New Gods Old Monsters

As showcased in this, his first collection of short fiction, Bill Davidson has a proven gift for
imagining nightmarish scenarios and getting underneath his reader's skin. Imagine a world
where the entire population suffers frequent and unexpected momentary fits of rage. Or how
about a world where every single living thing is dead - apart from you. Here the reader will also
encounter a circus plagued by enormous eight-legged fiends, forbidden texts, time slips, ancient
beings who exist alongside ordinary mortals, and ordinary mortals with their hearts set on
becoming ancient beings. Blending elements of horror, fairytale, science fiction, and fantasy, Bill
Davidson writes stories that are occasionally gruesome, at times brutal and shocking, at other
times strange and moving. In this short story collection, the everyday is paired with the
extraordinary to supernatural effect.
Includes the story 'A Brief Moment of Rage' which was chosen by Ellen Datlow to appear in 'Best
Horror of the Year Vol.11' alongside work by Joe Hill and Laird Barron.