Wild Spaces

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A young boy's life is upended after the arrival of his grandfather, who is hiding a terrifying secret in this sweltering southern gothic horror, perfect for fans of Cassandra Khaw and John Langan.

An eleven-year-old boy lives an idyllic childhood exploring the remote coastal plains and wetlands of South Carolina alongside his parents and his dog Teach. But when the boy's eerie and estranged grandfather shows up one day with no warning, cracks begin to form as hidden secrets resurface that his parents refuse to explain.

The longer his grandfather outstays his welcome and the greater the tension between the adults grows, the more the boy feels something within him changing physically into something his grandfather welcomes and his mother fears. Something abyssal. Something monstrous.

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S.L. Coneys storyAbandoned Placeswas selected for 2017sBest American Mystery Storiesand their storyPreywas listed as one of the strongest new works atGamut Magazineby EllenDatlow. They live inSt. Louiswhere they subsist largely on white tea andBenadrylbecause they're allergic to everything--including themselves--possibly from thatlaboratorymouse bite. Currently, theyre busy writing anoveland teaching Java and JavaScript.