A woman struggles to outsmart the demon who bargained for her father’s soul. An elderly shut-in with a monstrous secret is tormented by a door-to-door salesman. Six-eyed creatures congregate on the ceiling of a remote bungalow, puzzling a newly rescued tabby cat. An imp’s loyalties are torn between a vulnerable child and the god of dreams.
In her debut horror collection, award-winning author Caryn Larrinaga spreads her nightmares under your feet. Fed by the dread her anxiety brings her, each of these eleven tales is a journey into an unsettling universe just parallel to our own—one populated by haunted objects, unwanted urges, and creatures from beyond human understanding. Dread softly.
“Dread Softly is a stunning collection of stories, all of which surprised me as I read them. Each page turns another corner through Larrinaga’s dark and vivid imagination. When each story ended, I was eager to see what nightmares she’d spin next. Put this on your reading list ASAP—Dread Softly is not to be missed.” ~Sonora Taylor, award-winning author of Little Paranoias: Stories