Debut collection — mix of cosmic horror, space horror.
"A gift of cosmic horror by someone who truly gets it. The imagination here runs the gauntlet across a galaxy of weird dread. Stuffed with delicious WTF energy and malevolent fates, McMillan's stories go the extra mile to mess you up."
— Hailey Piper, Queen of Teeth
"The best kind of horror—the kind that digs deep and forces you to confront your fears, to stare them straight in the face and overcome them—is a rare find indeed. With themes of anxiety, paranoia, love, and loss, What Remains When The Stars Burn Out by P.L. McMillan is an example of horror done right. This magnificent collection is a tour-de-force, gut-punch of the cosmic variety, wonderfully strange and intimately disturbing. Every story has hooks, every sentence teeth. Ones that, once they sink in, don’t let go. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time to come."
— Caleb Stephens, Wallpaper Man
“These pages are soaked in the ink-blood of ancient and nameless evils who caress with stinging tentacles that are equally horrifying and seductive. There is no escape from the vast hopelessness, which is good, because you may find yourself longing to sacrifice yourself to join with it. An inspired collection complete with beautiful, accompanying illustrations for each story, What Remains When Stars Burn Out is a cosmic horror triumph.”
— Angela Sylvaine, Chopping Spree
"In What Remains When Stars Burn Out, McMillan imagines the horrors lying in the cracks of the world, between stars, and those clutching at the human heart. And she does not spare the rod when it comes to creepiness, growing dread, and absolute terror. An exciting new voice sounding from the shadows." — John Hornor Jacobs, A Lush and Seething Hell
Twelve stories ranging from the morbid to the macabre, the sinister to the supernatural, the unearthly to the uncanny, which are sure to send a shiver down your spine.
From the lips of a dying woman to the ears of an overworked nurse, a word begins to haunt her and the city in which she lives.
An office worker is convinced she has contracted something highly contagious, but no one believes her.
Earth is on the brink of collapse, when scientists discover a new plane of reality. Could this be the salvation people are seeking?
A company’s revolutionary method of travel promises instant teleportation across countless light years but at a price.
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Lo que queda cuando arden las estrellas reúne doce relatos que exploran el horror desde una perspectiva cósmica, corporal y existencial; en estas páginas, el cuerpo, la mente y la tecnología se ven sometidos a fuerzas que escapan a toda comprensión. Enfermedades imposibles, viajes espaciales fallidos, mutaciones, presencias inexplicables y realidades que se resquebrajan, configuran un universo donde la fragilidad humana queda expuesta ante un cosmos indiferente a su presencia.
Con una prosa inquietante y atmósferas cargadas de tensión, P. L. McMillan construye historias en las que el horror no solo se manifiesta en lo externo, sino en la lenta pérdida de la identidad, del control y de la propia noción de la realidad.
Este libro es una exploración oscura de lo que queda de nosotros cuando incluso las estrellas brillan arden más que nunca.
CARACTERÍSTICAS:
Género: terror, horror cósmico, weird, ciencia-ficción weird.
Cubierta de Raúl Ruiz.
Presentación de Solomon Forse.
Producido por Dilatando Mentes Editorial.