Disintegration: the breaking down of something into small particles or into its constituent elements.
Fifteen of the greatest minds in speculative fiction come together to explore this concept, with their own unique takes on the theme. From relationship disintegration to age disintegration to dark post-apocalyptic fantasy, these stories weave a web of imagination that encroaches upon our real lives all too disturbingly.
CONTENTS
@home….Tim Lebbon
The Tale’s in the Telling….Angela Slatter
Worse Than Blind….Lisa Tuttle
Daylight Come….Brian Evenson
At the End….Erinn L. Kemper
Fuck Everybody….Cody Goodfellow
Uroboric Beginnings/Amniotic Ends….B.E. Scully
A House of Webs….Michael Griffin
A Universe of Charnel Glamour….Mark Samuels
No Hard Feelings….Nadia Bulkin
Tin Pistol….Mark Morris
Eyes Like Evil Prisms….Laird Barron
The Fortunes of Unwarranted Fortunes….Anna Tambour
The Tricksters….Ramsey Campbell
The Twilight of Life….Jeffrey Thomas
Dark bleatings, my amazing tribe. Looking at an awesome little anthology from PS Publishing today – I LOOOOVE their books. Of the 15 stories in it, there were hardly any I didn’t like, and several that I absolutely loved. Let’s take a look at my Top 3!
@HOME – BY TIM LEBBON
Will I ever not love a story by Tim Lebbon? I doubt it! He just has such a way with words and I always connect with his characters. There’s a signal that goes out and everyone that experiences it automatically head towards a lake. Oh, and they’re losing body parts on their way. It’s such a weird idea (it reminds me of Stephen King’s Cell a bit, but it was more like if Clive Barker had thrown a twist on it). The ending image is pure, absolute nightmare fuel.
TIN PISTOL – BY MARK MORRIS
This one had a great element of science fiction to it that harkened back to the great sci-fi horrors of the 1950’s. Charlie suffers a school bully, but at least he has a super cool Grampa to go home to, who gifts him a neat little home-made tin pistol that he made himself. It’s the coolest toy ever, Charlie thinks. That is until he turns it on the bully and realises it might not just be a toy after all…
THE TRICKSTERS – BY RAMSEY CAMPBELL
Poor Janet! This is such an unnerving story about Janet, bless her heart. She begins as merely distrustful and then grows to live in fear of being scammed – telemarketers, the Internet, hell – even the bank. Nothing and no one is safe, she doesn’t know what to do for the best, and she starts to withdraw as she becomes more and more paranoid. It’s an anxiety and sympathy inducing read.
Overall, I found this anthology really strong. There’s so much variation in the types of horror explored in the stories, and great infusions of other genres in half of them. I’d recommend this anthology to general horror fans, it’s great! If you’d like to get a copy or check out the publisher, I’ve popped some links below for you:
Bleeeeat!
Happy Goat Horror 
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