One of CBC Books’ “13 eerily good books to read this Halloween”
Why do we want what we should not have? Or worse yet, why are we captivated by what we know to be dangerous? Is it a self-destructive impulse that comes from inside of us? Or does something darker from outside pull us in?
From the images contained on a mysterious videotape, or the figures depicted in a medieval mural, to a conversation that might have been, or the last words a benefactor wants to hear on their deathbed. Each one of these stories explores what draws us near.
You should stop reading, but you know you won’t.
What Draws Us Near is a horror anthology centred on the theme of forbidden media and texts and is co-edited by Keith Cadieux and myself.
FEATURING STORIES FROM:
Lauren Carter, David Demchuk, Chadwick Ginther, Seyward Goodhand, Joanna Graham, Ai Jiang, Eric LaRocca, Helen Marshall, Suzette Mayr, Erica McKeen, Premee Mohamed, Susie Moloney, Suzan Palumbo, Hailey Piper, and A.C. Wise.
The anthology can be ordered through Little Ghosts Bookstore.
Praise for What Draws Us Near:
“What Draws Us Near presents itself as an open casket and now it is yourn turn to pay your respects. Hold your breath. Lean in and look closely. The stories in this chilling anthology will sear their way into your mind as if it were the first time bearing witness to death up close and personal… and realizing it’s staring back.” — Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters
“Like so many of the cursed tomes featured in the stories within, What Draws Us Near is captivating, dragging helpless readers to their literary doom. A rotten box of occult artifacts, evil video recordings, doomed plays and more. Every reader is certain to find something perfectly horrifying.” — Trevor Henderson, author of SCAREWAVES
“Here are fifteen gorgeously harrowing tales exploring how the allure of the verboten is impossible to resist.” — Tim McGregor, author of Wasps in the Ice Cream
“Frightening, evocative, emotional, and dark, WHAT DRAWS US NEAR provides 15 unique tales from established horror authors sure to thrill, chill, and amaze you. From mysterious videotapes to shocking deathbed confessions, there’s something here for everyone. Don’t miss out on this.” — Briana Morgan, author of The Reyes Incident
“The first anthology from Little Ghosts, compiled by the editing team of Cadieux & Petrash, doesn’t sacrifice range in its focus on all that is modern horror. From the subtlest psychological observations of characters under the pressures of the real and the unknown, to vivid appearances of gore and monstrosity, What Draws Us Near exhibits many different species of fear and the numinous in art.” — Naben Ruthnum, author of HELPMEET
“With each story in What Draws Us Near, complicity gathers between the lines, the cost of your curdled attention taking shape. An insistent menace lingers long after you’ve set this collection back upon the shelf, your mind now home to its unsettling designs.” — Andrew F. Sullivan, author of The Marigold and The Handyman Method
Adam Petrash 