Monstrocity
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MY APARTMENT IS very still. We both sit on the sofa bed staring at the crack in the wall. At last I whisper, “I liked that story.”
Saleet leans closer to me. She rests her head against my shoulder. She closes her eyes.
“Detark,” she calls me.
JEFFREY THOMAS is the author of such science fiction/horror novels as DEADSTOCK (finalist for the John W. Campbell Award), BLUE WAR, HEALTH AGENT, MONSTROCITY (original printing a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award), THE FALL OF HADES, LETTERS FROM HADES, UGLY HEAVEN/ BEAUTIFUL HELL (co-authored with Carlton Mellick III), THOUGHT FORMS, and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: THE DREAM DEALERS. Short story collections include PUNKTOWN, VOICES FROM PUNKTOWN, PUNKTOWN: SHADES OF GREY (co-authored with Scott Thomas), NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS, UNHOLY DIMENSIONS, VOICES FROM HADES, THIRTEEN SPECIMENS, DOOMSDAYS, and AAAIIIEEE!!!.
Jeffrey's stories have been reprinted in THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR and THE YEAR'S BEST HORROR STORIES.
Though he considers Vietnam (his wife's place of origin) his second home, he is a resident of ye olde Massachusetts.
Visit his blog at www.JeffreyEThomas.com.
PRAISE FOR JEFFREY THOMAS
“Lovecraft fans skeptical of contemporary Cthulhu Mythos fiction will find much to appreciate in Thomas's intriguing brew of eldritch lore, cyberpunk and noir…Thomas expands on Lovecraft's themes in new and exciting ways while retaining his own distinct authorial identity.”
Publishers Weekly
“The narrative is compelling…the decadent ambience of Punktown is superbly evoked and described. The story is violent, brash, romantic, tender, sexy, dangerous, weird, and so much more -- just like Punktown itself…a resonant, exciting, and imaginative novel.”
Locus Online
“Jeffrey Thomas is one of the most original authors on the scene, and the Bram Stoker award-nominated Monstrocity is one of his key works. It’s an imaginative combination of Lovecraftian horror and interplanetary sci fi, with a descriptive power and narrative drive that are virtually unique.”
Fright.com
“Thomas is a superb author…He deftly combines body horror with a sense of isolation, creating a stream-of-thought narrative of paranoia and dread.”
Examiner.com
“(Thomas) brings pro-caliber imagination and talent to the challenge of bringing his noirish futuristic sprawl to life…Murder! Monsters! Mutants! Mayhem!”
The Groovy Age of Horror
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