The Monsters are Here
by Lori D'Angelo
Paperback
Release Date: 10/30/24
Event Date: 10/24/24
The thirty stories in this collection can be described as Kelly Link meets Bram Stoker and Nathaniel Hawthorne in a forest or an alternative universe with aliens. The stories rely on both humor and terror to capture the reader’s attention. As one literary journal editor noted, “you’re very good at building suspense.” This collection consists of both flash fiction and full-length stories. In one story in this genre-bending feminist collection, Claudia, a young witch, has to learn to harness her powers to save her coven from destruction. In another, Leslie tries to balance the challenges of being a vampire at night and an accountant by day. In another, Laura is warned not to walk in the wilderness alone, but she does so anyway, and, there, she discovers her power.
Praise for The Monsters Are Here
You’d better strap in because Lori D’Angelo is taking you places. A little bit of Kelly Link, a little Kathy Fish, D’Angelo is most of all herself, bringing us the most imaginative collection of fiction I have had the pleasure of reading in a long time. The Monsters Are Here heralds a new voice in contemporary fiction—I can’t wait to see what Lori D’Angelo does next.
—Stephanie Vanderslice, author of The Lost Son and The Geek’s Guide to the Writing Life
Monsters are here. So are vampires, mermaids, murderers, werewolves, fortunetellers, and dozens of less outlandish but no less remarkable characters. Lori D’Angelo’s debut collection is as entertaining as it is unpredictable. Each story is a ride into the strange and stunning. Read this book, and you’ll be dazed, dazzled, and delighted.
—Mark Brazaitis, author of American Seasons and The Incurables
The monsters are here, and what a glorious invasion it is! Whether it’s an uptight vampire accountant stretching her fangs or a werewolf realizing she loves her dad-boded buddy, the characters in Lori D’Angelo’s debut story collection are wonderfully human. These, smart, often hilarious tales haunted me in the best possible way.
—Shari Goldhagen, author of In Some Other World, Maybe