Laird Barron's work delves into the darker aspects of human nature and the evils men do. His style is chilling and atmospheric, often set against stark, remote landscapes that heighten feelings of isolation and dread. Barron masterfully builds suspense and unease, immersing readers in worlds where the inexplicable and deeply rooted fears reside. His stories explore the blurred lines between reality and the supernatural, leaving a lasting impact on the reader's psyche.
In this gripping crime saga, mob enforcer-turned-private investigator Isaiah Coleridge finds himself drawn into a dark and complex world filled with music, film, and chaos. What begins as a seemingly simple case quickly spirals into a chilling narrative, blending elements of mayhem and madness. Set after the events of Worse Angels, the story promises to explore the depths of Coleridge's character while immersing readers in a thrilling atmosphere.
The narrative explores the existence of spirits and their desire to connect with the living. It delves into themes of communication between realms, revealing the messages and insights these entities wish to share. The story invites readers to consider the implications of such interactions and the impact they have on the living, blending elements of the supernatural with emotional depth.
Ex-mob enforcer-turned-private investigator Isaiah Coleridge pits himself against a rich and powerful foe when he digs into a possible murder and a sketchy real-estate deal worth billions.Ex-majordomo and bodyguard to an industrial tycoon-cum-U.S. senator, Badja Adeyemi is in hiding and shortly on his way to either a jail cell or a grave, depending on who finds him first. In his final days as a free man, he hires Isaiah Coleridge to tie up a loose the suspicious death of his nephew four years earlier. At the time police declared it an accident, and Adeyemi isn't sure it wasn't, but one final look may bring his sister peace.So it is that Coleridge and his investigative partner, Lionel Robard, find themselves in the upper reaches of New York State, in a tiny town that is home to outsized secrets and an unnerving cabal of locals who are protecting them. At the epicenter of it all is the site of a stalled supercollider project, an immense subterranean construction that may have an even deeper, more insidious purpose. . . .
Ex-Mob enforcer Isaiah Coledrige has hung out a shingle as a private eye in New York's Hudson Valley, and in his newest case, a seemingly simple murder investigation leads him to the most terrifying enemy he has ever faced. When a small-time criminal named Harold Lee turns up in the Ashokan reservoir--sans a heartbeat, head, or hands--the local Mafia capo hires Isaiah Coleridge to look into the matter. The Mob likes crime, but only the crime it controls...and as it turns out, Lee is the second independent contractor to meet a bad end on the business side of a serrated knife. One such death can be overlooked. Two makes a man wonder. A guy in Harold Lee's business would make his fair share of enemies, and it seems a likely case of pure revenge. But as Coledrige turns over more stones, he finds himself dragged into something deeper and more insidious than he could have imagined, in a labyrinthine case spanning decades. At the center are an heiress moonlighting as a cabaret dancer, a powerful corporation with high-placed connections, and a serial killer who may have been honing his skills since the Vietnam War...
"The first in a crime noir series, Isaiah Coleridge is a former mob enforcer banished from his Alaska home after an incident. Sent to a horse farm in the Hudson Valley in NY to recover, he winds up investigating the disappearance of the 18-year-old granddaughter of his hosts."--
"After summer is winter, and life inevitably gives way to frozen sterility. In our modern world, we live cushioned existences, and congratulate ourselves on our supposed escape from the old dangers. We think ourselves caught out of nature's reach by our technological wizardry. Safely cocooned. This foolishness blinds us to the truth that our elder forebears could not avoid. Engulfed by the rhythms of the world, they understood ... Autumn means death."--Amazon.com
Featuring a collection of five gripping tales, this installment of the Limbus saga explores themes of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Renowned authors such as Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Laird Barron, and David Liss contribute their unique voices, promising a diverse range of chilling and imaginative narratives. Each story delves into the unknown, offering readers a thrilling experience filled with suspense and creativity.
Laird Barron je jedním z nejvýraznějších hlasů současného hororu a sbírka Okultace se již dnes řadí mezi základní díla temné fantastiky 21. století. V devateru povídek se běžní lidé záhadnými způsoby dostávají do křížku se silami hladového, chaotického kosmu. Na pozadí velkolepých přírodních scenerií či naopak v stísněném soukromí omšelých pokojů svádějí boj s přízračnými entitami, které se je snaží bytostně rozklížit a získat na svou stranu. Barron je duchovně spřízněný s Lovecraftem, ale hovoří veskrze moderním jazykem a černé hlubiny bytí v současném světě, jeho vztahy, posedlosti a krutosti prozkoumává s takovou lehkostí, neohrožeností, smyslem pro detail a spisovatelskou bravurou, že je činí o dost přístupnější, než je tomu v případě jeho slavného předchůdce. Povídku „Hotel Broadsword“ už známe z prvního svazku námi vydaných Černých křídel Cthulhu, dalším výrazným textem je novela „Mysterium tremendum“, která získala Cenu Shirley Jacksonové (jako ostatně celá tato sbírka). Nikterak však za nimi nezaostávají ani ostatní příspěvky, jež tvoří kompaktní makabrózní celek bez jediného slabého kusu.
Over the course of two award-winning collections and a critically acclaimed novel, The Croning, Laird Barron has arisen as one of the strongest and most original literary voices in modern horror and the dark fantastic. Melding supernatural horror with hardboiled noir, espionage, and a scientific backbone, Barron’s stories have garnered critical acclaim and have been reprinted in numerous year’s best anthologies. His work has been nominated for multiple awards, including the Crawford, International Horror Guild, Shirley Jackson, Theodore Sturgeon, and World Fantasy awards. Barron returns with his third collection, The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All. Collecting interlinking tales of sublime cosmic horror, including Blackwood’s Baby,” The Carrion Gods in Their Heaven,” and the World Fantasy Award-nominated Hand of Glory,” The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All delivers enough spine-chilling horror to satisfy even the most jaded reader.
"Strange things exist on the periphery of our existence, haunting us from the darkness looming beyond our firelight. Black magic, weird cults and worse things loom in the shadows. The Children of Old Leech have been with us from time immemorial. And they love us. Donald Miller, geologist and academic, has walked along the edge of a chasm for most of his nearly eighty years, leading a charmed life between endearing absent-mindedness and sanity-shattering realization. Now, all things must converge. Donald will discover the dark secrets along the edges, unearthing savage truths about his wife Michelle, their adult twins, and all he knows and trusts. For Donald is about to stumble on the secret of The Croning."--Provided by publisher
