Author: nathanballingrud

“Stretch[es] the boundaries of the genre…It’s horrifying, but there’s beauty.” –The New York Times “One of the field’s most accomplished short story writers.” –The Washington Post A gripping collection of six stories of terror–including the novella “The Visible Filth,” the basis for the upcoming major motion picture–by Shirley Jackson Award-winning author Nathan Ballingrud, hailed as a … Award-winning author Nathan Ballingrud, hailed as a major new voice by Jeff VanderMeer, Paul Tremblay, and Carmen Maria Machado–“one of the most heavyweight horror authors out there” (The Verge). In his first collection, North American Lake Monsters, Nathan Ballingrud carved out a distinctly…

Nathan Ballingrud’s Shirley Jackson Award winning debut collection is a shattering and luminous experience not to be missed by those who love to explore the darker parts of the human psyche. Monsters, real and imagined, external and internal, are the subject. They are us and we are them and Ballingrud’s intense focus makes these stories incredibly intense and irresistible. These are love … love stories. And also monster stories. Sometimes these are monsters in their traditional guises, sometimes they wear the faces of parents, lovers, or ourselves. The often working-class people in these stories are driven to extremes by love.…