As much as I enjoyed each story individually, though, I will say that for me they work better and have more of an impact in small doses, like stories by Poe or Lovecraft. The writing is excellent. I look forward to reading one of Evenson's novels soon.