And Tremblay’s Growing Things is no different. With all short story collections however, there’s an inevitability that particular stories will be more memorable than others. In a couple of the stories we read from a child’s viewpoint, and Tremblay expertly manages to tread the fine line of childish temperament and innocent sentimentality without losing the flow of prose. All the stories will resonate and linger in the mind long after reading, and each is well written from whatever perspective Tremblay decides to tell his story. On display here are nineteen eerie shorts of the uncanny, some with terrifying imagery, some swerving towards heart-breaking poignancy, reflecting our world from a surprising ( if traumatic) perspective. After reading the last page, I wasn’t disappointed. Fortunately for me, I had already read The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts, so knew that his short story collection, Growing Things, would depict frighteningly imaginative tales of the macabre. Book cover quotes from authors are a dime a dozen, but when a prominent author gives you some air time on the Twittersphere, it means something. When one of the undisputed masters of the genre goes out of his way to say that your collection is one of the best in the century, you take note. One of the best collections of the 21 st century.” 19 creepy classics that will turn your favourite easy chair into an uneasy chair. “Can’t praise Paul Tremblay’s GROWING THINGS highly enough. On 29 th July, horror maestro Stephen King tweeted:
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