In this new collection of seven stories, Rebecca Lloyd explores the power of the Gothic, superstition and the strange.

‘The Monster Orgorp’, set in the eighteenth century, questions who might be the real monster. ‘Little Black Eyes and Tiny Hands’ examines the repercussions on generations of Sicilians of the arrival in their village of an infamous Englishman. In ‘Christy’, the line between madness and the supernatural is blurred. ‘The Pantun Burden’ looks at whether ghosts are ‘real’, given that they exist in our own imaginations. ‘Again’ investigates the psychological effects on a man who commits an unusual murder. In ‘Where’s the Harm’, two brothers are in conflict over the all-female inhabitants of a house hidden in a wood. ‘Jack Werrett, the Flood Man’ follows a woman who visits the wilds of Norfolk and comes to understand the fears of her landladies.

Seven Strange Stories confirms Rebecca Lloyd in her position as one of the most talented contemporary British writers of literary horror and supernatural fiction.

Contents:
- The Monster Orgorp
- Jack Werrett, the Flood Man
- Christy
- The Pantun Burden
- Again
- Little Black Eyes and Tiny Hands
- Where’s the Harm?

Much of Rebecca Lloyd’s work is in the literary horror and Gothic genres, including The Bellboy, a novella (Zagava 2018), and Seven Strange Stories (Tartarus Press 2017). Her other story collections include Ragman and Other Family Curses (Egaeus Press 2016), Mercy and Other Stories (Tartarus Press 2014), and The View from Endless Street (WiDo Publishing 2014). Recent literary awards in which she has been acknowledged include The World Fantasy Award, The Aestas Short Story Prize, and the Paul Bowles Short Fiction Award. Some of her stories have been reprinted in Best British Horror (Salt Publishing), Best New Horror (PS Publishing), and in recent volumes of Best Horror of the Year.