Our Own Unique Affliction

by Scott J Moses

Overview

Our Own Unique Affliction is the story of Alice Ann, a dejected immortal who longs for her life in the sun. Navigating guilt, loss, family, meaning, murder, and all that comes with the curse of living forever.

An existential, bleak, quiet until it's not, hallucination on duality, rife with fangs, empathy, blood, and grief.

"Weaving elements of family, grief, and eternity, Moses' OUR OWN UNIQUE AFFLICTION explores the familiar, in not so familiar ways, in a hypnotic and terrifying tale." -Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Award Nominated Author of Children of Chicago

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781959565550
Publisher:	Shortwave Media
Publication date:	01/21/2025
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Scott J. Moses is the author of Non-Practicing Cultist (Demain Publishing). A member of the Horror Writers Association, his work has appeared or is forthcoming in Cosmic Horror Monthly, The NoSleep Podcast, Planet Scumm, and elsewhere. His work has been praised by Laird Barron, Brian Evenson, and others. He also edited What One Wouldn't Do: An Anthology on the Lengths One Might Go To. His debut novella, Our Own Unique Affliction, is slated for release in early 2023 via DarkLit Press. He is Japanese American and lives in Maryland.

Editorial Reviews

"Unexpected and grim, Scott J. Moses' Our Own Unique Affliction is the most inventive and bombastically gruesome vampire story I've read since The Light at the End by John Skipp and Craig Spector. An exquisitely written meditation on grief, family, and trauma told with such empathy and care. I feel broken after reading this book, and I applaud Scott for obliterating my soul with such grace and tenderness."

- Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes

"Scott Moses writes from a place of pure empathy, the result of which is a story that pulls the reader in with deceptive ease, putting them through the emotional wringer, culling fear from every page. A tightly written fever dream of bloodlust and family ties, grief, rage and the eternal hunt."

- Laurel Hightower, author of Crossroads and Below

"Moses gives us not only complicated and relatable characters, but also cinematic scene-setting coated with pathos and grit. Our Own Unique Affliction forces readers to face that often circumstance is the only thing separating us from the monsters."

- J.A.W. McCarthy, Shirley Jackson Award nominated author of Sometime We're Cruel and Other Stories

"Moses tenders a vampire's origin and fate in the skin of a mood-soaked tragedy, embraced by bloody nights and unyielding regrets. Fans of Paul Tremblay's The Pallbearers Club should sink their fangs in before sunrise."

- Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth

"An interesting psychological twist on the vampire narrative. Definitely a fun read."

- Charlene Elsby, author of Hexis, Psychros, Menis

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