The law of unintended consequences: “The Fly” by George Langelaan
The story, which originally appeared in 1957, includes a framing structure that distances the reader from the main action.
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The story, which originally appeared in 1957, includes a framing structure that distances the reader from the main action.
Of all the genre master’s classic novels and stories, none comes close to the sheer paranoid terror of this ruthless chiller.
Hill’s Gothic tale is an exuberant mashup of Warren Zevon, Little Red Riding Hood, and “An American Werewolf in London.”
The house in the story – a living thing that demands to be fed – is a metaphor for difference and the other.
Jackson’s story of the commute from hell is one of her most nerve-shattering, Kafkaesque tales.
The Prussian author’s 1816 tale is an early 19th century progenitor of the modern horror story.
First published in 1934, Langston Hughes's story throws a spotlight on racial violence that continues in America today.
Zadie Smith's controversial story is a dystopian satire about call-out culture.
Nancy Hale's story about the dangers of poisonous political ideologies is surprisingly relevant to our current moment.
Bryan Washington's story is about a veteran drug dealer who becomes a kind of surrogate father to an undocumented Guatemalan teen.