A COLLAPSE OF HORSES, latest Brian Evenson horror-by-surreality collection

A COLLAPSE OF HORSES
BRIAN EVENSON
Coffee House Press
$16.95 trade paper, available now

Rating: 4* of five

The Publisher Says: A stuffed bear's heart beats with the rhythm of a dead baby; Reno keeps receding to the east no matter how far you drive; and in a mine on another planet, the dust won't stop seeping in.

In these stories, Brian Evenson unsettles us with the everyday and the extraordinary—the terror of living with the knowledge of all we cannot know.

I RECEIVED AN ARC FROM THE PUBLISHER AT MY REQUEST. THANK YOU.

My Review:



My accustomed use of the Bryce Method should, at this point, surprise no one.

Black Bark


A Report


The Punish


A Collapse of Horses


Three Indignities


Cult


Seaside Town


The Dust


BearHeart™


Scour


Torpor


Past Reno


Any Corpse


The Moans


The Window


Click


The Blood Drip sucked. Sorry to say it so bluntly. Yes, it's in the same family as "Black Bark" but it's streets away stylistically. Not every story is perfect, but wow. 2.5 stars

So there it is. How I got to my overall rating of 4 stars, laid out story by story.