The Lure of Devouring Light

Michael Griffin

Horror Short Stories

Over the last few years, Michael Griffin has been heralded by critics as an author of breathtaking skill, melding the aesthetics of quiet horror, dreamlike wonder, and the strangeness inherent in the classical weird. Readers have sought his stories, scattered throughout prestigious anthologies, magazines, and limited-edition chapbooks, hoping to assemble their own collections of Griffin’s ferocious, poetic fiction.

Now, Word Horde presents Michael Griffin’s debut collection, The Lure of Devouring Light. Here you will find strange and luminous tales, character-driven, emotionally resonant, and grappling with horrors both everyday and supernatural.

Experience for yourself The Lure of Devouring Light.

Contents:

  • Introduction
  • The Lure of Devouring Light
  • Dreaming Awake in the Tree of the World
  • Far From Streets
  • The Book of Shattered Mornings
  • Arches and Pillars
  • Diamond Dust
  • The Accident of Survival
  • No Mask to Conceal Her Voice
  • The Jewel in the Eye
  • The Need to Desire
  • The Black Vein Runs Deep
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Published
April 30, 2016
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Author

Michael Griffin

Michael Griffin has lived in Portland almost his entire life, even before it was the coolest American city. He’s worked over 23 years in a factory that cuts huge chunks of steel into smaller ones, and spends as much time as possible running, mountain biking, roving on beaches, and skiing, snowshoeing and hiking on Mt. Hood. He’s also an electronic ambient musician (as M. Griffin, and half of Viridian Sun) and founder of Hypnos Recordings, the ambient music record label his wife helps run. Griffin’s stories have appeared in magazines like Black Static, Apex, Strange Aeons and Lovecraft eZine, and such anthologies as the Shirley Jackson Award…