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"Caitlín R. Kiernan writes like a Gothic cathedral on fire." --Poppy Z. Brite, author of Lost Souls Caitlín R. Kiernan is widely acknowledged as one of dark fantasy and horror's most acclaimed short fiction writers. Collected in this retrospective volume is her finest work: visceral, sensual, devastating, and impossible to resist: A reporter in a toxic relationship is goaded by her girlfriend into visiting art exhibits where people have morphed into terrifying art; A reporter makes a surprising discovery while interviewing an elderly model from a serious of famous mermaid paintings; A moviegoer describes watching a recovered reel of a banned arthouse film--and discovers exactly why it has been banned.