Orchard of the Dead and Other Macabre Tales

<p><strong><em>A new collection of original translations by a legendary writer of weird fiction often compared to Poe and Lovecraft</em></strong></p><p>In 'At Sarah's House' a man watches his friend wasting away before his eyes under the spell of a beautiful but deadly woman. In 'Burning Ground' a man defies local superstition with terrible consequences when he decides to build a home on a site where every previous dwelling has burned to the ground. The title story 'Orchard of the Dead' tells of the otherworldly happenings at a children's graveyard full of trees laden with luscious fruit. And in the highlight of the collection 'Szatera's Engrams' a stationmaster becomes obsessed with lingering echoes of a deadly train wreck and grows convinced that he knows a terrible means of bringing his beloved back from the other side.</p><p>With thirteen tales that feature Stefan Grabinski's favorite themes of passion and death - some appearing in English for the first time - this volume will be welcomed by the author's long-time admirers as well as those seeking the perfect introduction to his work. This edition includes a new introduction by a modern-day master of the weird Brian Evenson.</p>