- eldritch, anthology, horror, collection
Laird Barron has emerged as one of the strongest voices in modern horror and dark fantasy fiction, building on the eldritch tradition pioneered by writers such as H. P. Lovecraft, Peter Straub, and Thomas Ligotti.
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Grave, bleak, classical in form and earnest.
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- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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- Author
- Laird Barron
- First published
- 2010
- Pages
- 245
- Publisher
- Night Shade, Night Shade Books
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781597801928
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Laird Samuel Barron (born 1970) is an American author and poet, much of whose work falls within the horror, noir, and dark fantasy genres. He has also been the Managing Editor of the online literary magazine *Melic Review*. He lives in Upstate New York. **Source**: [Laird Barron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laird_Barron) on Wikipedia.
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