Exploring Dark Short Fiction #7

<p>Named One of the genre's most original and innovative voices (<em>L.A. Review of Books</em>) and An expert at terrifying prose (<em>LitReactor</em>) Canadian author Gemma Files has been penning gritty and macabre fiction since 1993 earning industry awards and critical acclaim from sources such as <em>National Public Radio</em> <em>Publishers Weekly</em> and <em>The National Post</em>. Files imbues her cross-genre work with layers like dark stratum: heartbreak upon horror built over the vignettes of life we may find ourselves in but for one slight turn of reality.</p><p>Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to her work the seventh in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover-or learn more of-the evocative voice of Gemma Files as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich. </p><p>Included within these pages are:</p><p>• Six short stories one written exclusively for this book</p><p>• Author interview</p><p>• Biography and bibliography</p><p>• Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year Seton Hill University)</p><p>• ... and more!</p><p> Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Gemma Files.</p><p> <u>Table of Contents includes:</u></p><p>• Introduction by Eric J. Guignard</p><p>• About Gemma Files (A Biography)</p><p>• In The Poor Girl Taken by Surprise</p><p>• In The Poor Girl Taken by Surprise: A Commentary</p><p>• Slick Black Bones and Soft Black Stars</p><p>• Slick Black Bones and Soft Black Stars: A Commentary</p><p>• Venio</p><p>• Venio: A Commentary</p><p>• Sown From Salt</p><p>• Sown From Salt: A Commentary</p><p>• Guising</p><p>• Guising: A Commentary</p><p>• Yol</p><p>• Yol: A Commentary</p><p>• Why Gemma Files Matters by Michael Arnzen PhD</p><p>• In Conversation with Gemma Files</p><p>• Stories in Pieces: Found Footage Storytelling or Writing Epistolary Narratives for the 21st Century: An Essay by Gemma Files</p><p>• A Bibliography of English Language Fiction for Gemma Files</p>