Inanimates: Tales of Everyday Fear
Following on from her Aurealis and Australian Shadow Award-winning debut collection, Joanne Anderton’s Inanimates finds the terrifying in the everyday, bringing together seven stories where ordinary objects become the source of nightmares and extraordinary threat.
In “Thread Embrace,” a well-dressed killer finds himself at the mercy of an unexpectedly sartorial threat. “Simulation Theory” sees a wounded soldier bonds with the bomb disposal robot he worked with in the field. In the heartbreaking last story, “High Density”, the comfortable suburban ideal of a retired couple becomes a war against a dark and dangerous form of urban renewal.
In turns wicked, delightful, horrifying, and fantastic, Inanimates: Tales of Everyday Fear showcases a hidden gem of the Australian genre scene, and highlights Anderton’s ability to see the dark, supernatural threats inherent in ordinary things.
Paperback $17.99 | Ebook $4.99 • 80 pp
ISBN 9781922479129 (Print); 9781922479136 (ebook)
Pre-Order for October 19, 2021
Available HERE from Brain Jar Press!
The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories
Enter a world where terrible secrets are hidden in a wind chime’s song
Where crippled witches build magic from scrap
And the beautiful dead dance for eternity
The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories collects the finest science fiction and horror short stories from award-winning writer Joanne Anderton. From mechanical spells scavenging a derelict starship to outback zombies and floating gardens of bone, these stories blur the lines between genres. A mix of freakish horror, dark visions of the future and the just plain weird, Anderton’s tales will draw you in – but never let you get comfortable.
Winner of the 2013 Aurealis Award for Best Collection!
Winner of the 2013 Australian Shadows Award for best collected work!
“The Bone Chime Song and other stories is a powerful and compelling debut collection from an author who is barely started on her journey and already producing work of incredible quality. I can’t wait to see where she goes from here.” – Thirteen O’Clock
“More moving than terrifying, the collection explores the human condition with vigor and grace” – Publisher’s Weekly
“The Bone Chime Song and other stories is amazing short story collection, which even though it brings together stories from different genres, works so well on so many levels.” – Upcoming4me
