Notes on YOUR ARMS AROUND ENTROPY
COMING SOON - SEPTEMBER 7th 2018!
“There is darkness everywhere. It lingers in wait under your bed and fills the void of space. Whispers that trickle into your mind when you’re vulnerable and a mass that stirs in that deeper black that cannot ever possibly be understood. Tales of divergent worlds, but all enveloped by forces more powerful than any nightmare.
A teenage girl staying with her grandparents for the summer discovers the abandoned shack on the property still has a terrifying purpose. With a small portion of America infected with an alien organism, a government envoy is sent in to parlay. A music journalist investigating a rock band influenced by H.P. Lovecraft stumbles into a far more harrowing underground scene. What appear to be millions of mimes roam the streets, killing people or worse. A necromancer’s protégé wonders how much more death can be summoned before there’s a breaking point. In a world now filled with monsters, a young woman is slowly dying one day at a time.
Twelve tales of cosmic horror and Lovecraftian nihilism. Stories where you have accepted the darkness, dove into the abyss, swallowed down the chaos. Stories where you’ve wrapped your arms around entropy.”
YOUR ARMS AROUND ENTROPY is a collection of twelve short stories, eight that have been previously published in anthologies and are listed below. The remaining four are original to this collection. All of the tales are cosmic horror in theme with three being distinctly Lovecraftian. Along with generally horror concepts, I address issues of depression, misogyny, media culture, zealotry, and the afterlife. I chose to name the collection after the last story because I feel the title is the most dynamic and the tale the most impactful. Musical inspiration during the writing was provided by bands like The Glitch Mob, Zoe Keating, 65DaysOfStatic, and Panic! At The Disco.
#01. DELICATE SPACES
appeared inDark Visions vol.1 by Grey Matter Press, 2013
A struggling hotel invites ghosts hunters inside its doors, only to discover something far more insidious than spirits reflected in a particular mirror.
#02. A BETTER VIEW
appeared inThe Idolaters of Cthulhu by Alban Lake Press, 2015
The world is in ruins, but a young woman finds solace in a creature hiding itself within the forest.
#03. COUNTING PAST THE PERIPHERY
is original to this collection
A teenage girl staying with her grandparents for the summer discovers the abandoned shack on the property still has a terrifying purpose.
#04. WET HEAVENS
appeared inBlood Typeby Nightscape Press, 2013
With a small portion of America infected with an alien organism, a government envoy is sent in to parlay.
#05. BLEAK MATHEMATICS
appeared inCthulhu Lies Dreaming by Ghostwoods Books, 2016
A music journalist investigating a rock band influenced by H.P. Lovecraft stumbles into a far more harrowing underground scene.
#06. ABOVE THE PAY GRADE
appeared in Paying The Ferryman by Charon Coin Press, 2015
Perhaps death isn't the end, but some people move on to a to a place even more chaotic and grim than what was previously imagined.
#07. MERCHANDISE
is original to this collection
Small-time criminals looking to move stolen goods set up a meet at a location that's ravenous for new guests.
#08. SILENT FOR THE SAKE OF SILENCE
appeared inWhite Face Death by Thirteen O’clock Press, 2014
What appear to be millions of mimes roam the streets, killing people or worse.
#09. THOSE BEFORE THE SLUMBER
appeared in Eldritch Embraces by Dragon Roost Press, 2016
A young man reconnects with his ex-girlfriend, and her secrets will likely lead to his oblivion.
#10. THE ARTIFICIAL QUIET
is original to this collection
The abandoned farmhouse is unnerving enough, but what happened to the happy family living there is beyond a nightmare.
#11. HARDER YOU FALL
appeared in Death’s Realm by Grey Matter Press, 2015
A necromancer’s protégé wonders how much more death can be summoned before there’s a breaking point.
#12. YOUR ARMS AROUND ENTROPY
is original to this collection
In a world now filled with monsters, a young woman is slowly dying one day at a time.
