by Joe Hill
First published 2019
In "Late Returns," a librarian mourning a personal loss climbs into an old Bookmobile and sets out on an impossible mission: bringing fresh books to those who have died. Meanwhile, "Faun" transforms a magical portal into a nightmare when armed hunters invade a realm of fairy tale creatures, turning wonder into bloodshed. Two friends discover a prehistoric beast washed up on Lake Champlain's shore, but their amazing find forces them to face their own mortality and the darker things that swim in the lake's cold depths. In the Nevada desert, a trucker without a face becomes trapped in a deadly game with a motorcycle gang in "Throttle," written with Stephen King. Hill crafts stories where ordinary people encounter the impossible, the dangerous, and the unexplained, blending supernatural elements with human emotion and violence.
Genres: short-stories, horror, supernatural, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: supernatural, the-impossible
Setting: Lake Champlain, Nevada Desert
Period: Contemporary
480 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: gore, graphic-violence