Inanimates: Tales of Everyday Fear

Following on from her Aurealis and Australian Shadow Award-winning debut collection Joanne Andertons Inanimates finds the terrifying in the everyday bringing together seven stories where ordinary objects become the source of nightmares and extraordinary threat. In Thread Embrace a well-dressed killer finds himself at the mercy of an unexpectedly sartorial threat. Simulation Theory sees a wounded soldier bonds with the bomb disposal robot he worked with in the field. In the heartbreaking last story High Density the comfortable suburban ideal of a retired couple becomes a war against a dark and dangerous form of urban renewal.In turns wicked delightful horrifying and fantastic Inanimates: Tales of Everyday Fear showcases a hidden gem of the Australian genre scene and highlights Andertons ability to see the dark supernatural threats inherent in ordinary things.