Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales

“Each tale here seems to be its own torture chamber—dark and meticulous . . . More disturbing than the bloody imagery is the eerie calm with which each plot unfolds, as if one act of violence must necessarily transform into the portal for another.” —The New Yorker

A collection of eleven eerie and harrowing interwoven tales from the award-winning author of Mina’s Matchbox and The Memory Police—now with a new introduction by Carmen Maria Machado.

An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment an...