Dan Coxon’s new collection of short fiction has gotten huge interest from fans—and long-time horror pros. But what exactly is making people say that it’s a “perfect [collection] for the spooky season? It’s all about the atmosphere.
“Deft and subtle…Coxon extends and complicates the domain of folk horror and the weird in important ways,” says award-winning author, Brian Evenson, in the book’s introduction.
Often, these important ways mean taking the known and commonplace and giving them a touch of strange and menacing. In many of the new stories (most of which have been previously published in venues like Great British Horror and BFS Horizons), Coxon builds on traditional concepts like family, travel, and work. After connecting us with conventional schemas, he then is able to flip them upside down and turn a once-idyllic scene into a nightmare.
“Sinister and deeply affecting, Coxon’s remarkable collection is too compelling, too inventive to miss,” says bestselling horror icon, Eric LaRocca.
But what really sets this collection apart from others is the sheer beauty of the prose. Evoking age-old monsters or modern-day characters of all ages and lifestyles, the storytelling is lyrical and immersive.
“Dan Coxon brings his beautifully rhythmic prose to tales of folk horror, cosmic horror, and the weird,” says Bram Stoker Award®-winning author and friend, Christie Nogle. “Stunning images and evocative settings throughout.”
Coxon has worked hard to create a name for himself in the publishing world, and this collection is just another piece of the puzzle on his way to stardom. With just a few days left before the launch, over 1500 people have expressed interest in getting a copy. Critical reviews have also exclaimed that it’s a collection worth considering when it comes to award season.
“Dan Coxon expertly weaves modern gothic and folk horror. Come Sing for the Harrowing brims with specters, blood-soaked occult rituals, and old, hungry gods,” says Laird Barron, award-winning author of Not a Speck of Light. “Salvation and damnation haunt these pages, locked in an infernal embrace.”
“Dan Coxon continues to be one of the best short fiction writers of these kinds of stories,” says Matthew Cavanagh, RunAlongTheShelves.com. “Come Sing for the Harrowing is an incredibly strong collection that will linger in the mind long after reading it and should disturb you long after you finish the final page, in all the right ways! Strongly recommenced and perfect for the spooky season we are in!”
Preorders are available for print and ebook on Amazon. You can preorder a print copy on Barnes & Noble. Audiobooks will be available before Halloween at Audible.com.
Willow Dawn Becker is an author, voice personality, marketing maven, and entrepreneur. She co-founded Weird Little Worlds Press in 2020 despite a raging pandemic and huge personal losses. Her work can be found at Black Fox Literary Magazine and Space and Time Magazine. She lives in Utah with her family and pug-huahua, Indiana Bones.
