ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS by HWA Member Lois Gresh
Posted by Dark Whisperer on March 14, 2011
Author: Lois Gresh
26 Weird Science Fiction, Dark Fantasy, and Horror Stories
ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS is the first collection of short stories by Lois H. Gresh, one of the most talented writers working these days in the realms of imagination.
These tales of weird fiction blend elements wrung from science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror. Some stories are bent toward bizarre science, others are Lovecratian Mythos tales, and yet others are just twisted. They all share an underlying darkness, pushing Lovecraftian science and themes in new directions. While H.P. Lovecraft incorporated the astronomy and physics ideas of his day (eg, cosmos-within-cosmos and other dimensions), these stories speculate about modern science: quantum optics, particle physics, chaos theory, string theory, and so forth. Full of unique ideas, bizarre plot twists, and fascinating characters, these tales show a feel for pacing and structure, and a wild sense of humor. They always surprise and delight.
Table of Contents:
Introduction by Lois Gresh
Comments by Robert Weinberg
1. Snip My Suckers
2. Psychomildew Love
3. Soleman
4. Where I Go, Mi-Go
5. Mandelbrot Moldrot
6. Cafebabe
7. Digital Pistil
8. Let Me Make You Suffer
9. Little Whorehouse of Horrors
10. Watch Me If You Can
11. Algorithms & Nasal Structures
12. Debutante Ball
13. Smokestack Snout Neurology
14. The Battle of Batbrew Bulge
15. Underground Pipeline
16. Instant Gratification
17. Lust of the Giant Sloth
18. AnOde to Thee (or: Surfing those Tubular Waves)
19. Geisha Black
20. Skinhead Bonehead
21. Wee Sweet Girlies
22. There’s No Place Like Void
23. Showdown at Red Hook
24. Scourge of the Old Ones
25. Julia Brainchild
26. The Lagoon of Insane Plants
- “An extravagant gift…devastating genius…and oh, that story, “Debutante Ball” in a perfect literary landscape it would now be as well-remembered as Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’.” –Adam-Troy Castro, SCI FI, official magazine of the SYFY TV channel
- “Riveting stories with mind-bending ideas intensely creative!” –Catherine Asaro, Nebula-Award winning author of The Ruby Dice
- “Everything you want in horror fiction.” –Scott Edelman, Five-time Nominee for the Bram Stoker Award, Editor of Syfy’s Blastr
Chaosium
ISBN_10=1568823495
ISBN_13=978-1568823492
